September 2011
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September 2011
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Whatever Happened to the Bradys?
In September 1969 the first episode of The Brady Bunch hit American and Australian living rooms. Television had found a new, rich field to explore ...
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Life in a Mixmaster
Sounds so lovely, doesn't it. When I think of the word 'blend' I see my grandma folding a cake mixture with smooth, deliberate swirls, until the batter is that delicious creamy yellow colour and comes together in perfection. Has this been my experience of being part of a 'blended' family?
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Not Since Live Aid
It's been 35 years since we've seen a hunger crisis like this - and Lutherans young and old have been quick to respond ...
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Why I Get Up at 5.00 am
The day begins early for Soraya Musau at Dagahaley refugee camp. Soraya, 30, from Nairobi, is an emergency officer for the Lutheran World Federation (LWF). She's out of her tent by 5.00 am ...
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Columns
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Chatline
Metal arms fly into the air and red lights flash: 'Danger! Danger, Will Robinson!' Sometimes I wish I had my own personal Lost in Space robot. (Did he ever have a name? I don't think so; I think he was just Robot.)
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From the President
It is a blessing to be able to go to work and look froward to the day ahead, with its possibilities and often inevitable difficulties, knowing that those with whom you work are a pleasure to be around. That is not the experience of everyone.
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Where Love Comes to Life
'I come for the music. I love playing ... [but] I'm not sure about some of the God stuff.' Thomas is a young apprentice builder and drummer, and we were chatting ...
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Where Love Comes to Life
'I come for the music. I love playing ... [but] I'm not sure about some of the God stuff.' Thomas is a young apprentice builder and drummer, and we were chatting ...
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Little Church on the Prairie
It's when darkness sets in and the stars begin their nocturnal swim through the night sky that I remember I am not living on the plains of the Midwestern United States ...
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Radical Stories
I never liked being the eldest in the family. Things were tougher for me than for my siblings. It probably started before I was born. Parents have such high hopes of their first child. They noted how quickly ...
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Stepping Stones
Australian Lutheran men and women played a major role in mission work on the islands of Siassi in New Guinea. This year 2011 is the 75th anniversary of the Australian Lutheran Mission, which was set up by ...
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Reel Life
The Help is an eerily familiar film. Not because civil rights in America's southern states are recognisable territory for moviegoers, but because racism is a far more human condition than we'd like to admit. But watching three women overcome ...
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