For the first time, scientists are reporting evidence that people around the world are ingesting microplastics. Will it be enough to shock us into action? Boomerang Alliance Deputy Director, Jane Paramor talks to Stephen O’Doherty about the world’s rubbish crisis.
Can people with disability or dementia relate to God? That’s one of the questions you’re asking David Reay on this weeks edition of LifeWords Q&A. Also, how literally do we take the book of Revelation and is it ever right to disobey civil authority?
Start your day right by spending time with God in his Word along with John North of Ambassadors for Christ.
Read Matthew 13:10-13 10 The disciples came up and asked, “Why do you tell stories?” 11-15 He replied, “You’ve been given insight into God’s kingdom. You know how it works. Not everybody has this gift, this insight; it hasn’t been given to them. Whenever someone has a ready heart for this, the insights and understandings… Continue reading Telling Stories
Start your day right by spending time with God in his Word along with John North of Ambassadors for Christ.
Read Luke 7:36-39 36-39 Then one of the Pharisees asked Jesus to a meal with him. When Jesus came into the house, he took his place at the table and a woman, known in the town as a bad woman, found out that Jesus was there and brought an alabaster flask of perfume and stood… Continue reading The Deep End
What does it mean to be spiritual? Can you also be religious? Just how do Australians see themselves and their connection to faith, community and church? New research released at an important summitt sheds light on those questions about our inner life. The research also examined the reality of our world and how we would like it to be.
Listen: Julie Edwards in conversation with Stephen O’Doherty. James (not his real name) was a teenager when he was subjected to isolation in detention. For 22 hours a day, he was locked in his cell. For the other two hours he was permitted out of his cell with a small group of fellow prisoners. When… Continue reading Isolation Punishment Has Irreversible Impact on Young Adults
The International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutes serious international crimes, including genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity. What should we make of US National Security Advisor John Bolton’s condemnation of the ICC? Dr Carrie McDougall, has first-hand experience of dealing with the ICC and believes it is important to have an independent international body to deal such serious issues.
For every 100 people who are homeless, 20 have dogs as pets. So what happens when those pooches get sick? That’s where the Hope Street vets step in.
Dr Peter White from the University of New South Wales reasoned that the DNA of the hardy pest just might provide a weapon to halt their destructive impact on the environment. Dr White was shocked to discover that no one has ever mapped the DNA of the cane toad – so he decided to fix that.
When Jerry Seinfeld began his comedy show watched by millions of people over the years—it was called Seinfeld—he paid one of his New York buddies what he considered to be a big compliment. He named a character on the show after him. The friend was Mike Costanza. The character on the show was George Costanza.… Continue reading Having a Good Relationship with Others
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