Tag Archives: culture

277. Time to elect a new Race Discrimination Commissioner in Australia.  I have a suggestion!

Posted on April 26, 2018 by Jim Holbeck

It would appear that our previous Race Discrimination Commissioners  have been very decent people. However, some of their decisions have left a lot of people wondering just how in touch with reality they have been. It is an important position … Continue reading →

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270. Good Mental Health. A Brief Overview from a Christian point of view

Posted on March 16, 2018 by Jim Holbeck

[This article is adapted from an article I wrote recently for a Christian magazine in Florida USA. It gives a brief overview of factors contributing to Mental Health.] Good mental health? How is it possible? Our enemies in life have … Continue reading →

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266.Why do people do evil things? (Another High School Shooting Tragedy in the USA.)

Posted on February 17, 2018 by Jim Holbeck

Australians recoiled in horror when they heard the news of yet another school shooting in the USA. Parents and Grandparents throughout the world can only begin to imagine the shock and pain and the sense of loss being experienced in … Continue reading →

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256. What is the good news behind the same sex marriage decision of the Australian Parliament in December 2017?

Posted on January 18, 2018 by Jim Holbeck

Euphoria! That was the description given by many reporters to the reaction in the Australian Federal Parliament at the passing of the bill to amend the Marriage Act to include same-sex couples. Members from different parties gathered on one side … Continue reading →

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255. DOING WHAT WE CAN TO CHANGE THE WORLD FOR GOOD. (Part 3 of 3)

Posted on January 9, 2018 by Jim Holbeck

There is a major problem with this world. It’s called “people”. Sometimes we have idealised pictures in our minds of the good that humans may be capable of being and doing. However the Charles Schulz’ Peanuts cartoon expressed a significant … Continue reading →

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254. The Things That Can Never Be Changed In This Changing World. (Part 2 of 3).

Posted on December 19, 2017 by Jim Holbeck

In the previous article in Section A, we looked at why it is that many people do not understand the things of God? We saw that until they are born again of the Spirit of God they are spiritually dead, … Continue reading →

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253. Why is it that many people do not understand the things of God? How can we all help change the world for good? (Part 1 of 3)

Posted on December 18, 2017 by Jim Holbeck

The Serenity Prayer attributed to the American theologian Reinhold Niebuhr, has these words, “God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, Courage to change the things I can, And wisdom to know the difference.” I thought … Continue reading →

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252. The Australian plebiscite results favoured same-sex marriage. The “No” voters lost! Or did they?

Posted on December 3, 2017 by Jim Holbeck

“The “NO” voters have lost!” That was the immediate reaction by many people to the announcement that the plebiscite in Australia to recognise same-sex marriage had finished with a majority in favour of the “Yes” vote. It now seems almost … Continue reading →

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246.  Genuine love. What is it? How should it behave? Romans 12:9-13

Posted on November 1, 2017 by Jim Holbeck

We have many wonderful English translations of the Bible at the moment, but sometimes a few fail to do justice to the real meaning of the Biblical text. Recently I was doing some study on the word for “hospitality” in … Continue reading →

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245. “Learning to rejoice in the Lord no matter what!”  A Sermon on Philippians 4:4-7 preached at Port Macquarie  Anglican church, on Sunday 15th October 2017. [An 82nd Birthday gift to me from Stuart our Rector.)

Posted on October 17, 2017 by Jim Holbeck

It was the year 1988. I was moving from being the Dean of the Cathedral in Armidale to be in charge of the Healing Ministry in St Andrew’s Cathedral, Sydney. It was obvious that the congregation would contain many people … Continue reading →

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