Signs of the Times
June 2004
Guy Sebastian: Beyond the Hype
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Within a year, 22-year-old Guy Sebastianwent from "a nobody" to one of the most recognisable faces in Australia—and the phenomenon has rewritten music industry record books.
Song From the Heart
“Precious Lord” is a unique piece of Christian music. Acclaimed as “the world’s greatest gospel song,” the song was inspired by a horrific tragedy that engulfed the life of its composer, Tommy Dorsey.
Can You Trust Your Charity?
With more and more charities actively appealing for your cash, it’s necessary to ask questions before opening your wallet or passing on your credit card number.
At-Risk Behaviours
Addiction is a commonly used term these days. We’re addicted to sport, addicted to TV, addicted to chocolate and so on. But, note, there is a distinction between what is merely a bad habit and an addiction. When habits become compulsive and harmful, these habits have probably become addictions.
A Theology of Tree Hugging
In 1992, 1700 of the world’s leading scientists—including 104 Nobel laureates—met to consider the state of the natural world. At the conclusion of their gathering, they issued a grave warning: “A great change in our stewardship of the earth and the life on it is required, if vast human misery is to be avoided and our global home on this planet is not to be irretrievably mutilated.”
The Whopper
Mexico contains more pyramids than Egypt, found in the ruins of its former occupants, the Aztecs, Mayas, Olmecs and Zapotecs, who share a common belief.
How To Cope
Sometimes it isn’t easy living with the one with whom you’ve chosen to spend your life. Here's has some good advice for “getting on” when things get touchy.
10 Ways to Relax
Ready for some peace and quiet? Want to bring some solitude to your hectic day? If so, then read on for 10 simple things you can do to bring silence and relaxation into your busy life.
His Faith on the Line
Capitalism and Christianity are often viewed as synonymous and negatively, especially in developing countries, but it’s the positive aspects of these ideologies that underpin the work of philanthropist David Bussau, AM, and an organisation he helped create.
Is Everyone Evil?
Many non-Christians don’t accept the concept of sin—the transgression of some higher moral law. It doesn’t fit with modern scientific method. Yet, paradoxically, there are instances when they’re compelled to use words such as evil to describe people who have performed some unspeakably horrible things to fellow human beings.
Wrong Side of the Tracks
Our day began at 6.30 am. We head to the railway station “down near the bridge,” to take a train to Chur-Tom. At the station—a piece of ground about as high as the railway track itself—we board our transport, locally known as the kray haus, or “flying bed.” It’s a three- by two-metre bamboo-and-timber construction, sitting about 30 cm above the tracks. A four-stroke, belt-drive five-horsepower motor propels the vehicle. We board, the driver pull-starts the engine and we are moving.
5-step Spiritual Energiser
Why is maintaining a consistent, effective prayer and devotional life so hard? Why is it so much easier to give work, phone calls, TV watching, Web surfing, lawn mowing, or whatever, priority over our time with God?
Heirs to Wealth Untold
Recently a teenager in Switzerland became one of the wealthiest women in the world. On January 29, 2003—her 18th birthday—Athina Roussel, granddaughter of the late Aristotle Onassis, inherited an estimated $US2.7 billion. Envious? Think again. Although Athina would seem to be an easy candidate for the happiest woman on earth, her life has been far from happy.
Mum's Boyfriend
My mother is in love, and I don’t know what to do. You see, for nearly 50 years my mother had no love-life. She just had Dad. And now with my father barely cold in his grave lo these past seven years, my mother has Harry.
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