Signs of the Times
October 2002
Wayne Bennett: Life Beyond Football
One of the most successful stories in Australian sport is that of the 15-year history of the Brisbane Broncos. As with all professional sports teams, players have come and gone but a consistent feature of the Broncos over their history has been their coach—Wayne Bennett.
Bye, Bye, Ally McBeal
Poor old Ally has copped so many nasty reviews she should probably call a lawyer. Too skinny, flighty, neurotic, man-hungry, whiny, “a depression artist, a poster girl for Prozac,” ruled by her emotions and fantasies. The New York Times hissed, “Take this woman off television. Please.” And now Fox has announced this series is her last. Ally’s off to re-run land.
The Good Guide to Better Sex
The reality is that more teens at younger ages are indulging in sex, and more young couples are living together aside from marriage. So is it time to reconsider premarital sex as being OK? “What’s wrong with ‘going all the way’?” a teenager asks.
The Ruin of Christianity
It sounds like a conspiracy theory and, in a sense, it possibly is, but our civilisation really has been subjected to a vast and risky experiment involving huge numbers of unknowing human guinea pigs. The aim of the “experiment” was to observe what happens when an entire civilisation grows up without God.
Op-shop Bargain for All
How many people does it take to operate an “op-shop”? According to Mary Stojanovic, manager of the ADRA care op-shop on Railway Street, Southport, 45. They’re all volunteers, who take turns staffing the facility.
Depression: The Anger Within
Depression is not intense sadness; it is suppressed anger that has been redirected at yourself,” says psychologistauthor John Gray in W hat You Feel You Can Heal . Diagnosed with posttraumatic stress, I suffered with severe depression and panic attacks—in medical terms, agitated depression.
Homo Sapiens to Homo Videns
He argues that evolution has turned backward since the 1950s, since homo sapiens is being dethroned by homo videns. The former is characterised by a large brain, an ability to walk perfectly on two feet and work skilfully with hands, the use of language and other cultural aspects described by anthropologists.
Dad’s Survival
I hardly seemed to have fallen asleep when suddenly I was jolted awake by a sudden lurching of the truck. In what seemed like slow motion, I felt the truck rise then tip on its side in the deep gutter alongside the road. Inside the cab, we were tumbled around like in a washing machine.
Magic Versus Miracles
It’s a world which, until recently, seemed as remote as a medieval monastery. It’s a world of incantations and spells and brews and rituals. It’s the world of magic. And more and more, people are entering that world. Magic has gone mainstream. The occult world of magic is definitely headed into the mainstream today.
Somalia Stopover
As I turned away from the well, I almost bumped into a young woman carrying a baby on her hip. She greets me in Somali and then, realising who I am, through our interpreter she told me that when the ADRA water team came to fix the well in 1993, they’d stayed in her home.
Doing Time
I’ve had powerful spiritual experiences after being “born again.” God has also given me insight into my life as a Christian man, father and husband. His grace helped me determine where my life should go and changed it forever. Despite the prison environment, I feel freer than I ever have.
Join My Judging Ministry
I am willing to judge people. This is a service I provide without charge. People can come to me and, in just a few minutes, I can let them know where they fall short of my standards plus the steps they can take to improve themselves.
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