Some people say Christians shouldnt get depression. Some people say that Christians should just snap out of it, or just have more faith. Theres nothing less helpful. I was inspired to write this after talking on one of the forums about unemployment and the debilitating effects of being without a job.

If the ANZAC Day ceremony is reduced to nothing more than a sentimental ritual, or a mark of civic duty, it will have lost both its soul and its power to change our future.

The opening sentence of Anna Karenina could easily be modified to fit families in which there is a disabled child, for each disability is different and each child with a disability is born in a different context, it makes a huge difference whether the child with a disability is the first born, the only child or as in my case the youngest of three whose elder brothers are healthy and active.

Find out which five books have shaped World Vision CEO Tim Costello

Im a person made by God, I live on this planet, so I need to make a living. I also want to do something that counts for eternity. Whether Im talking to someone down at the shops or talking to a journalist on the phone, or with my family, or playing in front of 80,000 people, or 500 people, I see everything I do as ministry to God or someone else.

Paul Cheung teaches English as a second language and is going to East Asia with OMF in June. He divides his time between churches in Annandale and Hurstville. Find out which five books have been formative in his Christian life.

Five books that shaped Sandy Grant's faith

When I was asked some time ago to present this years Parliamentary Reflection on personal faith and public life I must admit, in the great tradition of St Thomas, to having great doubts about doing so.

Dr Karin Sowada is a museum curator, archaeologist, and a member of Standing Committee and Synod. Find out which five books have most shaped her life.

The following is a web-log contributed by Sarita England, a committed Christian heading off to Africa to get a first hand view of the Kingdom work being carried out in some of the most difficult conditions on earth.

I cant account for my interest in writing. In fact, I did not publish my first book until I was over 50 (Is the New Testament History?). This event revealed a latent passion that has indeed become a passion. Not always a healthy passion.