Imagine that you have never felt loved or experienced a sense of self-worth. Or that you have never felt safe in your home or enjoyed the reassurance that there will always be a place where you feel welcome. Unfortunately, young people across Queensland experience...
IT STARTS WITH AN INVITATION “I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.” – A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens. Some of the most treasured moments in my life have happened in the Christmas season. When I lived with some housemates in...
By: Georgia Free With many people taking a break over Christmas, librarian Nicole Yule has a number of holiday reading recommendations. This year has been a stressful year for many but, if you’re looking to recharge the batteries over the break, literary expert Nicole...
Last but not least… “On the twelfth day of Christmas my true love gave to me, twelve drummers drumming.” Maybe these drummers help to think of the twelfth gift as the gift of the 12 points of the doctrine in the Apostles Creed, which...
“…Eleven pipers piping…” This line helps us remember the 11 disciples. If you’re thinking, “Weren’t there 12 disciples?” you are right, but in this instance, the song reminds us to remember all but Judas, who betrayed Jesus. The 11 carried Jesus’ message through the...
