What do think of when you hear the word peace? Not the dream of world peace, but inner peace. Peace that works even when the world, and perhaps even you, are in chaos. Are you at peace? Listen to listen as Noel Due shares his reflections on peace and a path to finding it.
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Disagreeing Well
Disagreement. It happens all the time. For many of us, as we look at our lives, there tends to be one ‘type of person’ with whom we often end up in conflict (or avoid being in conflict). In this article, Rev Chris Mann from Lifelong Leaders explores the four types of people we may disagree with, what we can learn from them, and how to improve our relationships with them.
Living Amongst Floods
For many people, especially farmers, watching the weather can be a regular past time. Sometimes it can be a matter of life and death. Rain is an essential part of life but sometimes too much rain can be destructive. Listen to Richard this week as he tries to make sense of the times when natural disasters, like droughts and floods, destroy property, livelihoods, and even life itself.
Special Parenting
Have you ever doubted yourself as a parent and had to face feelings of guilt and regret at not being good enough? “When you’re a parent with a child with special needs you feel, well I felt like a bit of a failure as a parent. I’ll be honest there were times in the early days that I wished him out of our family because this is just too hard.” Listen this week as we talk with Kirra about some of the challenges she’s faced raising a son with Aspergers.
If I were a mum
Mothers play such an important role in the world, and in most of our lives. Whether we see them often, or not at all, they shape a lot of who we grow up to be. Listen as we chat to people from all walks of life about what they love about their Mum.
One Foot in Heaven, One Foot on Earth
It's a phone call every parent dreads and a situation that no parent should have to go through. How do you navigate your way through the unthinkable? Listen as Annette takes us on her journey through the darkest of times.
Finding hope in miscarriage
Listen as Meagan and Nick bravely share about their experience of pain and grief, but also how they found support and hope through it all.
Love in action
‘We can turn off our TV and not look at what’s going on in the world and feel safe and secure. But every time we do that, we’re leaving people to suffer.’ Listen as Jonathan Krause shares how Australian aid organisations support people overseas and how we can be a part of the hope they provide.
Waiting On God
Waiting on God Are there times when you’ve felt down and despondent, when you were desperate for encouragement? This week on Messages of hope Robyn shares how she’s coped with life’s ups and downs, especially when dealing with a son with a drug addiction. Listen to the program http://www.messagesofhope.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Waiting-on-God-Podcast.mp3 Read the script Download the booklet
Standing Together With Depression
In recent years it seems like depression, and mental health is on the rise. And we’re particularly seeing it more in our children – but how do we know when it’s depression or normal teenage angst. Listen as Vicki Rochow, a counsellor and a mum who has walked alongside her kid’s depression as well as her own, shares her story.