10 Ideas for Your Leftover Easter Chocolate

By Kim Wilkinson

Yes, at this time of year, there is such a thing as ‘leftover chocolate’.

After the Easter celebrations die down and you simply can’t eat another egg, here are some ways to reduce all that chocolate from your precious cupboard space. Read more

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How to Give Your Teens Advice They’ll Listen To

By: Rachel Doherty | Tweens 2 Teen

Giving advice to teens can seem like an important role for parents. But if you want them to listen to you, you’ll need to find a clever way to share your thoughts that keeps them tuned in. Read more

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Why I Thank God For My Painful Mid-Life Crisis

By: Akos Balogh

It happened at the strangest times.

Whether arriving home from coaching my son’s soccer team, or finishing a long-distance bike-ride with friends. Without any warning, I felt it: Read more

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Faith & Tenacity – Eloise Wellings on Track for Gold Coast Games

By: Clare Bruce

When Eloise Wellings takes off from the starting line at the Games on the Gold Coast, she won’t just be propelled by her 20 years of experience and training. Read more

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Hustle and Rest

By: Susan Browning

It’s like this perpetual reminder.
You’d think I’d have learnt by now.
But no, it’s a constant current in my life and, like a thorn in my side, doing just doesn’t stop.
Read more

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Is Our Prison System Working? Why Should we be Concerned?

By: Anne Rinaudo

Discussion of crime and punishment inevitably gets heated. Some people want to take a hard line ‘prison is for punishment’ approach while others see merit in addressing the social circumstances and personal difficulties that got people behind bars. Read more

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5 Ways to Set Screen Time Limits With Your Children

By: Dr Justin Coulson

The latest research from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC) tells us that most Aussie kids (around two-thirds) are using their screens significantly more than expert guidelines suggest is healthy. Read more

“Jesus Back From the Dead? April Fools!”

By Clare Bruce

Christian leader Karl Faase challenges atheist taunts that Jesus’ resurrection is one big April Fools’ joke. Read more

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Betrayed

By: Rodney Olsen

We’ve all been let down. People close to us have hurt us. We’ve been disappointed by those we thought we could depend upon. Read more

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Snapchats of Dead Bodies: The Loss of Sacred Things

By: Jennie Scott

“Did you see where kids were Snapchatting during the shooting?” my sister asked. “They showed the bodies on the ground.”

No, I didn’t. Thank goodness. But I am not surprised. Read more