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November 2006
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Review: God on My Side - Andrew Denton
In his first cinematic documentary excursion, God on My Side, Andrew Denton tackles a big topic
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Death at the Oscars
An example of poor journalism prompted Nathan Brown to consider the bigger implications of understanding what the Bible says about death.
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Six Dieting Myths Busted
Health-and-fitness writer Andrew Cate takes a closer look at six dieting beliefs that shape up more like fairytales.
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The Search for Meaning
Whether you are Homer of Iliad and Odyssey fame, or Homer of Simpson fame, you will, it seems, ask the same question, "What is the meaning of life?" Bruce Manners leads us on the hero's quest for answers.
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Family Smarts
How do they do it? Helen Racanelli checks out 10 secrets of highenergy parents.
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Betting on God
When the deck is stacked, the outcome is inevitable. Derek McCutcheon explores the development of probability theory and the eternal implications.
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Representing God
Representing God is a big ask, so it's little wonder the church lets God down so often. But, says Graeme Loftus, it's still the church's most important task.
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Life in a Nutshell
David Edgren looks at a newold way of experiencing life-and God.
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On Time
Sometimes it can be hard to be "on time" for the dentist, but Harold Harker explores history that happened "on time" over more than 1000 years.
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Sending the Right Signals
All the world needs to hear the message Jesus Christ has for us. Shelley Nolan Freesland explains how Adventist World Radio travels where missionaries cannot go.
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Where's the Miracle?
It's frightening how your whole world can come crashing down in one short phone call. For Steve and Marion Penny, one phone conversation set in motion what was to become the most challenging yet refining season of their lives.
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Buckets of Trouble
A moment of gardening innovation for Scott Wegener led to an afternoon of scientific challenge-and a moment of enlightenment.
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A suggestion for Mel on Mago
From Mel Gibson to the Middle East, anti-Semitism is not new. Robert Wolfgramm explores an example from the past and what it means today.
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The Case for Personal Integrity Online
After years of knocking around the internet, it seems there are some things worth mentioning at this juncture as general guidelines for all of us.
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The Mystery of Death
Can the dead communicate with the living? What does the Bible say?
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Plant foods keep the pressure down
Plant foods protect against increases in blood pressure while red meats stimulate blood pressure to rise in young adults.
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A Tale of Depression
It took almost 20 years before I was diagnosed with an underactive thyroid gland and treated for hypothyroidism.
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Pressure Monitor
Self-monitoring your blood pressure at home is now often suggested by doctors
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Our Times: November 2006
For more than 120 years Signs has recognised that the way of the world and the way of Jesus are distinctly different