Micah had an asthma attack last night. It was around midnight, and he was crying that he couldn’t breathe. I rushed into the room with his inhaler and tried to calm him down so that he could get the ventolin puffs. But he was too distressed to take a good deep breath in. I tried to stay calm, but I was also panicking, because if he didn’t breathe in the much-needed medicine, he could literally run out of breath.
A few days ago, I was invited to attend a lecture hosted by The University of Melbourne Alumni (as a guest; I am not an alumni). I was reluctant at first because it would be presented by a professor from the School of Physics.
We are facing an energy crisis in today’s society – not just in terms of the energy resources of our planet, but a personal energy crisis – where demand in our lives is increasingly outweighing our capacity to give. By looking at the life of Jesus, we can find principles on how to live a balanced life between work and rest. Guest speaker Hannah Andrykanus
Could it be that you are where you are becuase of prayer? Someone is praying for you – find out who.
I have found myself thinking a lot about the situation around Israel Folau.
A lot of the debate around what has happened seems a bit reductive and seems to boil down to do I personally agree with him or not?
However there is, of course, a lot more going on.
It’s that time of year again. The weather starts to turn cold. The flu vaccination gets advertised. The winter lurgy begins to rear its ugly head. One by one your friends and colleagues succumb to its persistent and pervading powers.
Where is your hope? What do you live for?
With the Australian federal elections this week, how do we recognise good leadership? What does it mean to be a good leader for us?