"Care = living out the gospel in suffering, relationships, and daily life."
This page lists all the main articles in this site but does not include the 'Pastoral Care Visitor Program' or 'How do I help someone?' sections. These last two can be accessed through their own index pages or by carrying out a word search of the whole site. The pages are "How do I help someone...?" or "Pastoral Visitor Program".)
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Please note that this analysis was carried out largely by Chat GPT.
Its conclusion was: "The article list shows a very intentional
structure:
Click on the links below to go directly to a topic, and then on to the article relevant to that topic. Newsletters are listed separately at the end of this page.
Topics
1. God-centred
principles and faith
- “A
spiritual care conversation”
- “First
contact with an unwell and unknown person”
- “How
do I help someone maintain faith during illness?”
- “Depression
and anxiety”
- “Depression and anxiety - an overview for Christadelphians
Focus on self-awareness and
moral transformation.
- “
Identifying and understanding your anger”
- “The distortions of anger”
- “Why?" - Why do people
suffer?”
(The audio version of this article has been made using the MS Word 'Read aloud' facility.)
(The audio version of this article has been made using the MS Word 'Read aloud' facility with "Zirma".)
6. Ageing, illness
and end-of-life care
Later life and physical decline
- “Growing old faithfully" - John Quill
- “About ageing" - Laurence Lepherd
- “Ageing and spirituality" - Cathy Strachan
- “Realities of moving into an aged care home" - Carmel Hayden
- “Physical and Mental Health Disabilities" – NDIS
- "Carenshare" - Jan Lepherd
-
"Unconditional
love" -
Jan Lepherd
7. Relationships, family
and domestic life
Family systems and interpersonal care
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Scriptural principles - Man and woman; Families - love; Children - aims and salvation
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- “Husbands and wives " - John Quill
- “The habit of happiness " - Lesley Quill
- “Reflection and meditation - Paths to 'fix' broken things" - Robyn Anderson
- “Family and domestic violence protocols" - Fiona Bosly
- “Domestic violence safety plan " - Fiona Bosly
- “Raising children in the fear and admonition of the Lord“ - (Name withheld)
- "What it is to be middle-aged" - Jane and Stephen Hughes
- "For newly married couples" - Lachlan and Laura McDonald
- "Middle -age - a mother's perspective" - (Name wihehld)
8. Personal spiritual development
Inner growth and discipleship
- “Prayer - persistent
and personal”
- “Practical Christianity”
- “Serving the Creator in your youth”
- "Forgiveness" - Judy Palmer
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- "Self-care" - Kylee Mingham
- "Self-forgiveness" - Kylee Mingham
- "Perinatal depression (and Mum-guilt)" - Kylee Mingham
- "Dad-guilt" - Laurence Lepherd
9. Community
and ecclesial life
Church-based care and relationships
- “How to care for others through ecclesial difficulties?”
- “Carer’s Corner” (In many
newsletters.)
- “Would you like to take the opportunity to be
generous and supportive?”
10. Creativity, music
and expressive care
Art and music
as spiritual and emotional support
- “Art, Creativity, Man and God”
- “Poetry, the
Bible and Us”
- “Make music in your hearts”
- “Music for various circumstances”
- “Comfort through music”
- “Harp therapy in aged care”
11. Social
and ethical issues
Faith applied to modern challenges
- “Climate change: How should we respond as disciples?”
- “Vulnerability – Openness”
- “Vulnerability – Closed (Trust in God)”
- “Vulnerability – God’s help”
12. Contemporary challenges - experiences of everyday life
- "Youth Challenges" - Report of a survey
- "Autism 101" - Rhiannon Bourke
- "Autism 101" - Rhiannon Bourke: AI Summary
- "Autism Guide" - Author unknown
- "Autism Strategies in Ecclesias" - Author unknown
- “A day at a
time”
- "Crossing boundaries" - Judith Cumpson
- “My journey with
God”
- “Seeing God in everything”
- "God's love is perfected in us"
- Anne Twine
- “My Perinatal Depression Journey”
- “Journey with cancer (Lymphoma) via Faith”
- “The Hand of God
”
- “Dealing with doubt”
- “The challenge of finding contentment”
- “Living in isolation for 55 years - Challenges!”
- “Faith in adversity - loving friendships can be forged”
- “God's compassion - accidents happen” contributed
- "All in God's good time" - Laurence Lepherd
- "Maryanne's story - prayer for patience" - Maryanne Carroll
- "Four ways to draw closer to God and be in relationship to Jesus" - Hannah Shaw
- A physical and spiritual trek - Louise Buttsworth
-
“The
Eyes of the Lord are upon us”
- “Partnering with Jesus and the Father by the
Spirit (Part
1,
Part 2 and
Part 3)”
- "Water in His hands" - Carl Bundesen
- "Wonderful support - prostate cancer
- Contributed
- Useful phone numbers
(Australia) - Cathy Strachan