charity Archives - JourneyOnline https://journeyonline.com.au/tag/charity/ Fri, 30 Aug 2019 03:48:18 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://journeyonline.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/cropped-Journey-Logo-With-UCA-logo_Site-identity_Artboard-2_Artboard-2-copy-32x32.png charity Archives - JourneyOnline https://journeyonline.com.au/tag/charity/ 32 32 Book review: The Boy and the Homeless Man https://journeyonline.com.au/scoop/book-review-the-boy-and-the-homeless-man/ https://journeyonline.com.au/scoop/book-review-the-boy-and-the-homeless-man/#respond Wed, 10 May 2017 01:09:42 +0000 https://journeyonline.com.au/?p=22606 African-Australian author Edison Yongai writes a modern day parable about the way in which God invites and challenges the church to love unconditionally and serve selflessly, especially to those in need. Ben Tupou reviews. What a time for this tale to be told. In the year 2017 where phrases such as “Let’s build a wall” ...

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]]> https://journeyonline.com.au/scoop/book-review-the-boy-and-the-homeless-man/feed/ 0 How good is your gift? https://journeyonline.com.au/opinion/how-good-is-your-gift/ https://journeyonline.com.au/opinion/how-good-is-your-gift/#respond Wed, 30 Nov 2016 01:35:44 +0000 http://journeyonline.com.au/?p=22098 While there’s seemingly no escape from the onslaught of consumerism during the Christmas season, Cath Taylor unwraps the act of giving in a theological context.  Australians give a lot of gifts—about $8.9 billion worth last year, apparently. But how good were they? A jaw-dropping $500 million worth ended up back on eBay within a month ...

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]]> https://journeyonline.com.au/opinion/how-good-is-your-gift/feed/ 0 Transformed by hope https://journeyonline.com.au/culture/transformed-by-hope/ https://journeyonline.com.au/culture/transformed-by-hope/#respond Thu, 22 Aug 2013 23:45:53 +0000 http://new.journeyonline.com.au/?p=13880 It is easy to overlook the stories of others when we do not have a name and a face to put to them. The power of getting to know others personally is indisputable and can completely change our worldview, but getting to know people who are radically different from us is a challenge. Oceans—both literal ...

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