The Lighthouse

Social epidemics behave in the same way that viral epidemics do. They are contagious, spread through small means and spill over into crisis mode as a result of a single dramatic event. Right now, the world is facing two pandemics. A viral one, Covid-19, and a social one, fear. Let’s take a look at how…

Florence Nightingale was born into a life of wealth and privilege, in an age when women were expected to simply marry, have children and not do much else. But in response to a call from God, Florence dedicated her life to helping the sick – unheard of in Victorian England. In the Crimean War, she…

Social Media has taken the world by storm. Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp, Twitter, Tumblr, Snapchat, Youtube, Messenger, LinkedIn and many others are now household names. How did we survive before without all those forms of social media? How much time are we spending on social media? And what is its impact on our lives? I’m Gary…

History depicts the holocaust as one of the worst incidents of genocide the world has ever seen. Rarely do we see Jews during World War II as heroes of a daring resistance movement, defying Nazi rule and surviving the horrors of the war. And yet this week, we take a look at just such a group…

Heartache. Anxiety. Brokenness. These are well known symptoms that people suffer after experiencing terrible loss. A Mum and a Dad lost their blonde-haired, brown eyed baby boy – Maverick – in a tragic accident right on a family farm in the northern tablelands of NSW. This is their story of heart-wrenching pain and loss. But…

Considered the pinnacle of human achievement at the time, the RMS Titanic departed from London for New York on April 12, 1912. What was meant to be a 7-day journey came to an abrupt and tragic end when the luxurious ship struck an iceberg, 640 km from land. Isidor and Ida Straus, the co-owners of…