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Footplate Padre and the Border Fruit Inspectors

Footplate Padre and the Border Fruit Inspectors

Footplate Padre Mark Tronson, a Baptist minister of 32 years, wrote in the March edition of the \'On Track\' railway e-magazine about the State border fruit inspectors. His memory was activated when he re-read Peter Williams story in his 18th book \'All Night Sitter\', which had been published in 1992. .

  • Killing Babies to Improve Their Health

    The Rudd government has just announced that it has overturned the ban on foreign aid funds going to abortion services. Following in the wake of the pro-death Obama administration, the Rudd government has simply slavishly followed suit.

  • Cafeteria Religion

    Mix and match eating arrangements are common – and acceptable – in cafeterias. Grab a tray, pick what you like, and pass over the rest. This is fine for eating out. However it does not work so well with religious consumption.

  • Sharon and Delma Compare Notes

    Sharon Mings and Delma Tronson, the women behind two of the world\'s Sports Ministry\'s champion\'s for Jesus, the USA\'s Sam Mings and Australia\'s Mark Tronson recently had time to compare notes and exchange gifts.

  • Gold medals for Jesus!

    Well-Being Australia chairman, Mark Tronson, and his wife, Delma, say that the gold medals they were recently awarded to acknowledge 27 years Sports and Olympic Ministry are Gold medals for Jesus!

  • Our Anti-Natalist Fatalists

    Planet earth is doomed. That is the clear message coming from the population control zealots. These anti-natalists are certain that if we do not immediately take radical steps to curb population growth we will all perish. Of course we have been hearing this gloom and doom ideology for decades now.

  • Welcome chat with Carl Lewis

    Well-Being Australia chairman, Australian Baptist minister Mark Tronson, had the privilege of spending 40 minutes with Olympian of the Century, Carl Lewis after he had presented Mark and his wife, Delma, with an international award in Dallas recently.

  • Cults and Amazing Grace

    I don't know about other newspapers, but in the Melbourne Herald Sun there have been some quarter-page ads placed lately with the banner headline, "He was right!" So who is he and what was he right about?

  • Dr Sam Mings Honours Australian Ministry with Short Video

    Dr Sam Mings, the founder and president of Lay Witnesses for Christ, has honoured an Australian Baptist minister and his wife, Mark and Delma Tronson, by recording for them a short video extolling their Sports and Olympic ministry over 27 years.

  • Darwin and the Image of God

    The Judeo-Christian worldview is unique among the religions and philosophies of the world in affirming that human beings are made in the image of God. It is the uniqueness of humans that sets these two religions apart from all others.

  • Coaches of Influence

    Nelson Cook, who initiated the sports ministry 'Coaches of Influence' nine years ago in Los Angeles, hosted Australians Mark and Delma Tronson for five days of full-on ministry last week.

  • On Sin and Hell (and C.S. Lewis)

    No, I am not being a masochist here in writing on topics which are too theologically incorrect to even mention nowadays. There is in fact a method to my madness, so let me explain.