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David

  • Trial set in U.S. case against accused Charleston church shooter

    A U.S. judge on Tuesday set a Nov. 7 date for the federal trial of the white man accused of killing nine black parishioners in a racially motivated attack at a church in Charleston, South Carolina a year ago.

  • Nigeria: Pastor's wife killed after blasphemy accusation

    Christians in Kano, the largest city in mainly-Muslim northern Nigeria, were bracing for widespread violence following the 2 June killing of a Christian woman, but the weekend and Sunday services passed without further violence.

  • Recreational fishing – huge numbers of people

    The Gospel stories are replete with experiences associated with fishing.

  • The Christian view of what happens after we die

    As a Baptist minister of 39 years one of the ministerial roles is that of being available to families to officiate at loved one\'s funerals and I\'ve engaged in such ministry from children, to teenagers, young adults, middle aged and the elderly.

  • Do others recognise what you are?

    A few weeks ago I attended a meeting outside of the office with a colleague of mine. We work in different departments of the same company. While we were waiting for the other participants to arrive, I decided to make casual conversation by asking him how he\'d spent a recent public holiday.

  • Rough Seas and Timid Feet

    \"Lord, why me?\" was the question I found myself asking as I looked on at a series of seemingly unfortunate circumstances in my life.

  • Still throwing Christians into the lion's den in 2016?

    ARE Australia\'s Christian churches on the brink of \'complete strategic irrelevance\', as Greg Sheridan argued in the Australian on the weekend?

  • The Times They are a-Changing!

    What comes to mind when we consider Britain? Writers and poets through the ages have depicted British ways with tea and scones and cucumber sandwiches.

  • The Aussie pedestrian button: elegant, practical, inconspicuous and very safe

    Next time you stand at a road crossing with pedestrian lights, and you press that conveniently-postioned button and wait for the lights to change and the familiar alteration in the sound that alerts you that you can \"walk\", be proud of Australian scientists and technicians.

  • Be careful with your words

    God has been challenging me this week on how I speak to myself. He pointed out that at work and in my personal life most of my sentences start with\"I am sorry but\" or \"this might sound silly\".