By: McCrindle
As social researchers we spend our time studying the social and demographic landscape to understand emerging trends and advise organisations on how to adapt for an ever-changing future. So 2020 kept us on our toes!
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“We Had to Accept the Unacceptable” – Abdallah Family Mark First Anniversary of Children’s Deaths
By: Zoe Victoria
A year on from the tragic car crash that killed three of their children, Danny and Leila Abdallah are urging others to embrace forgiveness as they mark the anniversary of the four children’s deaths.
Rend Collective’s Chris Llewellyn on Worshipping in a Crisis
By: Laura Bennett
At the beginning of 2020 Rend Collective lead singer Chris Llewellyn was on the road with his band’s first official world tour. They’d played in Australia and NZ, and were in the first week of the US leg, when the pandemic hit—and all the remaining dates were cancelled.
If God Said it, Will it Always Happen?
By: Tania Harris
If you’ve ever heard God speak about your future, you’ve likely asked the question: If God said it, will it happen? The question inevitably comes when our circumstances reverse or nothing seems to be happening. Then the doubts begin to surface.
Do You Have a Wonder Woman Complex?
By: Danni Synot
Anyone else out there feel like they have to hold it all together like some kind of superhero?
Academy Award Winner Matthew McConaughey Says “Prayer is My Time to Do Inventory”
By: Laura Bennett
Film stars are an interesting breed. We get to know them in our homes through the characters they bring to life, and the glittery-ness of their lifestyles frame the aspirations of many a punter. Although, more often than not, you discover that behind all the red-carpet glamour is simply someone with wild stories to tell and personal depth that doesn’t always translate on magazine covers.
Christian Sexologist Dr Pat Helps Parents Tackle Tough Sex Talks With Their Kids
By: Katrina Roe
“Boys on the school bus showed my nine-year-old son pornographic videos. He came home crying.”
“My little girl came home from school terrified. Her teacher told her that she can be a boy or a girl. She wants me to take her to the doctor to find out if she is a girl or a boy. She is six years old.”
“My 15-year-old daughter has decided that she is transgender and wants to be a boy.”
If these sound familiar to you, you’re not alone.
How Could This Happen Again? Reflection on Hillsong’s Carl Lentz ‘Fall From Grace’
By: Laura Bennett
“Our time at Hillsong NYC has come to an end. This has been a hard ending to what has been the most amazing, impacting and special chapter of…”
Breaking Free From Pornography
By: Fred Porter
Porn. I hate porn. I think it’s one of the biggest tools of the enemy in our current time. The amount of people viewing it is alarming.
New Print Magazine Trying to Combat Millennial ‘Scroll Culture’
By: Laura Bennett
Never in history has there been a generation with such rapid access to information as ours. In a matter of seconds you can find hundreds of thousands of articles, comments and ‘deep-dives’ on whatever subject suits your fancy.