It’s an issue that most couples will have to deal with at some stage in their relationship, so how do you decide whose family to do what with?
Managing Relationships with Your In-Laws
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Month: April 2020
Today’s Soulfood Readings
Numbers 1–2 21 And when Jesus had crossed again in the boat to the other side, a great crowd gathered about him, and he was beside the sea. 22 Then came one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name, and seeing him, he fell at his feet 23 and implored him earnestly, saying, “My little daughter [...]
Where Is God When It Hurts?
‘Shall we indeed accept good from God, and shall we not accept adversity?’ Job 2:10 NKJV If you could ask God one question and be guaranteed an answer, what would you ask? When pollster George Barna asked this question in a national survey in the USA, the primary response was: ‘Why is there pain and [...]
The Me I Didn’t Want To See
It feels strange that everything that seemed so important only a month ago suddenly doesn’t matter anymore.
Today’s Soulfood Readings
James 3–5:19 11 Now a great herd of pigs was feeding there on the hillside, 12 and they begged him, saying, “Send us to the pigs; let us enter them.” 13 So he gave them permission. And the unclean spirits came out and entered the pigs; and the herd, numbering about two thousand, rushed down the steep bank [...]
Do Only What God Wants You To Do
‘I have brought You glory on earth by finishing the work You gave Me to do.’ John 17:4 NIV Over half of those who enter the ministry quit within ten years because of stress and discouragement. How can you avoid that? By following Christ’s example. How did Jesus do it? He tells us: ‘The Son [...]
Entertaining the Kids During Lockdown….
Colin Buchanan share some of his tips on keeping ourselves and our kids sane during this season of lockdown.
Today’s Soulfood Readings
James 1–2 5:1 They came to the other side of the sea, to the country of the Gerasenes. 2 And when Jesus had stepped out of the boat, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit. 3 He lived among the tombs. And no one could bind him anymore, not even with [...]
‘Yes, But’ People
‘They have an unhealthy interest in controversies.’ 1 Timothy 6:4 NIV Some people miss all the good things in life by focusing only on what’s wrong. They miss the flowers in the garden and point out the weeds. Who are they? They’re the ‘Yes, but’ people. In order to help them and to deal with [...]
Today’s Soulfood Readings
Daniel 11–12 26 And he said, “The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground. 27 He sleeps and rises night and day, and the seed sprouts and grows; he knows not how. 28 The earth produces by itself, first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear. [...]
Prayers That Don’t Work
Are you praying one of these payers? Misdirected prayers, judgmental prayers or quorum-based prayers?
Investing in Chaotic Times
Things are looking quite grim at the moment when you look at the big picture of the Australian and global economies. But when financially chaotic times come unexpectedly, fortunes can be lost and fortunes can be made.
How COVID-19 Is Impacting the Future of Work and Learning
More than three in four Australians agree that working from home will become the new normal and would stay longer with their employer if they were offered more remote working or flexible working options.
Businesses Should Beware of Becoming a Crisis Chameleon and Straying Too Far From Their Brand Identity
While a crisis provides a unique opportunity to recalibrate and rediscover the unchanging DNA that makes up your business, it is also worth examining the possibilities and perils of significantly changing your business in the face of crisis and straying too far from your brand identity.
Today’s Soulfood Readings
Matthew 5:8 3 Who shall ascend the hill of the LORD? And who shall stand in his holy place?4 He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to what is false and does not swear deceitfully.5 He will receive blessing from the LORD and righteousness from the God of his salvation.6 Such is the generation [...]
Forgive Them And Release Yourself
‘When you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive them.’ Mark 11:25 NIV When someone hurts us, our natural response is to either hurt them back or hope they will suffer for what they have done to us. Yet as redeemed children of God, we know this is the wrong response. That is [...]
Praying Into Impossible Situations
Do you feel like you’re in an impossible situation right now? Maybe the “what if” has become reality for you, and there’s no apparent way out. Maybe a global crisis has quickly become a personal crisis.
Today’s Soulfood Readings
Daniel 8–10 13 And he said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? How then will you understand all the parables? 14 The sower sows the word. 15 And these are the ones along the path, where the word is sown: when they hear, Satan immediately comes and takes away the word that is sown in them. [...]
Do You Have A Difficult Boss?
‘Serve wholeheartedly.’ Ephesians 6:7 NIV If you think your boss is hard to get along with, imagine working for David’s boss, King Saul. The more David tried to help him, the more Saul tried to kill him. So what did David do? Every time his boss flew into a jealous rage and threw spears at [...]
A message from our CEO 24/4/20
A significant ANZAC story you might not have heard
Australians Prepare to Mark Anzac Day On Their Driveways at 6am
Cancellations of public gatherings due to Coronavirus have sparked some awesome creative ideas for remembering our Anzacs.
Be Willing To Listen, Consider, And Yield
‘Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honour giving preference to one another.’ Romans 12:10 NKJV In the summer of 1986, two ships collided in the Black Sea off the coast of Russia. Hundreds of passengers died after being hurled into the icy water below. News of the disaster got worse when [...]
Today’s Soulfood Readings
Daniel 5–7 4:1 Again he began to teach beside the sea. And a very large crowd gathered about him, so that he got into a boat and sat in it on the sea, and the whole crowd was beside the sea on the land. 2 And he was teaching them many things in parables, and in his [...]
Is Fear of Covid-19 Creating a Surveillance State?
Bill Muehlenberg says we need to be vigilant about the government surveillance and policing measures introduced to protect us from Covid-19.
Weekly Inspiration from the Persecuted Church
“The underground Church has been operating for hundreds and thousands of years. We’ve just never had to experience it in our generation.”