September 2005

  • James Morrison's Soul Music

    James Morrison's Soul Music

    Scott Wegener talks with a man who likes his music with two kinds of "gospel."

  • Excuses, Excuses ...

    Excuses, Excuses ...

    Making excuses for our actions, or lack of them, is almost part of human nature. But is it acceptable? Glenis Lindley gives her opinion.

  • Making Sense of Creation

    Making Sense of Creation

    What God created was good, and after thousands of years it still is. It's just that it's sometimes a little difficult to discern, says Graeme Loftus.

  • Two of a Kind

    Two of a Kind

    Equals in courage and zeal, these two leaders of the Reformation still had their differences. Robert Wearner looks at the lives, times and legacy of Zwingli and Luther.

  • No Ifs, No Butts - Take control and quit smoking

    No Ifs, No Butts - Take control and quit smoking

    You know all the facts: smoking kills and you need to quit. But how do you break the habit? Victor Parachin gives 8 ways to help you quit.

  • Hope Just Ahead

    Hope Just Ahead

    Over some 20,000 km in all, Tony Moore has retraced the missionary journeys of Paul. From beginning to end, he found hope.

  • A Mothers Faith

    A Mothers Faith

    When her son David contracted meningitis, Annette Barlow knew God would take care of him, as she told Christine Miles.

  • Pilling the Bull

    Pilling the Bull

    The problem with swallowing distasteful medication isn't always the medicine itself; rather, it's how it's administered, says Ami Hendrickson.

  • No Need to Get Mad!

    No Need to Get Mad!

    Kids can be frustrating, as all parents well know. But as Sheila O'Connor points out, you can and need to stay in control of them-and yourself.

  • Talking of Marriage

    Talking of Marriage

    As our world isn't perfect, our relationships aren't either. Nevertheless, with effort, we can be perfectly happy with our partner, argues Juanita Eastwick.

  • The Da Vinci Code, Constantine and Christians

    The Da Vinci Code, Constantine and Christians

    Truth mixed with error is dangerous, especially if you're using it to establish belief. And it's what Robert McIver sees in the best-selling Da Vinci Code.

  • The feet of clay: European disUNION

    The feet of clay: European disUNION

    Disunity again threatens the European Union (EU).

  • God's Vision for the Future

    God's Vision for the Future

    Students at Canberra's Macquarie Primary School were asked to close their eyes and imagine the year 2020 then write what they saw. Their ideas could be as weird as they wanted. What they wrote was published in The Spinning Tree, the title poem of which re

  • How can I trust again?

    How can I trust again?

    I don't understand what has happened. I don't know if I'll be able to ever trust anyone else again.

  • Screen Test

    Screen Test

    Many feel miserable and fear they are headed for serious depression and need treatment.

  • Our Times: September 2005

    Our Times: September 2005

    The plan is to link mobile phone users to Internet publications, even when they are not online.