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David

  • How denominations destroy faith

    I love the rich frameworks and traditions of faith passed down to us through the ages. I am not anti-denomination or anti-church. I love the way that new denominations are continually popping up all over the world, seeking to understand God and explore fresh avenues for worship and connection with him and with each other.

  • 10 Commandments for any Christian minister to a fresh congregation

    A few days after Australia\'s new Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull took office The Age by Michael Gordon ran a fascinating piece on the 10 Commandments for the new PM and these ten had such alliances to a fresh Christian minister coming to a new pastorate that I thought it provident to list them.

  • Johnathan Thurston – the perfect season for the Peter Pan of Rugby League

    At 179cm tall and 86 kilograms, you could easily be mistaken for not thinking that Johnathan Thurston is a dominant force in one of the most brutal professional sports played in the 21st Century.

  • Mali state TV shows photos of 'authors' of hotel attack

    Mali state television showed images on Monday of two men, apparently dead, that it said were the \"authors\" of an attack by Islamist militants on a luxury hotel in the capital Bamako and appealed for information as to their identity.

  • Brian Houston failed to report his father's sexual abuse - royal commission

    The founder of Hillsong Church, Brian Houston, failed to report allegations his father had sexually abused children and had a conflict of interest in dealing with the accusations, a royal commission has found.

  • Police investigation after 'ISIS' and 'Allah Akbar' spray painted onto NSW church

    A church in New South Wales, Australia, was victim of an arson attack on Saturday, when vandals also sprayed the words \"ISIS\" and \"Allah Akbar\" onto the side of the church, according to Central Western Daily.

  • ANZAC war graves in London desecrated for second time this year

    Graves of Australian and New Zealand soldiers killed in World War One have been daubed with graffiti for the second time in seven months in London.

  • Culture and Christianity – weird and wonderful mixes

    When at seminary 38 years ago we turned our attention in one semester to culture and Christianity in the light of world missions and noticed how experienced and wise missionaries regularly worked within cultural norms rather than trying to inset western culture.

  • How do you heal a broken heart?

    Have you ever had your heart broken? Maybe a relationship didn\'t work out the way you had hoped, or you missed an incredible opportunity that you had been waiting for.

  • Promotion comes from God

    I get a warm glow in my stomach whenever I hear people say things like \'promotion comes from God\' or \'do you see someone man skilled in his work? They will serve before kings; they will not serve before officials of low rank\' (Psalm 22, verse 29).