The Ageing Brain
It’s a topic we don’t like to face – the inevitable ageing of our brains as we get older. Brain research tells us that as we age, our brain shrinks and slows down. It’s a sobering thought but it happens to all of us. So to find ways to keep our brain healthy and strong, we are going to chat with a nutritional neuroscientist, Dr Delia McCabe.
What is the Physical and Mental Cost of Stress?
Stress! It’s something we all experience. It can come from conflict in our relationships, our health, our finances, our schools or workplace. It’s all around us and we all want to know what is the best way to deal with the stress in our lives. Join Gary Kent and Dr Delia McCabe as they examine stress’s physical and mental costs.
Israel Museum
This is the Israel Museum, one of the most fascinating places to visit in Jerusalem. It has the most extensive display of artefacts from Bible times. When you visit the Museum, the first thing you see is the interesting roof of the Shrine of the Book. It is shaped like the lid of an ancient jar that would have been used to store scrolls. Under its roof is the exhibition area that traces the story of the Dead Sea Scrolls.
Jacob’s Well
Jacob’s Well holds a kind of sacred aura around it. And what’s really important is that this is the most authentic Bible site associated with Jesus anywhere in the Holy Land. It’s about 1 ½ hours north of Jerusalem in the area that was called Samaria in Bible times. Here on one of the main streets of the town of Nablus is the 4th century Greek Orthodox Church, St Photini that was built over the site of Jacob’s Well during the Byzantine period. It’s a truly beautiful church surrounded by gardens, and to get to Jacob’s well, we go down into the crypt of the church. We are now standing beside the same well where Jesus met the woman of Samaria.
The Dead Sea
The Dead Sea is a unique and amazing place. It’s surrounded by desert which makes water here extremely valuable. But you can’t drink this water. It’s the saltiest water on earth, ten times more salty than the oceans and far too bitter to drink.
Rescued from the Fire
The 2019–20 Australian bushfire season is now known as the Black Summer. It was a period of unusually intense bushfires in many parts of Australia but especi…
Can you tell the Future?
You know about time is that we can look back, but we can’t see the future. Who could have predicted the pandemic that has changed our world forever? Who could have predicted the rise of violence and lawlessness in our societies? Many people are asking what is going to happen next? How can we know what the next calamity is? Is there a way to find out? Some have tried to tell the future but without success. Some try science, others try fortune-tellers with their crystal balls, others read the horoscopes, and others follow conspiracy theories.I want to suggest that the only reliable source for finding out about the future is the Bible. Only God knows the future and He shares the details in His word the Bible.
Can Graffiti Ever be Good? Mr Eternity: Arthur Stace
For more than a quarter of a century, Arthur Stace’s shadowy, elusive figure roamed the streets of Sydney in the darkness before dawn, unseen and unknown. It was one of the city’s biggest mysteries. Who was writing in chalk, this one word, “Eternity” on the footpaths every morning? It was written about half a million times on the sidewalks of the city. Watch this video to know how this Graffiti changed the lives of many people around Australia.
New Year’s Message 2023
The start of a New Year is a time of new beginnings and fresh starts – as well as a cause for celebration. I love the way that Jesus combined all of this in His story of the prodigal son. It’s about a young man who rebelled and left his father, taking his inheritance with him and wasting it on careless living. Luke 15:14 says, “He spent everything he had . . . and he was left without a thing”. His recklessness had left him lonely and miserable. So, he decided to swallow his pride and return home and ask to be a servant in his father’s house. The prodigal’s father is like your heavenly Father. No matter what you’ve done, when you come home to God, he wraps you in his love. He gives you his best and says, “All is forgiven! Go get the robe. Go get the shoes. Let’s have a feast! My child has returned to me.” You come home to celebration, not condemnation.
Ernest Shackleton
The year 2022 marks the 100th anniversary of the death of one of the greatest explorers from the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration during the early 20th century. His name is forever linked with Antarctica, and his amazing feats of survival and rescue in the freezing cold conditions of Antarctica are legendary. Watch this story about Ernest Henry Shackleton.
