Opinion Archives - JourneyOnline https://journeyonline.com.au/tag/opinion/ Wed, 31 May 2017 05:26:30 +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 Opinion Archives - JourneyOnline https://journeyonline.com.au/tag/opinion/ 32 32 Faith and the big 4-0 https://journeyonline.com.au/opinion/faith-big-4-0/ https://journeyonline.com.au/opinion/faith-big-4-0/#respond Wed, 31 May 2017 05:18:23 +0000 https://journeyonline.com.au/?p=22678 The number 40 is mentioned in Holy Scripture over 100 times and its use seems to have less to do with an actual number and more to do with signalling a time of completion and fulfilment, or trial and testing. The following seven stories from the Old and New Testaments where the number 40 is ...

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]]> https://journeyonline.com.au/opinion/faith-big-4-0/feed/ 0 Giving the chance to learn https://journeyonline.com.au/opinion/giving-the-chance-to-learn/ https://journeyonline.com.au/opinion/giving-the-chance-to-learn/#respond Fri, 13 Dec 2013 06:27:41 +0000 http://new.journeyonline.com.au/?p=14337 Afghanistan has been wrought with conflict for over 100 years, but supporting girls’ education is helping overcome injustice and oppression, writes Karen McGrath. December in Australia is characterised by the Christmas spirit, but for Afghanistan December will be characterised by uncertainty as Australian and international troops withdraw after 12 years of occupation. This will be ...

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]]> https://journeyonline.com.au/opinion/reveal-the-kingdom/feed/ 0 Remembering silence https://journeyonline.com.au/opinion/remembering-silence/ https://journeyonline.com.au/opinion/remembering-silence/#respond Thu, 28 Nov 2013 00:57:26 +0000 http://new.journeyonline.com.au/?p=14098 Rev Adrianne Dempster, facilitator of the Maleny Uniting Church Christian meditation group, reminds us to make space to hear the still small voice of God. On 11 November 1918, there was silence. The guns fell silent on that day in November, and on the same day in 2013, our nation will again observe one minute’s ...

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]]> https://journeyonline.com.au/opinion/remembering-silence/feed/ 0 Engaging discipleship https://journeyonline.com.au/opinion/engaging-discipleship/ https://journeyonline.com.au/opinion/engaging-discipleship/#respond Wed, 18 Sep 2013 01:30:51 +0000 http://new.journeyonline.com.au/?p=13969 "We grow as disciples the moment we engage with, welcome and love people outside out own communities of faith." - Rev Marius Krueger

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