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Blue Care honoured with grants, hall of fame

QLD Synod Webmaster — Mon, 09 Nov 2015 21:00:28 +0000

Not-for-profit service provider Blue Care will launch new programs to care for people with dementia. Journey reports. Blue Care has received $243 000 in grant funding to implement programs to care for people with dementia. The grant funding was awarded by a coalition of philanthropic groups: the Perpetual Foundation—John Thomas Wilson Endowment, the Gladys Myrtle ...

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The monster in the back pew: Why domestic violence still happens in your church

QLD Synod Webmaster — Tue, 05 May 2015 22:00:44 +0000

Churches must tackle their own demons if the scourge of domestic violence is to be overcome, writes Dianne Jensen. The chilling stories take time to trickle down through the years, but the tragedy of abuse at the hands of family lingers across the generations. We all know this to be true. Domestic violence is not ...

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Hearing voices: Why the G20 matters

QLD Synod Webmaster — Wed, 15 Oct 2014 22:00:59 +0000

The desperate woman who pushed through the crowd to tug at Jesus’ robe took a chance that his minders were too distracted to notice. There are better ways to make your voice heard at the G20, as Dianne Jensen reports. Raising your concerns directly with world leaders such as US President Barack Obama, German Chancellor ...

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Faith without boundaries

QLD Synod Webmaster — Tue, 08 Oct 2013 07:14:37 +0000

Joan Beavis lives in West End, Brisbane where she ministers to the lost and vunerable people of her community. My mother Nellie would hold the hands of the lepers in the hospital on the tiny island of Ubuiua in the Milne Bay district of Papua New Guinea. My father, Bert Cuff, had built the hospital, ...

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