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The second of 12 letters to an unconvinced agnostic

The second of 12 letters to an unconvinced agnostic

These monthly letters were written over 12 months by Mark Tronson to a gentleman described as an unconvinced agnostic. .

  • The first of 12 letters to an unconvinced agnostic

    These monthly letters were written over 12 months by Mark Tronson to a gentleman described as an unconvinced agnostic.

  • Palliative Care Versus Euthanasia

    Palliative care is one of the great overlooked issues in the euthanasia debate. What the terminally ill want and need is pain relief, not an end to life. While suffering certainly exists, so too does substantial hope for healing and wellbeing. That is what palliative care is all about.

  • Another rainy day and on holiday

    2010 has been a wet year for much of the east coast of Australia. Day after day it has either been heavy rain or miserable drizzle. The question arises that when on holidays, when confronted with yet another day of wet weather, what are the options?

  • It's time for some passion here

    Some of you who are football fans may have watched the Brownlow ceremonies the other night. The winner with 30 votes was Carlton's Chris Judd. This is the nation's highest award for the best and fairest footballer. It is a huge honour and anyone who receives it is entitled to gloat and carry on big time.

  • Identifying the plant

    Flora have many references in the Bible. Australians love their gardens and the number of television programs on gardening illustrates this. So it was with some interest when I noticed such a strange flower and tree.

  • Maximise Retention – Minimise Content

    One fresh idea to better market our Mission – Well-Being Australia – has come from our attendance at the annual Australasian Religious Press Association (ARPA) conference in Hobart in early September. It is to \'Maximise Retention – Minimise Content'.

  • Practical tips on Making a difference, Part Two

    In this second part of my article I continue to offer some practical pointers on how we can let our voices be heard by our rulers and powerbrokers. We need to be stand up and be counted for the values we hold near and dear.

  • Practical tips on making a difference, Part One

    We are in the midst of a great battle over ideas, beliefs and values. Much of this conflict is played out in the political, social and legal arenas. While all battles ultimately have an underlying spiritual dimension, we also must fight the good fight on these other levels as well.

  • Battery Point

    Battery Point is one of the earliest suburbs of Hobart and it was my wife Delma and my privilege recently to visit someone in this old established land mark suburb.

  • Footplate Padre on QR 'lander' trains

    There is no more mysterious lore of railway magic than the great \'lander\' trains of Queensland. In my sixteen books on Australian train driver\'s anecdotes there are a smidgen of stories about these various \'lander\' trains of Queensland, all of which were launched between 1953 and 1954.

  • Hobart's Red Decker from Sheffield, England

    Tourism Ministry is a vital part of my ministry and it\'s always interesting to see how city bus tours run. While in Hobart recently, my wife Delma and I did the Red Decker tour. The Red Decker company has three red double decker buses. The tour runs a 90 minute loop around the city with two sections of forty five minutes each, with the Hobart Information Centre as the central stop.