By: Bec Smith and Caroline Spencer
A fitness teacher of mine (Bec’s) always starts our class with a word of encouragement for the participants.
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Is ‘The Kindest Person in Australia’ Someone You Know?
By: Mike Crooks
In the lead up to World Kindness Day, online retailer Black Pepper is seeking the “kindest person” in Australia.
Have we Lost the Ability to be Selfless?
By: Helping Hands
In the modern world of ‘you do you’ have we lost the ability to be selfless?
You Can Be Coming Last and Be Winning at Life
When I was a teenager, together with a large number of young people from our church, I went on a long road trip up the coast of NSW and into Queensland in Australia.
How to Teach Your Children Empathy – and Why It Matters
Every few days the news readers tell us another story (or five) that reminds us how terribly badly some people in our society treat others. (I’ve stopped watching the news, but that’s another story entirely.)
‘50 Shades Brighter’ – The Kindness Campaign
By: Clare Bruce
When Toni Powell first heard that 50 innocent people had been killed in a violent act of terror in Christchurch, she was – like most Aussies and Kiwis – devastated.
Mercy Trumps Judgment
It’s a regular dilemma for us: should we forgive or should we judge? But the Bible incredibly tells us that mercy always trumps judgment: