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Business of the day

There is an almost endless list of daily activities that exist regardless of which country one might live and in this, there is a 'theology' lesson, claims Mark Tronson, a Baptist minister and chairman of Well-Being Australia..

  • Ethics needed on both sides

    Many are all too aware of the conflict between ethical behaviour of benevolent societies towards their clients, and sometimes unethical behaviour of their clients, according to M V Tronson, Baptist minister of 32 years and chairman of Well-Being Australia,.

  • Christian families defying the trend

    Well-Being Australia chairman Mark Tronson, a Baptist minister, was recently asked by a bereaved family to conduct the funeral as a Christian service. This was to be held at the chapel located within the precinct of a crematorium, and not at a church. M V Tronson was happy with this, as he himself had arranged his own father's Christian funeral at a similar chapel, for logistical and practical family reasons.

  • Biblical illiteracy in public life

    Why is it that those who seem to know the least about biblical Christianity will often pontificate so freely on the subject? It becomes clear when such people open their mouths that they don't have a clue as to what is actually written in the Bible. Indeed, one wonders if they in fact have even read the book – even just a few chapters.

  • Life After Cricket and Judicial Integrity

    A few weeks ago South Australian District Court Judge, David Lovell, a former South Australian State Cricketer and a Bradman Medallist, withdrew from a case in which a cricketer was involved.

  • Some Good News on the Abortion Front

    While there is often a lot of bad news concerning abortion, there are some occasional good news stories. Two encouraging events are worth recounting here. The first involves a leader in the pro-abortion group Planned Parenthood who has left that organisation and is now fully pro-life.

  • Transporters of hope

    There is a remarkable group of volunteers across the breadth and depth of Australia who are tireless in their endeavours in driving the sick to hospital and visiting hospitals to spend time with the sick, says Well-Being Australia chairman Mark Tronson, a Baptist minister.

  • Is this the future for church furnishings?

    Well-Being Australia Mark Tronson, a Baptist minister, has been fascinated by the lengths to which one airline has gone to reduce weight to save fuel, and concomitantly changing its policies to be more environmentally friendly. He asks the question: "Will Christian congregations follow suit?"

  • Newcastle Flyer illustrates the maths

    The \'Traveller\' section of the Sydney Morning Herald ran a fascinating article on the number of routes that are no longer serviced by airlines, as the new fast train system throughout Europe, particularly from London across the channel, has come of age.

  • A dark day for American Christianity

    Barrack Obama knew that in order to win the US Presidential election, he had to win over a large voting bloc: evangelical born-again Christians. So he put on a good act, tried to talk the talk, and managed to convince many gullible believers that he was one of them.

  • The theology of horsing around

    The Melbourne Cup is almost upon us again. Initiated in 1861, this pinnacle of Australia's spring horse racing season, is held on the first Tuesday of November each year and it is considered to be 'the race that stops the nation'.

  • Should the Christian acquiesce or stand?

    A Scottish judge has affirmed there is a case to be heard by the European Court of Justice because Pakistan born preacher, the Reverend Mahboob Masih, believed he was discriminated against for his beliefs as a Christian.