Society & Culture
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Joys of Moving
Linzi Aitken
Still working on upacking those last few boxes in the spare room? Linzi Aitken can sympathise as she reflects on the pain-and the joy-of moving house.
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Neighbours to the World
Carole Stanton
George and Joan Eiszele of Tasmania understand what being a true neighbour means. Carole Stanton looks at this extraordinary couple.
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Scott Draper: On and off the court-and course
Rochelle Woods
He has overcome much to become a tennis champ. Now for golf.
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"I really am a nice guy"
Grant Swank
Asking forgiveness can ease those holiday pressures. Grant Swank explains how it changed a car-park confrontation.
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Our Times: December 2005
Lee Dunstan
A study conducted by the British Cheese Board claims that eating cheese before you go to bed will help you have a good night's sleep.
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Judas and his Children
Suicide is always a personal and social; even sociopathic; tragedy.
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Kel Richards: he speaks their language
Faith Williams
Life is always interesting for this author and broadcaster
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A Gift of Friendship
Reg Brown
From the former USSR to Australia is a long way to travel, but from agnostic to believer is even further, as Reg Brown tells.
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Lesson from a Bush Bible
Randal Oliver
Grabbing a wild bull by the tail isn't your usual way of learning a lesson.
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Harping of Heaven
Kim Peckham
A too literal view of heaven leads to conceptual difficulties. Better to keep it simple, suggests Kim Peckham, who has his own view of Paradise.
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A World of Poverty
Making poverty a thing of the past is a noble and achievable goal. Whether or not it happens, suggests Signs editor Nathan Brown, is up to us.
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Our Times: November 2005
Lee Dunstan
The seventh-day Sabbath, while not to be found among the Egyptian maxims, through archaeological discoveries is traced among the Babylonians.
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The Law of the Beggar
Harley Stanton
It's only as we follow the richness of Christ's poverty, says Harley Stanton, that we experience the riches of restoration and fulfilment.
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Michael Campbell: a model of success
Hard work and tenacity are the keys to success in any endeavour
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Jim Richards and Son: More to Winning
Glenis Lindley
This father and son make a great team, on and off the race circuit
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Yabba, dabba Do ... NOT!
Kim Peckham
Does what we see influence what we do? Kim Peckham isn't convinced. But then . . .
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The Night That Changed My Life
Ian Grice
At around 2 am, after a night of dancing, and on the verge of a nervous breakdown, Ian Grice encountered something that brought him to his knees, then a lifetime of service for Christ.
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Meeting Evil with Evil
The push in Britain for an ID card system residents is a sign of things to come.
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Our Times: October 2005
Lee Dunstan
Unfortunately, homes are often war zones themselves, with battles occurring daily.