“I listen to the ocean and feel it. Every single part of a wave makes different noises.”
Blind Surfer’s Faith Helps Him Conquer World’s Biggest Waves
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Fear & Anxiety
5 Things I Wish People Knew About Mental Health
1 in 5 Australians experience mental illness at some point in their lives. According to the latest census, if you share an office with 12 people, 1 person will have long term mental health issues.
How Important is Sleep to our Wellbeing?
How important is good sleep to our mental health? Our physical and mental wellbeing go hand in hand, so getting enough rest is one the most important things we can do.
Stories of Hope
Kerrie Atherton has faced more than her fair share of physical and emotional trauma. But her faith in God has helped her to heal, and she’s now helping others going through similar challenges.
Are You Really Ok?
Did you know that as many as one in five Australians are affected by mental illness every year? This is a problem that we cannot afford to ignore. The impacts are being felt across our communities, both on the health system and the justice system.
Vulnerability Creates Opportunities to Share Faith
Taking the next step and being vulnerable by sharing is a great way to spark conversations that lead to talking about Jesus. Simply sharing your story is powerful because you never know what that simple act of vulnerability can do in someone’s life.
Are You Ready to Explode?
Why is it that sometimes peacemaking feels like climbing Everest, and other times it almost flows without thought?
Hope in the Trenches of Motherhood
Every mother, if she’s honest, will tell you that motherhood is both their greatest honour and hardest struggle. Loss of identity, parenting fails and search for purpose are just some of the issues mothers face every day.
Little Hubs of Love
When things don’t go as planned and unexpected problems come up, it can be hard to deal with. It’s normal to feel worried, confused, and scared. That’s where organisations like Pregnancy Help Australia can help.
Are We Living in the Last Days?
The past few years have left Australians reeling from the shock of forced mandates, lockdowns, arrests for not wearing a mask, and police brutality that included pepper spraying and shooting Australian citizens with rubber bullets for peacefully protesting. Many are wondering whether we are living in the last days.
The Treasury Project – Philippians 4:6
This week’s memory verse is Philippians 4:6 – Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
Youth Homelessness Escalates During COVID
Almost 1 in 20 young people aged 15 to 19 became homeless for the first time during the COVID 19 pandemic. The reasons ranged from domestic violence, drug and alcohol, unstable employment, mental illness and the negative impacts of COVID.
Habits of Purpose for the Anxious Soul
If Jesus was in front of you right now, would your first thought be to make everything perfect? Or to stop and spend time with Him? When we fully grasp the priorities of heaven, our own priorities and habits also change.
How Big Is Your God?
‘The battle is the Lord’s.’ And He’s never lost one yet! David may have felt small, but he knew God was big enough for the job. Do you know that?
You’ll Get Through This Storm
Take courage—you’ll get through this storm!
Keep Trusting God
Journalist Mark wasn’t glad he got sick. But without it, he’d never have discovered and tapped into the strength to confront and overcome some of his core fears.
Being There In The Crisis (2)
Your aim should be to help people cope with their crisis and grow through it.
Move While The Door Is Open
Every time you waver or pull back, you lay another brick in the wall that will ultimately keep you from reaching your God-ordained destiny.
Don’t Yield To Fear
You’ll always have to deal with fear in one form or another. And your fears will be different at different seasons of life.
A Positive, Faith-Filled Outlook
It happens so easily, especially in the company of the wrong people. Before you know it, you’re criticising and complaining, and the atmosphere becomes negative.
Let The Healing Begin
We talk so easily about things that don’t matter. But when it’s time to talk about our fears, our loneliness, our guilt, or our need to be loved, we clam up like oysters.
Don’t Be Afraid (1)
Fear makes us doubt God’s care. The disciples asked Jesus, ‘Do You not care that we are perishing?’ (Mark 4:38)
How to Overcome Anxiety (3)
By ‘telling’ on your anxieties, they begin to lose their power.
How to Overcome Anxiety (2)
‘Our worst misfortunes never happen…most of our miseries lie in anticipation.’
How to Overcome Anxiety (1)
‘Anxiety is a word of unbelief or unreasoning dread. We have no right to allow it. Full faith in God puts it to rest.