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David

  • On Reflections and Resolutions

    It\'s that time of the year again for some much needed R&R. No, I\'m not talking about rest and relax, although the holiday period is certainly a great time to take a much needed breather from life\'s daily demands, and also a break from the intense present shopping and Christmas preparation in the lead up to the festive season.

  • Life without credit cards

    What is it like to be in debt? I remember hearing my dad huff and puff when he got back from a trip to the bank after realising that a cheque that he was given, had bounced.

  • A New Year: Resolutions and Resignations

    There are two ways of seeing the New Year that I would like to address: \"New Year, New Me\" – a promise of change and resolutions, and \"It\'s been another year; why am I still here?\" – a cry of the desolate.

  • Concerns Islamic State may be trafficking body parts

    Islamic State has sanctioned the harvesting of human organs in a previously undisclosed ruling by the group\'s Islamic scholars, raising concerns that the violent extremist group may be trafficking in body parts.

  • More than 100 homes lost in Australia's Christmas Day bushfires

    More than 100 homes burned down in a leading Australian tourist area in bushfires on Christmas Day and the situation remained dangerous on Saturday, as officials predicted more blazes to come later in the hot southern summer.

  • Pope calls in Christmas message for unity against militant atrocities

    Pope Francis urged the world in his Christmas message on Friday to unite to end atrocities by Islamist militants that he said were causing immense suffering in many countries.

  • Holy Spirit freedom and new ways of doing church

    I grew up in a church which taught me a lot about Jesus and Father God but not so much about the Holy Spirit. It is so important to give new believers the whole picture of who God is so they can experience the fullness of God.

  • Christmas message - Aliyah - 80% of French Jews considering moving to Israel

    Just as Joseph and Mary had no where to lay their head as their baby was due, so too according to UCI, Dr. Michael Bensaadon, director of the \"Klita\" umbrella organisation for NGOs working to help French Jews immigrate to Israel.

  • Navigating culture biblically

    Everyone yearns. We have a deep longing for unity and there is something inside us that drives us to spend time together—to be with other people, to be social, is a basic human need.

  • Butterfly Christians

    Butterflies are some of God\'s prettiest creatures. Like tiny stained glass windows fluttering around they share a similar growth cycle to that of a Christian.