Signs of the Times
March 2006
Swimming Sensation Libby Lenton
Launching her into the elite ranks of Australian swimming in 2003, the then 17-year-old Queenslander broke the Australian record when she won gold in the 50-m freestyle at the 2003 Telstra Australian Championships, qualifying her for the senior Australian swim team.
The Winning Way
Somehow, in our hearts we know that there is something far more important than winning a game at all costs. And that something is winning at life. Beyond the glamour and glory of winning a race, is the importance of having the sort of character and values that cause us to win the race—the race of life.
John Landy: A Significant Life
Landy won numerous races and titles in his athletics career, giving him deserved legendary status among track athletes, something now overshadowed by that event, but something we shouldn’t forget. In 1955, he was awarded the MBE for services to sport, but his career off the track is just as distinguished and includes several notable and inspirational achievements.
Athlete Fitness
With studies showing almost half of Australia’s adult population are inactive, it appears many of us are content to watch people exercise, but not do it ourselves. As a sports-loving nation, our perspective is that of spectator, not participant. The only podium finish we’ll attain is on the “Biggest Loser”!
Unique Aussie Wildlife
Australia has a number of unique animals, many that seem to contradict the laws of nature itself, such as mammals that lay eggs and birds with a sense of humour!
Competing With Friends
A brief history of the Commonwealth Games—and what they teach us.
A Winner’s Lifestyle
According to Elijah, a number of factors have led to Kenyans having an edge over other athletes. “We do not have many of the modern technological advantages that athletes from other parts of the world enjoy. We don’t have access to the latest sports shoes, or world-class running tracks to practise on. We simply make the most of what we have,” he says.
Toy Soldiers
I was made for marching!” shouted the tiny toy soldier. Without missing a beat he deftly manoeuvred himself around the Inventor and marched purposefully away, bashing his cymbal. The next wooden warrior approached the Inventor. The old man held out his hand, stopped the tightly wound toy and asked, “Would you like to take a rest?”
A Hope Stronger Than Evil
If the world were a 2000-piece jigsaw puzzle, the African nation of Rwanda would fit easily into one piece. If the world were a 2000-piece jigsaw puzzle and each nation were sized according to the horror experienced within its borders, Rwanda would easily fill a third of the pieces in 1994.
Sudanese Refugees
According to statistics, up to 7000 Sudanese migrants are living in Melbourne’s outer south-eastern and western suburbs, many of them new arrivals, with more arriving constantly. They have been displaced due to the civil war being fought in their homeland.
Gifts From God
The Bible says, “The race is not to the swift or the battle to the strong, nor does food come to the wise or wealth to the brilliant or favour to the learned; but time and chance happen to them all” (Ecclesiastes 9:11). God is the ultimate of fathers; He fosters our natural curiosity and in Him we’re all winners!
Helping People Help Themselves
Manna Ministries began as a simple soup kitchen, feeding a few homeless people an inner-city park. Then, in 2005, Manna acquired a building to expand its program, which feeds 600 people a week.
The Real Spiritual Face of Religion
As we give ourselves in loving service to those around us and in witnessing to His salvation, His constant presence with us through the Spirit transforms every moment and every task into a spiritual experience.
You Could Be Dead by Now
Whoa! Here’s a heavy thought: If you’d lived 100 years ago, you’d be dead by now. Unless, maybe, you were a complete vegan. As you may know, vegans refrain from eating all animal or animal-derived products, including milk and eggs. As a consequence they live so long that they receive greeting cards from Centrelink, saying, “If you live much longer, we’ll be a fiscal wreck.“ The card is accompanied by a gift pack of cigarettes.
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