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Bruce Manners

Bruce Manners

Biography:

Bruce Manners is pastor of College Church on the Avondale College campus in Cooranbong (south of Newcastle), NSW, Australia. A former editor of Signs of the Times, he has been published in a variety of (mainly) Christian magazines. He has had three books published: Salt, not Mustard, Publish or Perish and Reckless Love.

Recent Articles

In the White Corner

Should we or should we not celebrate Christmas? Bruce Manners checks out what history, tradition and the Bible tell us.
Why People Don't Go to Church

Why so many church drop-outs? Bruce Manners looks at a recent study that gives some answers.
On Saints and Sainthood

Mary MacKillop became the first Australian saint of the Catholic faith in October last year. Bruce Manners looks at what that actually means.
People Get Ready

Bruce Manners asks, Are we ready for the train that's a-comin'?
Affluenza: What Does Your Money Say About You?

Bruce Manners looks at the lives of the rich and famous and discovers that, not only can money not buy happiness-it sometimes leads to grief.
The Generosity Factor

Bruce Manners has discovered that big-hearted people are not intimidated into stinginess by economic hard times.
A Gift in Time

Bruce Manners explores the joy of the Sabbath.
The Possibility of God

Bruce Manners ponders some of the biggest questions that confront each of us as human beings.
The Search for Meaning

Whether you are Homer of Iliad and Odyssey fame, or Homer of Simpson fame, you will, it seems, ask the same question, "What is the meaning of life?" Bruce Manners leads us on the hero's quest for answers.
Imagine ... A World Without Christianity

Would we really be better off if Beatle John Lennon's imaginary world of no heaven or religion came true? Bruce Manners doesn't think so.