What Happens When You Die? he asked (Part 1)
'I want to know what happens when you die,' the shop assistant told me. 'I'd like to believe that we live on after death but I can't prove it. And by the time I find out it will be too late.' This impromptu discussion about life, death and heaven got me thinking about the real-life
Readable (1/6)
A weekly roundup of life, faith and spirituality stories. This week (1 June, 2012): turning garbage into art, the spirituality of tattoos, the hidden treasures of a dying church, listening to pain, is food becoming the new sex, and more.
Readable (25/5)
A weekly roundup of life, faith and spirituality stories. This week (25 May, 2012): radical forgiveness, archaeology and the Bible, FREE Iona album, laughing our way through the magazine aisles and more.
The Story of God
We live in a world confused about meaning, guidance, liberation and love—as this video series has been exploring. Is there a story that can interrupt that confusion, open our eyes, and help us find some clarity? I believe there is, and in this 9 minute video I tell it.
In a lonely world, where can I find love?
In a lonely world, where can I find love? In this 5 minute video I look at trends like single-person households in Australia, the phenomenal rise of social networking sites, and ‘sexting’ as signs of our deep longing for love.
In a broken world, where can I find liberation?
In a broken world, where can I find liberation? In this 5 minute video, I look at trends like ‘secular confessionals’, the rise of counselling centres and the discovery of forgiveness by the healing professions as signs of our search for personal freedom.
In a confusing world, where can I find guidance?
Where is my life heading? What does the future hold? All of us ask such questions. In this 6 minute video I look at the popularity of life coaching, Mind-Body-Spirit festivals and the Dalai Lama as ways our 'secular' societies are searching for spiritual guidance.
In a materialistic world, where can I find meaning?
In his book The Future Files, futurist Richard Watson outlines five current world trends, one of which he calls a ‘renewed search for personal meaning’. In this 8 minute video I look at the rise of workplace spirituality, voluntourism and consumerism, and suggest that they are part of what Richard Watson is talking about.
An Anxious Woman in a Faded Floral Dress
George Bernard Shaw once said that if you want to see how a society thinks, look at what it searches for. In this 6-part video series I explore a variety of social trends and suggest that four questions are bubbling up from the Australian soul, questions which I believe hint at a spiritual search.
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A weekly roundup of life, faith and spirituality stories. This week (11 May, 2011): prayer in a digital age, losing the art of friendship, the sexism of the hook-up culture, furniture for the kingdom, finding your true self and more.