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David

  • Putin orders start of Russian forces' withdrawal from Syria

    Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday he was instructing his armed forces to start pulling out of Syria, over five months after he ordered the launch of a military operation that shored up his ally, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

  • Jennifer Garner explains how new faith film made her return to church

    In new faith film \'Miracles from Heaven\', which is based on a true story, actress Jennifer Garner plays Christy Beam, the mother of a young girl Annabel who is diagnosed with an incurable and painful disease.

  • Islamic State jihadists set fire to hundreds of Christian books in Mosul

    Hundreds of Christian books have been burned by Islamic State in Mosul, almost two years after jihadists took over the Iraqi city.

  • Plants

    Do you ever talk to your plants? I do. You know, coaxing the tomatoes to grow bigger and redder, suggesting to the African violet that it\'s had a rest for over a year and it\'s time it started to show off its flowers again.

  • One Day in Melbourne—Evangelicals Online: the forgotten media in Australian Christianity

    \'One Day in Melbourne—Evangelicals Online\' (conference) on Saturday 16 April 2016 is a one-day gathering for editors, writers, designers, social media mavens, authors, bloggers, self-publishers—anyone in Christian media whose aim is to maximise the Gospel.

  • The real enemy

    I have a confession to make; I can be a pretty angry person.

  • Household savings likewise for missions

    The Daily Mail reported on a mum who had given up her job to focus on being a homemaker. The mother saved more than AUD$22,000 - after giving up basic commodities including shampoo, toothpaste and toilet paper.

  • PSI young writers planning for annual conference 12-13 August in Sydney

    Press Service International (PSI) is a ministry of developing young writers in conjunction with Christian Today, and already they are planning their annual conference 12-13 August in Sydney.

  • Rest in God alone

    The only rest we can find is in God. When the going gets tough, when life gets dreary or stressing, it\'s so easy for us to bury ourselves in work, study, pleasure—anything to distract us from the reality of emotions and life.

  • Bacon, eggs and inequality

    International Women\'s Day was on March 8. Facebook informed me of this with a little banner, and asked me to share my thoughts.