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David

  • The usefulness of the Gospel

    A shift has occurred. Undoubtedly, the church desires the gospel, but is it for different reasons altogether - than what - the gospel was meant to establish?

  • Train carriages retain charm at Christian Camp sites

    Christian camp sites around the nation with the good fortune of hosting railway carriages as part of their camp site accommodation have a charm all of their own.

  • Benhadad counted his chickens before they hatched

    Counting your chickens before they\'ve hatched is as true today as it has always been, as even explained in the Bible. The Online Idiom Dictionary explains it as \"Don\'t make future plans on something that has not yet happened\" and provides several similar idioms such as \"Jumping the gun\".

  • Pakistan: 5,000 arrested after Lahore bombing as Christians call for protection

    Pakistan has arrested more than 5,000 suspects since the Lahore bombing on Sunday, a provincial minister said yesterday.

  • Madonna, Taylor Swift And A Ferret Named Phil.

    Australian author William Reiner wrote and published \'A Ferret Named Phil.\' The delightful story features Phil, the Ferret who deals with bullying without resorting to violence.

  • Arab Teacher Wins Global Teacher Award

    Hanan Al-Hroub is an Arab primary teacher who grew up in a refugee camp near Bethlehem, Israel. Violence was prevalent in and around her community.

  • Not for loss

    One morning I was scrolling through my Facebook feeds and noticed a post by one of my colleagues. Now, Facebook has this annoying feature where parts of a video are played to the extent that you see things that you really wish you never saw.

  • Awkward evangelism

    On my top ten list of fears, next to wasps, shark attacks and missing clearance sales, was evangelism. The mere idea of walking up to a stranger and handing them a pamphlet or asking them in an intrusive monotone if I could share with them about Jesus made me feel nauseous.

  • 12,000 New Zealand youth - a fresh perspective on Easter celebrations

    The New Zealand Bible Society distributed a \'free art resource\' to more than 12,000 youth at Easter Camps through the Kiwi Isles.

  • Australian women's sport forging ahead

    History reveals there has always been a strong showing of Australian women in sport. We can think back to post war Olympics with famous sports women such as Marjorie Jackson, Betty Cuthbert, Dawn Fraser. Margaret Court, Evonne Goolagong Cawley, Shane Gould, Kathy Freeman and Sally Pearson (to name but a few).