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Description: God’s design for marriage never included abuse or coercive control of any kind, and all bruise or severely harm a person’s heart, mind and soul. Unfortunately, this is a reality for many Australians, including Christian marriages. We discuss with Lindy, psychotherapist and lecturer, coercive control, how the church needs to be better informed and what does forgiveness look...

Domestic abuse or intimate partner violence is unfortunately a reality for many Australians. In recent studies as many as 20% of the population (including Christian households) have experienced some form of abuse. Our guest today is Lindy Hadges, a pyschotherapist and lecturer who will share some of what she has seen and heard within her practice, how we should approach this hidden reality of abus...

We can often find ourselves in a tug of war, caught between the demands of work and those of the family. When this becomes out of balance it can have significant implications for our own health and our home life. Our guest is a former pastor, TED Talk speaker, the CEO of a productivity group called Spacemakers, and author of the book called Spacemakers: How to Unplug, Unwind and Think Clearly in t...

Watching a loved one’s'??health and confidence decline due to old age is a challenging process. Your parents were once your role models and mentors, and you depended upon them. '??What do you do when those roles are reversed, and they need your help? Today’s guest is general manager of Chaplaincy and Spiritual Care at BaptistCare in Sydney. We discuss some of the keys of caring for you...

Guest: Jenny Blok Description: Watching a loved one’s'??health and confidence decline due to old age is a challenging process. Your parents were once your role models and mentors, and you depended upon them. '??What do you do when those roles are reversed, and they need your help? Today’s guest is General Manager of Chaplaincy and Spiritual Care at BaptistCare in Sydney. We discuss som...

Spirituality is about what gives us a purpose to our lives. It is about our source of meaning and hope, which in turn is intimately related to our connectedness to ourselves, to others and to the world. Today’s guest is general manager of Chaplaincy and Spiritual Care at BaptistCare in Sydney, a not for profit organisation, who have been serving the aged and people living with disadvantage f...

How easy is it to be a Christian teenager in a state school or even in a Christian school? How do young people receive answers about faith or other big questions of life? Today's guest has some keys and programs to help address some of these issues. Lara Ruddle is the CEO of Mustard Leadership Australia, a schools ministry organisation that exists to see lives transformed by Jesus through students...

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Traditionally God???s design of sexuality has been presented as a list of dos and don???ts - especially the dont’s. The story of God???s design for sexuality is much more compelling than a list of behaviours. We need to talk about pornography, God honouring intimacy, and purity in a highly sexualised world. Dr Allen Meyer is the co-founder of Careforce LifeKeys and with him we???ll be discus...

Healthy marriages provide the foundation for healthy families and maintaining healthy long-term relationships can be challenging for many reasons. To discuss some of these challenges we spoke to our friends Greg and Erin Smalley who are part of Focus on the Family USA???s marriage and Family Formation team. This is the second half of our conversation where we cover the areas of conflict, managing...

Healthy marriages provide the foundation for healthy families and maintaining healthy long-term relationships can be challenging for many reasons. To discuss some of these challenges we spoke to our friends Greg and Erin Smalley who are part of Focus on the Family USA???s marriage and Family Formation team. Today we cover the areas of conflict, managing finances and sexual intimacy. See omnystudio...

When our children graduate from high school, we will have used up more than 90% of our in-person time with them. It leads us to wonder what kind of impression we are leaving on them. Today???s guest is author media professional and pastor, Ainsley Freeman, who is passionate about the gospel and passing faith onto our children. We will be discussing the importance of faith formation and practical i...

What challenges are you currently faced with? It could be your work, in your family or in your marriage. To achieve real change, you have to have the right mindset. Andrew Beveridge is a psychologist and a leadership development consultant and we talk with him about some of the principles he shares with corporate leaders in how to have the right mindset and how to take action whether that???s in o...

Ever hear yourself saying ???I???ll do it tomorrow???? Thinking that if we put it off another day it gives us more time - and the next day you say the same thing so it never gets done. I read that procrastination is like a credit card - it???s a lot of fun until you get the bill. Andrew Beveridge is a psychologist and a leadership development consultant and we talk with him about some of the princ...

Conflict is inevitable in all relationships but how we process those conflicts will make your relationship stronger. Our guest Joanne Wilson, who is a counsellor and neuro-psychotherapist, will provide an overview of some of the common relationship mistakes that she has seen in her practice, over the past few years, and some of the solutions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Many couples experience marriage burnout because of pressures and daily aggravations. Encouragingly, some people make the vital investment in counselling where both are willing to do the work and make the needed changes to improve their relationship; whilst there are others who do not make that effort or seek the help they need. Unfortunately, in a post pandemic world, we???ve only seen this incre...

We can often find ourselves in a tug of war, caught between the demands of work and those of the family. When this becomes out of balance it can have significant implications for our own health and our home life. Our guest Daniel Sih former pastor, TED Talk speaker, the CEO of a productivity group called Spacemakers, and author of the book called Spacemakers: How to Unplug, Unwind and Think Clearl...

You may have heard the titles Millennials, Generation Y and Z? These various age groups are also referred to as ???digital natives.??? They have the greatest access to computer technology, smart phones, instant answers through artificial intelligence and it also includes their dating relationships. With our guest, Joanne Wilson, a counsellor and neuro-psychotherapist, we discuss some of the trends...

???Get off your phone!??? ???Are you gaming again?!???? Sound familiar? Many parents want to know how to make smart decisions when it comes to smart phones and technology. Daniel Sih is a former pastor, TED Talk speaker, the CEO of a productivity group called Spacemakers, and author of the book ???Raising Tech Healthy Humans.??? This is part 2 of the conversation as we discuss strategies for deali...

It???s no secret that digital devices and technology are a big part of our lives. But unfortunately they can present a variety of problems - especially for parents to solve when they get out of hand. Daniel Sih is a former pastor, TED Talk speaker, the CEO of a productivity group called Spacemakers, and author of the book ???Raising Tech Healthy Humans???, and with him we discuss technology in par...

God designed marriage and the family to be a deeply loving and tender relationship and to be the foundation of a healthy society. Unfortunately, we hear and see every day the heart-breaking stories of when it goes wrong. We are talking about Family Violence. Joining us today is Psychologist and the former Safe Ministries Manager of CityLife Community Care, Christine D???Souza. She will be unpackin...

God designed marriage and the family to be a deeply loving and tender relationship and to be the foundation of a healthy society. Unfortunately, we hear and see every day the heart-breaking stories of when it goes wrong. We are talking about Family Violence. Joining us today is Psychologist and the former Safe Ministries Manager of CityLife Community Care, Christine D???Souza. She will be unpackin...

Dr Seuss was correct when he wrote ???A person???s a person no matter how small.??? We need more people who can stand up for those who do not have a voice ??' especially preborn babies. One such person is Peter Stevens, the director of 365 Life, which is a ministry of Family Voice Australia. We discuss how and why we need to provide a compelling and logical defence of preborn life and to celebrate...

Grandparents can make a difference in the lives of their grandchildren, but intentional Christian grandparents can make an incredible difference passing on faith to our grandkids is part of our duty before God - He commands us to teach the next generation. Our guest Rev. Ian Barnett is the founder of the National Grandparent Movement and we talk with him about some of the importance of this minist...