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Stressed? You Can Use it For Good, says Former Navy Officer Paul Taylor

By: Laura Bennett

When something’s hard, our culture tends to want to make it easier: tired of walking up stairs? Here’s an escalator. Don’t want to cook food? Here’s a takeaway or microwave-meal option. Read more

Brendan Fraser’s ‘The Whale’ Challenges How Faith Relates to People in Pain

By: Laura Bennett

Against the backdrop of a culture fed up with “fat shaming” and one that pushes against the link between identity and body size, a story about a morbidly obese recluse could be a difficult sell. Read more

Does Christian Celebrity Need a Cure? – ‘Christianity Today’s’ Katelyn Beaty

By: Laura Bennett

Celebrity and Christianity. What do you think about the relationship between the two? Does celebrity culture contribute to the downfall of leaders whose star rises too high? Read more

‘The Noel Diary’ – Wins with Justin Hartley, Loses in Undermining Real Love

By: Laura Bennett

No matter where you end up in life, all of us have an origin story. Somewhere we came from that shaped us – and maybe where we’ve either run from or return to when we crave a sense of “home”. Read more

‘My Mind & Me’: Selena Gomez Breaks Down Myth of Success

By: Laura Bennett

For a long time, our culture has defined “success” by our social status, paycheck and the prominence we acquire through our achievements. Read more

Domestic Violence: The Church Can’t be Absent From Addressing the Issue

By: Laura Bennett

On average in Australia one women a week is murdered by her current or former partner. One. Woman. A week. Read more

Food Can Prompt Us Toward Godly Wonder, Says Writer Erin Davis

By: Laura Bennett

At its most basic, our consumption of food is about nourishing our bodies and keeping them alive. Read more

‘The Chosen’ Season 3: Following Jesus Isn’t About Having an Easy Life

By: Laura Bennett

Since The Chosen debuted in 2017 it has quickly gained a reputation for revolutionising both the method and style of faith-based storytelling. Read more

It’s Worth the Ride as ‘Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris’ [Movie Review]

By: Laura Bennett

Somehow when France and fashion combine the stage is set for dreams to come true, and Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris knows it. Read more

Mr Eternity’s Story Explored in ‘Written in Chalk: The Echo of Arthur Stace’

By: Laura Bennett

In the year 2000, when the new millennium was celebrated with Sydney’s famous New Year’s Eve fireworks, the word “Eternity” glowed brilliantly across the Harbour Bridge. Read more