Signs of the Times
May 2007
Tim Flannery: Caring for the Earth
On January 25, 2007, Professor Tim Flannery was named Australian of the Year. Professor Flannery is a scientist, explorer, conservationist and writer. His most recent book, The Weather Makers: The History and Future Impact of Climate Change, won Book of the Year at the 2006 NSW Premier’s Literary Awards.
Ten Ways Alcohol Wrecks
Your Health
Almost every organ and process in your body can be negatively affected by alcohol. And beyond your person, its consumption has negative repercussions for families and community.
A Culture of Self-Destruction
Doctors, lawyers and television commercials tell us that drinking is destructive to our health, families and employment. Yet alcohol continues to escalate in popularity.
Growing in Christ
Birth is not enough. Babies must grow. Seedlings become trees, tadpoles grow into frogs, kittens become cats and newborn whales become the giants of the deep. Any baby that doesn’t grow has poor prospects for survival. And so with baby Christians.
Raising Boys: Teaching them to become men
By having a better understanding of the stages of development and the differing requirements of boys as they grow, parents can be more accepting of their boys and adaptable in their parenting skills to guide sons to adulthood.
What Is Prayer?
There are as many different types of prayers as there are individuals who pray them. Although Jesus showed His disciples how to pray and we have recorded in the Gospels that prayer, which we know as “The Lord’s Prayer,” His prayer was intended to be an example of the manner in which one may pray and not necessarily prescriptive for all prayers for all time.
Life-Giving Water
Just as human babies are born through “water,” Christians are likewise born from above through water. Jesus is referring here to the practice of baptism.
William Tyndale: The Sword and the Word
So winsome was Tyndale’s language that, although many others would attempt their own translations or revise Tyndale’s work, his translation formed the basis for the most-cherished English Bible.
Finding Peace
When the famous empire builder Cecil Rhodes lay dying, he supposedly muttered, “So little done—so much to do.” Countless people today echo his frustration.
Francine Bell
Model, actor, mother, wife, singer, songwriter, lecturer, speaker, artist and most recently author of the new book Lights! Camera! Action!, Francine Bell is a woman with many roles. However, when asked to define who she is, Francine simply summarises herself as a “child of God, princess and daughter of the King.”
Until the Drought Breaks
As Australia faces its worst drought in more than a century, many families struggle to meet their basic needs. Water points on farms are drying up, leaving little for animal and human consumption.
Am I a Monkey’s Nephew?
Perhaps we should just move out and give the keys to the nearest ape. We could always go back to the trees
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