Missionary respite – steps toward a second facility
Laguna Quays Respite was established four years as a respite cottage for missionaries and those in Christian ministry on the Whitsundays mainland developed by my wife Delma and I in 2011 having been ministering in respite since 1992 with Australian Institute of Sport elite athletes, Olympians and cricketers..
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New hope: Celebrating young scientists on Australia Day
Already we are well into 2015 and we celebrate a new year\'s activities. Several times a year, I like to celebrate the awards and achievements of our Australian scientists. On none other than Australia Day!
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What is a voice: a nation's voice, a Christian voice, a mother's voice, an inaudible voice
The nature of modern television news and current affair is that the audible sound of the journalist, the interviewed or the panellists are very normal every day speaking voice.
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Interest in the Christian Article Registry Depository (C.A.R.D.) site very agreeable
C.A.R.D. - Christian Article Registry Depository - was launched on Wednesday 5 November by the Gold Coast\'s Josh Hinds and his IT company \"Spiders Touch\".
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Mission respite available throughout 2015
Laguna Quays Respite for mission personnel (overseas and home mission) on the Whitsundays mainland, opened in 2011, has enjoyed astonishing occupancy rates and with 2015 looming bookings are now open for the New Year.
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Australian and New Zealand Young Writer Leadership Group presentation to conference
The Australian and New Zealand young writers leadership groups program of Press Service International met last week on the Gold Coast prior and presented their outcomes to the annual young writer conference at the Banora Point Baptist facilities over the weekend.
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Should we be playing sport with Pakistan?
Pakistan is one of my favourite places. Not only did I serve as the Australian cricket team chaplain for 17 years and met many of the most delightful Pakistanis, but I have followed the magnificent Pakistani hockey players over the years.
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Danielle (Carney) Stott is the Australian top young writer – and takes home 'The Basil Sellers' $1000
Danielle (Carney) Stott won the 2014 \'Basil Sellers\' $1000 Australian Young Writer award. Danielle Stott is based on the Gold Coast, and gained the most points over an eight month period from seven Panellists, having marked all the Australian young writers.
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Can we add 'Christian Intuitive' to our last Will and Testament
There are lawyers today who specialise in contesting someone\'s last Will and Testament. One of my daughters is one of these who specialise in this.
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Many beautiful women got a free pass, now new stats show more women in court and sentenced
A recent News.com article has shocked the nation, and asking very serious questions about the psyche of this wide brown land, whereby beautiful women in NSW are now being charged and sentenced to a wide variety of crime.
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Battle of Monte Cassino – New Zealanders and Germans
Recently \'Auckland NOW\' ran a feature by Aimee Gulliver on the gathering of New Zealand WWII veterans who fought at Monte Cassino in Italy with Prince Harry as the honoured Royal Guest for this dedicated occasion.
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From the Driver's Seat – what's it like to drive a huge locomotive and where the money went
This was the title of my 1989 book – From the Driver\'s Seat – now out of print - and it details 14 rail journey\'s from the locomotive driver\'s perspective, an oral account of what occurs from signing on for duty to when relieved upon arrival at the destination.
