Signs of the Times

Rebounding Generosity

Giving rebounds into our lives in a variety of ways, writes John Denne.

Resolutions You Can Keep

Kim Peckham asks about those fast-fading New Year's resolutions and offers advice to help you keep next year's.

What a Tangled Web We Can Weave

You'll never be able to predict who will read your online musings.

Our Times: April 2006

Current research has indicated that men and women are not as different as we may have thought.

Sudanese Refugees

Recon Ministries, an initiative of a group of church youth is making a difference in the lives of refugees in Melbourne. ADRA-Victoria Director Phil Brown tells how.

You Could be Dead by Now

People are living longer these days than in the past. Why? Kim Peckham looks into the situation.

When Rights are Wrong

At what stage does human rights become wrong, and are we to judge? Robert Wolfgramm shares his view

Our Times: March 2006

In an attempt to get Austrian men to do a fairer portion of housework, one-day courses have been set up across the nation.

The View From Above

Perspective determines how we perceive things. When it comes to the "big picture" of history, God's viewpoint is the only accurate one, as Ross Chadwick explains.

Enforcing God's Law?

The battle between secularists and religionists has been joined in the courts of the US. At stake is the country's tradition of tolerance and freedom, writes John V Stevens.

Joys of Moving

Still working on upacking those last few boxes in the spare room? Linzi Aitken can sympathise as she reflects on the pain-and the joy-of moving house.

SUPER duper POWER

Which is worse, tyranny or anarchy? It's a question central to the conduct of human affairs in the context of global terrorism. Robert Wolfgramm takes a look at the options.

Creation, Evolution ... and Resolution

A lookat websites that support what many Christians believe as a traditional view of Creation

Our Times: January-February 2006

A Russian scientist claims that a beating on the buttocks with a cane will cure everything from depression to alcoholism.

A Gleam of Truth

Nathan Brown looks at the "next big thing"-the movie version of C S Lewis's The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.

Last Ones Standing

The majority is not always right. David Edgar argues this is true of declining churchgoing in the Western world.

"I really am a nice guy"

Asking forgiveness can ease those holiday pressures. Grant Swank explains how it changed a car-park confrontation.

Judas and his Children

Suicide is always a personal and social; even sociopathic; tragedy

Our Times: December 2005

A study conducted by the British Cheese Board claims that eating cheese before you go to bed will help you have a good night's sleep.

A World of Poverty

Making poverty a thing of the past is a noble and achievable goal. Whether or not it happens, suggests Signs editor Nathan Brown, is up to us.

Lesson from a Bush Bible

An encounter with Outback life gave Randal Oliver a new insight into an old biblical truth contained in the ceremonies of ancient Israel.

The Law of the Beggar

It's only as we follow the richness of Christ's poverty, says Harley Stanton, that we experience the riches of restoration and fulfilment.

Harping of Heaven

A too literal view of heaven leads to conceptual difficulties. Better to keep it simple, suggests Kim Peckham, who has his own view of Paradise.

Our Times: November 2005

The seventh-day Sabbath, while not to be found among the Egyptian maxims, through archaeological discoveries is traced among the Babylonians.

Our Times: October 2005

Unfortunately, homes are often war zones themselves, with battles occurring daily.

New Orleans: City with a Heart and Soul

A decade ago, Glenis Lindley visited New Orleans as a tourist. What she experienced was in complete contrast to the drama being played out there today

Yabba, dabba Do ... NOT!

Does what we see influence what we do? Kim Peckham isn

Meeting Evil with Evil

The push in Britain for an ID card system residents is a sign of things to come.

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.

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.

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

Disunity again threatens the European Union (EU).

Our Times: September 2005

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

The Cost of Caring

Giving does sometimes hurt. But that's no reason to stop. But beyond the pain, there are benefits for all parties, as Brad Watson found.

Kaleidoscope

How you view God is like how you see life: it depends on your perspective, as Cathy Ireland explains.

Improve Your Memory

Kym Peckham's brain isn't what he'd like it to be, especially its capacity to remember.

Bigger Than Batman

As yet another comic superhero determined to save the world hits the big screen, Bruce Manners looks at a hero who is bigger than them all.

Our Times: August 2005

Internet doomsayers eyeing a 12th-century Catholic prophecy believe that judgment is nigh.

The New Neighbours

Pets behave badly at the worst times, as Kellie Hancock found out.

Wake-up!

Global risks of the environmental kind are difficult to diminish because it is difficult to ascertain and apportion blame for our common problems.

Our Times: July 2005

Scientists have discovered a musician who can taste sounds.

You can bet on it!

As gambling venues have multiplied, so have problems they cause. James Holman looks at the problem of getting hooked.

Narcissus' nightmare

Living your life focused on yourself is ultimately destructive. According to John Denne, we all need more.

Our Times: June 2005

Mobile phones have become popular in a remote Romanian village.

Last November, Merriam-Webster Inc, which bills itself as "America's leading language reference publisher," said its number-one "word of the year," receiving the largest number of online user-requests by a wide margin, is "blog."

Our Times: May 2005

Rock music is set to spread further than ever before when a specially written CD lands on one of Saturn's moons.

Ancient Antidote for a Modern Malaise

Stress is an acknowledged killer in Western societies. But to that there's a simple, God-given solution, says Cathy Ireland. You just need to be willing to try it.

Flats in the Outback

As a novice in the bush, Glenn Townend had a lot of things to learn.

Our Times: April 2005

Events, such as the European heatwave of 2003, which killed thousands of people, when found to be the result of industrial pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, would allow lawsuits to be filed against the offenders.

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