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#971 for broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 5 Oct 2014. A report released on Wednesday, to mark the International Day of Older People, has good and bad news for Australian senior citizens. In the Global AgeWatch Index 2014, a worldwide study of life and well-being of older people, the unemployment rate of our senior citizens ranked … Continue reading
For immediate release 2 October 2014 “High levels of advertising for gambling and alcohol are out of place during Grand Final week in our great sporting codes and stronger state regulation is needed to help address binge drinking and alcohol-related violence,” the President of the NSW Council of Churches, the Reverend Dr Ross Clifford, said … Continue reading
A sermon by Steve Cooper When I was young I learned these lines: To live above with those you love, undiluted glory; To live below with those you know, quite another story! Those lines remind us that it’s often not easy to get along with people we know – including certain others in our family … Continue reading
A sermon by Alan Best Good morning. One afternoon, as I walked along a beach near Sydney, I looked back to see the deep, clear footprints I was leaving behind me. There was something impressive about them because there were no other marks on the sand. They almost seemed to be making a statement. But while … Continue reading
A sermon by Steve Cooper If you’re a father, or a father figure like a step-dad, carer, or foster father – I hope today you feel appreciated and affirmed by your children on Father’s Day. It’s important for us fathers to keep working at being good fathers, for dads these days face many challenges. Fathers … Continue reading
A sermon by David Raey A child dies when hit by a car as he ran onto the road to retrieve a ball. He had been bouncing that ball on the footpath and it bounced off a crack and so veered into the road. Such a tragic event raises questions for us. Why didn’t that … Continue reading
A sermon by Michael Jensen I It really was one of the most interesting and dramatic confrontations in human history. The apostle Paul, learned Jew and champion of the new faith of Christianity, stood in the Areopagus in Athens – that famous blend of parliament and philosophy club in the centre of the city – … Continue reading
A sermon by Graham Agnew There’s something that unites us all today, something we’ve all experienced at one point or another. It’s inescapable and it’s brought on by a number of factors. That common bond is worry and stress. Some may be stressed and anxious even now about a whole range of things: health, finance, … Continue reading
A sermon by Michael Jensen I Well: so what? You might agree that there is a God who created the world and all that is in it; that the gospels that describe his entry into the world in the life of Jesus of Nazareth are historically reliable; that the best explanation of the empty tomb … Continue reading
#970 for broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 28 Sep 2014. There is a very real prospect of Sydney motorists stopping at the servo to fill up on alcohol as well as petrol, with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission recommending that service stations, supermarkets and convenience stores be allowed to sell alcohol, on the grounds that current restrictions … Continue reading
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