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Free captives

A story has been told of a polar bear that had been kept in crude and restricted surroundings in a Russian zoo. The bear was rescued and transferred to a spacious new environment in a much more enlightened sort of zoo. It was free to roam at length in the new enclosure but the old habits were hard to break. The bear acted like a restricted captive despite having a new freedom.

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The Best and Worst of Natural Disasters

Is there a gold standard – a best practice for government and communities to follow when responding to natural disasters? Dr George Carayannopoulos has analysed the emergency responses to the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires and the 2011 Queensland floods in his new book Disaster Management in Australia.

Walking Through Life Alone – Part 2

We were not made to be alone all the time. We may be too busy to have friendships or feel we are ‘self-made people’, not needing anyone else. Many develop a tough exterior that says” don’t mess with me – I don’t need you”. But it’s only a cover-up. We need others all through life. That’s the way God made us.

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God and Caesar

Christians are required to be good citizens. Civil authority is to be respected. Civil disobedience is reserved for the most serious and hopefully rare situations. By all means, respect authority, but also recognise there is an authority higher than the country to which we belong.

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