Apr2019
Finding a witness in the wood
by Helen Beringen
God’s messages of love are sometimes burnt onto people’s hearts through humble means. Take a sheet of plywood and wood pen, a little scroll saw, and a willing set of hands, and anything is possible, through God.
Mar2019
Trailblazer has a faith foundation
by Eleanor Long
Dorothy Hamilton (nee Nuske) was born in Rainbow, in the northwest of Victoria, in 1926. Dorothy was born blind. ‘Not vision-impaired’, she insists, ‘totally blind!’
Feb2019
The treasure hunter
by Helen Beringen
There’s gold in Olga Radke’s library of tattered, worn magazine clippings, and treasured pearls in photos discovered from centuries past.
Nov2018
God has a plan for all seasons
by Helen Beringen
For Helen Middelmann, her recent retirement from hospital chaplaincy means the end of another season. Though tinged with sadness, the change is part of a life richly blessed for the Canberra retiree with a range of seasons, each one bringing a budding blossom of promise.
Aug2018
God’s storyteller
by Helen Beringen
Just as a farmer sows seeds and leaves it to God to grow them into bountiful crops, every day God gives us a story to share with those close to… Read more
Jul2018
Sharing bread with a caring heart
by Helen Beringen
Every week a small group of retirees from Bethlehem Morley (WA) congregation makes 120 sandwiches and 200 pancakes for students of a local high school.