Christian Living Series 17 Evangelism in Everyday Life
Stories of Hope
A profound spiritual experience many people have, is when they feel really, really loved - by people and by the mysterious presence of the divine. John 13 says "Everyone will know you are my disciples, if you love one another" Lets shout this truth from the rooftops!
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Luka-Angel Cairns
Stories of Hope
Luka-Angel is a vibrant and delightful 17 year old girl. 4 years ago she could not walk 50 meters without risk of a cardiac arrest and had a heart transplant at 13 years of age. Now she dances for 9 hours a week and is full of life. This is her story.
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Christian Living Series 16 Social Justice and Christian Living
Stories of Hope
Vincent Lingiari led a seemingly insignificant strike in 1966 that was a stepping stone to Mabo, the High Court's Native Title decision in 1992. If we let injustice slide by unchecked because if doesn't affect us - we set ourselves up to encounter the same injustice when we are in need ourselves. How we treat the most vulnerable in our society sets the standard for us all and often it is a small step that gets things going.
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Dr Malcolm LInsell - Repost
Stories of Hope
Malcolm Linsell is a plastic surgeon and author, but success has not been easy. His parents were salvo officers and were relatively poor. His journey includes some dark days along with great determination, deep joy and a squashed up trumpet.
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Christian Living Series 15 Marriage and Christian Living
Stories of Hope
The lovely Sue and her very expensive wedding dress. Marriage trends have changed significantly over recent years and there are both positives and negatives in these changes. But being good at committed relationships doesn't just happen, however we organise it, we need genuine capacity to love and be loved.
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Jenifer Short rode 1400 km to raise funds for the salvos
Stories of Hope
Jennifer Short had her challenges as a child but they all served to make her mentally tough and resilient. The Salvos were supportive through her childhood and so she decided to give back by riding from Sydney to Melbourne in a Salvo fundraising event.
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Christian Living Series 14 Dating and Courtship from a Christian Perspective
Stories of Hope
Navigating dating and love is often something we do when we are young and inexperienced. If we do this well we can avoid a world of hurt. The lovely Sue and I dated in our early 20s and it was both wonderful and terrifying. Giving someone your heart is risky and we just don't know what the future holds.
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The gentle wisdom of Lucas Cairns.
Stories of Hope
Lucas Cairns is a talented musician, a loving husband and a father of 4. He is a Salvo officer who loves young people and is also a heart transplant recipient with a whole new lease of life. It will do you good to listen to this man explain how he has embraced the storms of life and how much he delights in the everyday miracles around him. To listen to some of Lucas Music click here.
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Christian Living & Financial Stewardship
Stories of Hope
Australia is a wealthy country but if we don't make a plan for generosity and think well about it, we can be as stingy as anyone. On the other hand, it's OK to use money and enjoy life, so making sure I wasn't a cheap skate with my outfit for my daughters wedding, was something the lovely Sue controlled carefully. There were 6 helpers to keep me in line.
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Christian Living Series 12 Healthy Relationships in the Christian Context
Stories of Hope
Healthy relationships are really important and we do well to consider the balance we have, so that work, church, hobbies and family get the sort of relational attention they deserve. Movie nights with my adult daughters and our cute puppy, Maggie has been a delight.
info_outlineNathan lives in one of the Salvos houses of hope. It has been a game changer, as for the first time he has exited one of his many attempts at recovery through residential rehab into safety and stability.