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Respite on cricketers agenda

Respite on cricketers agenda

Earlier in the year, Cricket Australia had two-way correspondence with Well-Being Australia\'s chairman, Mark Tronson, discussing the workload of cricketers and the value of respite. .

  • Byung Pal Ryu: Korean missionary to Fiji

    Korean missionary Byung Pal Ryu had his heart set on serving the Lord in Bangladesh, however he found every door was closed to him whereas every other door was opened to Fiji. Amazingly, he ended up ministering to the very groups he had his heart set upon: Hindus, Buddhists, Muslim and Sikhs.

  • Michael Jackson - Echoes of Elvis

    The news that singer Michael Jackson died early Thursday afternoon at his Los Angeles home, has predictably sent shock waves through the world of pop celebrity. It has also provoked a tidal wave of responses in the Twittersphere and blogosphere.

  • Author of railway books likes this song and dance

    A \'song and dance\' is being made over a report for the NSW Government\'s price regulator that shows that for every train journey the public subsidises, the community saves more than $6 in social costs.

  • Love and Marriage

    A very brief news item caught my attention just recently which is worth commenting on. It had to do with where modern marriage is heading, and how some people are seeking to change the usual marriage vows to reflect their own preference for non-commitment.

  • A review of Islam: The House I Left Behind. By Daniel Shayesteh.

    This is the powerful and inspiring story of an Iranian who went from being a committed Muslim revolutionary to a passionate follower of Jesus. It is a most compelling look at the real nature of Islam, and how the grace of God in Christ can radically transform a life.

  • Sports contractors – special circumstance clauses

    Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo, the Portuguese winger named the world\'s best player, has been sold to Real Madrid by Manchester United for AUS$163 million.

  • Tennis Ministry

    Wimbledon, the greatest of all Tennis Grand Slam Tennis tournaments, is under way right now. Moreover there is a ministry to professional tennis players on the international tour, which was initiated in the late 1970s.

  • A review of Cruel and Usual Punishment. By Nonie Darwish.

    Nonie Darwish knows a fair amount about Islam. She was an Egyptian Muslim for the first 30 years of her life. Then she fled to America and she is now a Christian. She has told her story earlier, in her 2007 volume, Now They Call Me Infidel: Why I Renounced Jihad for America, Israel, and the War on Terror.

  • National Credentials Questioned

    Is International cricket at the crossroads as the one Sport that might find itself in the position where its participants will prefer to play for the greatest amount of money, rather than for the nation?

  • Wendy Kopelya and the HIV AIDS program in PNG

    Papua New Guinea\'s Mt Hagen Baptist Handicraft group is one of the most amazing fundraising ministries. Wendy Kopelya who is a nurse, is one of this team of astonishing volunteers.

  • In praise of discrimination

    Time was when a man could be praised for having discriminating tastes. It was a mark of being able to make fine differentiations. Discernment, judgment and careful evaluation also used to be regarded as virtues. But today of course the word discrimination has almost only bad connotations.