Mark Tronson
Press Service International
Dr Mark Tronson - a 4 min video
Chairman – Well-Being Australia
Baptist Minister 45 years
- 1984 - Australian cricket team chaplain 17 years (Ret)
- 2001 - Life After Cricket (18 years Ret)
- 2009 - Olympic Ministry Medal – presented by Carl Lewis
- 2019 - The Gutenberg - (ARPA Christian Media premier award)
Gutenberg video - 2min 14sec
Married to Delma for 45 years with 4 children and 6 grand children
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Preaching is an art form
Make the message stick - many a preacher can contest with the very best actor as the preacher conveys a life saving message, be memorable and contain a lasting link into the hearts and minds of the hearers.
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The nature of cricket
Numerous writers for well over a century has pondered the nature of cricket and why it has such a hold over the nation.
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Transition – Pioneer to Stabliser
It took the revolutionary slave abolitionist, William Wilberforce (1759-1833) 42 years of Parliamentary debate and political lobbying to succeed in his campaign. Six days before the death of John Wesley (English evangelist), Wesley wrote to Wilberforce:
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Church bands - marvellous Saxophone
Yes, I am one of thousands upon thousands of Australians who plays the saxophone. To my knowledge, every school band throughout Australia has had at least one saxophonist, as have the multiplicity of town or community bands. This is a tradition that has gone on for generation after generation.
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An old story replayed every day
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".
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Christian Camp – has a railway carriage
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.
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Those pesky sticky fingers
Family life engages in transporting young children in the car, or whether you like to eat mangoes or watermelon under a shady tree, or whether you just suffer during humid weather, you will probably have been reaching for the conveniently packaged "wet wipes".
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Comeback of the homemaker
A recent News.com article claims that a growing number of Generation Y young women are right now or planning to be 'homemakers' and not in any shape or form establishing a career.
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Salvation Stories are critical
During the late 60s and early 70s I was a young man who followed the Lord and engaged in both a busy working life and elite sport. Yet, the most exciting part of my life at that time, was reading and hearing stories of ordinary people finding eternal Salvation in Jesus Christ.
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Railway Museums – fascinating experience
The Footplate Padre has visited many railway museums over the years – these include Sydney, Thirlmere, Redbank (Ipswich), Beenleigh, Melbourne, Launceston, Adelaide, Perth, Albany, Gympie, Goulburn, British Rail and the Smithsonian in Washington DC.