With many people now living longer, there is an ever-growing demand for aged care support. How do families negotiate the transition into aged care?
Job done: an Easter reflection
What is so good about ‘Good Friday’ with this ugly story of an innocent man dying on a cross – but it is this completed work of the Christ…
Hot and thirsty
Do you have a past you want to forget? Trying to ignore it by covering the pain with something else sometimes seems to be the only way, but the guilt and shame stick around.
When waters rise
‘Life doesn’t stop for anything even a natural disaster. You can become pretty naive to think that it won’t happen to you. And when it did actually happen, the devastation was beyond our comprehension at the time. And we’ve been dealing with that for the last two years.’
Good grief
‘I’ve had a fair bit to do with grief in my life – enough to know that one size does not fit all. My grief, and how I grieve, is not the same as yours.’
How do you deal with grief? We all experience grief in different ways and for varying lengths of time. It’s not an experience we look forward to because it’s hard. But is there another side to grief that we often miss? Something that can make the grief more bearable? Listen to Tim Klein, a funeral director and a pastor, who has seen all kinds of grief.
Finding hope in your grief
Experiencing the grief of losing someone close to you can really shake you up and make you question where God is through all of this. Listen as Steve shares what sustains him amid grief and tough times.
Called to serve
Do you ever feel inspired to make a difference but feel too small and insignificant?
‘I sometimes find I get a bit overwhelmed when I start looking at how many different ways that we could be helping and serving.
Don’t underestimate the power of being friends with someone, being a neighbour to someone, visiting someone who doesn’t get out of the house very often. It might be your grandma. The needs could be closer to you than you think. Making a difference for one person is making a difference.’
Listen as Eloise, a young person inspired to make a difference in the world, talks about the call to serve others.
Single but not lonely
Emma is constantly faced with questions around her single life. She’s also been given plenty of unwanted advice! Listen as Emma shares how she navigates society’s expectations as a single person, and the hope she discovered in embracing being single.
A ladder and a torch
‘I got introduced to alcohol at 16 and I found this wonderful feeling of release. I could be somebody that I always wanted to be. It became my friend.’
There are many tragic stories about the abuse of alcohol, but how does it start, and how can it change? Listen to Darryl’s story of long-term alcohol addiction and how he found transformation and hope in a higher power.
New beginnings
‘New beginnings for me mean you’re leaving something and moving to something in the future you’re not quite sure about. So that can be a whole mixture of emotions.’
New beginnings can be stressful. Unknown experiences of changing jobs, a medical diagnosis, moving to a new country, or a life-changing experience of another kind can impact family life and our expectations. Click here to listen as Richard, Clare and Tania share their experiences and what helps them cope through change.
