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David

  • Bible is one of the top 10 most 'challenged' books in America

    The Bible is now one of the most objected to books at US schools and libraries, having been challenged on grounds of the sex and violence it contains, and for the legal issues it raises, it was announced this week.

  • Surprising number of house fires causing death

    Many remain alarmed at the surprisingly large number of people who have been losing their lives through house fires.

  • Etiquette - attending a funeral

    NZ Herald recently ran an article, leading up to NZ cricketer Martin Crow\'s funeral, on why we should attend a funeral along with reasons one might excuse oneself.

  • Without language

    Have you ever been without language? Without voice? Stripped of your ability to communicate? I have.

  • Celebration in the darkness

    The world has once again been rattled. Something about the recent events in Brussels sliced right through to the centre of my heart. I remember all the way back to the September 11 attacks quite vividly, and yet the terror attacks in Brussels have shaken me to my core.

  • The Footplate Padre's stories of the Southern Aurora

    As the Footplate Padre, \'The Southern Aurora\' was the title of my 1989 book. It detailed everything about this iconic express sleeper train which travelled overnight between Melbourne and Sydney, in each direction, seven nights a week, from the sixties to the eighties.

  • Dangers on the Web

    The invitations are alluring, complimentary and full of promise. A website says, \"Geeks were once ridiculed and reviled\" but then \"geeks became the people to know. In fact, they started being considered cool.\" For many teens today \'cool\' is a craving.

  • BehringerXR18 Review Part 3

    This article is part three of my Behringer Air XR18 review and will continue the focus on the last 4 control tabs that make up the channel strip.

  • Why I don't argue with my children

    \'Please clean your room\', \'Please pick up your toys,\' \'It\'s bed time\'... sometimes it doesn\'t take much to start an argument. However, I\'ve started a new approach as I parent my children and it does not involve arguing.

  • Embracing obedience beyond inadequacy

    In spending a weekend at a retreat with a bunch of women I was reminded just how common it is to feel inadequate. Inadequacy is definitely not a foreign concept in my life.