Listen again to one hour of Christian music from “Songs of Hope”. This was broadcast on Sunday 2 February 2014 on Southern FM 88.3 in Melbourne Australia. Features include an “Aussie Legends” segment half way through, in which Vic Campbell talks about singer Steve Apirana, and a short talk on a “Christian who made a difference”, Michael Cassidy at the three quarter hour mark
Click the play button for the audio or download. Play time is one hour.
Songs of Hope website: http://songsofhope883.com
Listen again to the Songs of Hope celebration of Australia Day. The first podcast is Neil Williams singing “God Bless Australia”. The second is our one hour of special songs to celebrate Australia Day. There are songs from artists in each state of Australia.
Video version (click on video to stop audio):
Audio version:
Click the play button for the audio or download. Play time is 3 mins.
One hour Australia Day music celebration:
Click the play button for the audio or download. Play time is one hour.
Songs of Hope website: http://songsofhope883.com
Hear the story of Griffith Jones, the reverend who brought reading and writing to the common man in Wales for the first time in the early 1700s. Broadcast on Songs of Hope on 6Nov16 in the segment “Christians who made a difference”.
Click the play button for the audio or download. Play time is 4 minutes
Songs of Hope website: http://songsofhope883.com
Here it is, the latest Songs of Hope podcast. It was broadcast on 19 January 2014 on Southern FM at 8am.
It goes for one hour and includes the story of Aussie Legend Rod Boucher at the 33 minute mark, and the story of Welshman Griffith Jones who brought education to the poor in Wales in the 17th century with his innovative circulating schools. Jones story is at the 46 minute mark.
Click the play button for the audio or download. Play time is one hour.
Songs of Hope website: http://songsofhope883.com
Below are the stories of many Christians who through their Christian values and talents have made a positive difference for the world. Many of them are Australians and have impacted Australia’s society and development and values. There are opportunities for teachers within the Australian education curriculum, both primary and secondary, to incorporate these stories into our Australian schools curriculum.
Some of these Christians are scientists, and some have made social improvements for their societies. Some are Australians and some from other countries. Some have improved education opportunities for many. Some have been politically active and changed nations futures. Some have been artists, and some have been industrialists. There are men and women. All have made a difference. Use this material in school projects. All stories have an audio as they were broadcast on Songs of Hope radio program in Melbourne. Some of the stories also have an accompanying video.
Here are some possible assignment questions:
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