For many, Easter is about chocolate, bunnies and long weekends, but for Christians, it can be a time of reflection over the most significant moment in the life, death and resurrection of Jesus. So how do we celebrate Easter and where is the hope in the real message of Easter? Listen as Valdis, Tania and Jo share their thoughts on a time of reflection and hope.
Program
Managing Anger
Listen this week on Messages of Hope, as Celia and Richard look at the emotion of anger. Why do we get angry? Is anger a bad thing? And how do we deal with this anger?
Not Silenced Anymore
It’s easy to think of domestic violence as only moments of anger and physical abuse but when you look deeper it’s about one person controlling the other. Listen to Celia this week as she talks with Susan and Deb about their stories of domestic violence.
Good Grief
How do you deal with grief? We all experience grief in different ways and for varying lengths of time. It’s not an experience we look forward to because it’s hard. But is there another side to grief that we often miss? Something that can make the grief more bearable? Listen to Tim Klein, a funeral director and a pastor, who has seen all kinds of grief.
Being A Friend
What is it that you like best about your friends? Having a good friend makes our lives richer. And when we’re going through a difficult time, it’s often our friends that give us the strength to get through it. Listen as Celia and Richard talk about friendship. Is it possible that God could be one your best friends?
Through Thick And Thin
We can have a lot of friends these days on Facebook, Twitter and other types of social media. But how many of them could you truly call your friend? your mate? How many could you rely on, or talk honestly and deeply to? How many would you do that for? Listen to Richard Fox talk about what it takes to keep a friendship healthy and alive.
Broken But Salvaged
Have you ever felt like you’re on the edge? Life slipping through your fingers? Listen as Mark Doecke talks about being out of control and what it takes to deal with catastrophic failure. How can you cope when things fall apart, and how do you get back up when life knocks you down?
Unexpected
Unexpected Life can be going along pretty nicely and then in the blink of an eye it can all suddenly change. Have you ever experienced a sudden event which threw you for six and left you wondering why? Why did this happen to me? Or if there is a God who is good and loving, […]
What The World Needs
What The World Needs Do you feel hopeful? This week Mark Doecke shares how God can give hope that rises above uncertainty. Where does your hope come from? Listen to the program http://www.messagesofhope.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/20170618-MessageOnly.mp3 Read the script Order the booklet
Not Like That You Don’t!!
Petrol pump attendant, secretary, teacher, foster parent, writer and mother of two daughters. These are just a few of the roles that describe our guest on Messages of Hope this week, Yvonne Coppard. Yvonne is from the UK and I’ll be talking with her about things that have shaped her life and her approach to parenting.