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December 2005
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God's Golden Acre
Compassion led Heather Reynolds to perhaps the most needful people in the world-the AIDS orphans of Africa. From the book by Dale le Vack, Jannene Howse tells her story.
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Our Future in the Past
Unless we do something soon, our world is doomed, say scientists and scientific journals. Geoff Garne gives a biblical view of the alternatives.
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A Gleam of Truth
Nathan Brown looks at the "next big thing"-the movie version of C S Lewis's The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
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Keeping Christmas Simple
Applying the KISS approach to Christmas pays real dividends, Randy Maxwell discovered. He wants to share it with you.
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How to cope with Christmas
With today's sometimes irregular family structures, the family Christmas isn't always ideal. Rita Mitios looks at what you can do to compensate.
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Means to an End
What we sacrifice of our wealth for others should be considered in the context of Jesus' sacrifice for us. Graeme Loftus explains.
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Kel Richards: he speaks their language
ABC Radio's Kel Richards has written scores of books. More recently he's turned his attention to the Bible, giving it a particularly Aussie feel. He talked with Faith Williams about his two recent excursions into the vernacular in The Aussie Bible and Aus
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Last Ones Standing
The majority is not always right. David Edgar argues this is true of declining churchgoing in the Western world.
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The Prophecy of the Messiah
Buried inside your Bible are amazing prophecies. Signs looks at some concerning the arrival of the baby Jesus two millennia ago-made 500 years before His birth.
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"I really am a nice guy"
Asking forgiveness can ease those holiday pressures. Grant Swank explains how it changed a car-park confrontation.
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Judas and his Children
Suicide is always a personal and social; even sociopathic; tragedy
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How to Live in a Hostile World
Seeing how teenage believers deal with life was consistently startling
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Nature's Pure Drop
Rather than water, too often we choose carbonated, high-sugar or caffeine-laced beverages. We also confuse thirst with hunger and eat instead.
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Orientation Day
He also gets teased at school and got into a fight, then on the bus boys burned his leg with a cigarette lighter.
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Drink More
It is also possible to overhydrate, which has its own side effect.
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Our Times: December 2005
A study conducted by the British Cheese Board claims that eating cheese before you go to bed will help you have a good night's sleep.