Karen Beilharz

Karen Beilharz is a Sydney-based writer, editor and comics creator best known for her work on 'Kinds of Blue: An anthology of short comics about depression' and 'Eternal Life', a science fiction graphic novel with Paul Wong-Pan. (Find more of her work at hivemindedness.com.) She is a former editor of 'The Briefing' and attends church in Sydney's Inner West, where she is heavily involved with their play group. She is married to Ben and together they have two delightful, precocious little girls. Whenever she has a spare moment, she is watching movies, knitting or furiously catching up on her Twitter feed.

Defend your body with the word

  • Karen Beilharz
  • 4 June 2018

Every day, I need to keep fighting to see myself the way God sees me—to see my reflection in his word instead of between the covers of a glossy magazine.

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How to talk to strangers

  • Karen Beilharz
  • 18 December 2017

A stranger is a human being—created in the image of God with all the weaknesses and foibles of fallen humanity. It means that, in a way, there’s nothing to be afraid of: this person is like you.

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How to build real community in your growth group

  • Karen Beilharz
  • 23 March 2017

Growth group is not just about building relationships. It’s not just about solving people’s problems. It’s not just about fostering love and belonging. It’s about growing together as Christians living this side of Jesus’ return.

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Bible Study for mums with young kids

  • Karen Beilharz
  • 22 August 2016

If you’re a mum with young children, Bible study can be quite a challenge: it’s not just the getting there (let alone getting there on time); it’s also the getting through the study. But despite the challenges, as Karen Beilharz argues, going is still important.

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When Christians move on

  • Karen Beilharz
  • 10 June 2016

If you’ve been a Christian for any length of time, you’ve probably had people join your fellowship and people leave for various reasons. Changing relationships can be hard. How do you deal with it? Karen Beilharz offers a few suggestions.

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