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In this month's Signs:
Senior Australian of the Year,
David Bassau, sums up
his contribution to society
simply: “God created me
to be an entrepreneur, and
I realised that the best thing I had to
contribute to society was those entrepreneurial
skills.
What would you do if you were
on a jury and such a case as this
should came before you: a group
of children, out for a walk in the
country, failed to see a “no trespassing”
sign and walked through the garden of an
eccentric recluse, picking and trampling on some
of the flowers. Breathing vengeance, the children were put through every form of
torture conceivable. Their screams filled the building
and beyond.
It is “the duty of every elector in
Australia to shut out, if possible,
from the first Federal Parliament
every candidate upon whose
forehead is ‘mark of the beast.’”
“Under the Constitution of the Commonwealth
of Australia, perfect religious
equality is assured.”
As a believer—for present
purposes, defined simply as
one who believes—I have
often wondered what and
how I would believe differently,
had I been born into a family
and culture with different beliefs.
Because of my love of aerial photos, the
opportunity to fly always brings an un-normal urgency
to secure a window seat. One time, this urge brought
out an uglier side of me I didn’t know existed.
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The Lamb Enters the Dreaming:
Nathanael Pepper & the Ruptured World
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Dieting Can Be Dangerous
You’ve decided to lose
a few kilos. You read up on the
latest diet—the one your neighbour
raved about—
and stock your
pantry and refrigerator with all the
necessary foods.
Fast forward to two-and-a-half weeks
later. You decide to order a
pizza with extra cheese instead—you
did have an awful day—and
wolf down six slices. Not only are you no thinner
than when you started your diet—
now you’re depressed as well.
The Great Babylonian Revival
Sigmund Freud wrote about
dreams and their interpretation.
His writings, not even a century
old, are already passe. In
contrast, a dream and its interpretation
that the biblical prophet Daniel
recorded 26 centuries ago is still relevant
today!
Homelessness . . . Why?
As many of us are tucking
ourselves into our cosy
beds each night, in our
comfortable homes, do we
ever stop to think about
those not so fortunate, who are bunking
down under a pile of newspapers or
making a bed in an industrial garbage
container?
Work in Comfort
Did you know the layout of your
workspace could be damaging
your health? Your work could,
quite literally, be making you
sick. Do you get headaches,
backache, blurred vision or eyestrain? If so,
you might need to take a look at your work
environment to see what needs improvement.
Lest We Forget
It was still dark. My son and I had been walking
for some 25 minutes. There were no closer
car parks. A soft mist swept past us from
time to time, reminding us to pull our coats
tighter. Lifting my head, there were others
now.
It all Started With A Meal
Gehazi stood before the
King. It wasn’t the first
time he had been in
front of the King—and it
wouldn’t be the last. He
was a storyteller. And the King loved to
hear stories.
Gehazi was the servant of the
prophet, Elisha. He had seen him
do many miraculous things and was
occasionally called on by the King to
recount these amazing tales.
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