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Christians With Depression
Churches tend to be made up largely of happy, smiling, well-healed people, which is a pain in the neck when you’re depressed. A church is often the last place you want to be when you’re feeling psychologically or emotionally unbalanced. … Continue reading
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Tagged church, community, Depression, Erik Eriksson, idea, Lord Jesus, Martin Luther, priest
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Kids, Courts, and Custody Battles
Kids, Courts and Custody Battles and why you need to avoid the latter for the sake of the former Hi I’m Father Dave. I’m a tough guy. I’ve boxed professionally. I’ve kicked and wrestled with the best of them. In … Continue reading
Youthful Idealism Is Not Dead – just look at my MySpace page!
I scroll the images of my [MySpace] ‘friends’ to the centre of my screen and what I see, quite frankly, is an image of the Kingdom of God! Youthful idealism isn’t dead. It’s just become less tangible! Here I was, … Continue reading
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Tagged centre, guy, image, Kingdom of God, MySpace, screen, scroll, the Kingdom of God! Youthful idealism, Youthful Idealism
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Who Is My Brother?
Is it appropriate for me to refer to my Islamic friends as my ‘brothers’ and ‘sisters’ or should I reserve this language for fellow Christians? Is it only right to exclude some people from ‘the family’? What does that New … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, Brother, community, faith, membership, New Testament
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Sheikh Hilaly Had a Point!
Sheikh Hilaly had a Point! (or “if you’ve got a right to walk around topless, I’ve got a right to look”) In October 2008, Sheikh Al-Hilaly, the mufti of Australia, got himself in a lot of trouble over comments made in … Continue reading
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Tagged Australian society, Australian women, community, doesn, Islamic dress code, logic, sense, Sheikh Al-Hilaly, Sheikh Hilaly, society
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Are cartoons of the Prophet really a form of Free Speech?
In September 2005, twelve cartoons depicting the prophet Muhammad were published in Denmark’s Jyllands-Posten daily and then reprinted in a Norwegian magazine in January 2006. The cartoons included a portrayal of the prophet wearing a time-bomb-shaped turban and show him as … Continue reading
Ray Williams Loses His Order of Australia
Ray Williams loses his Order of Australia (and if I had one, I’d be handing it back) In December 2005, Ray Williams – former CEO of failed insurance giant HIH – was stripped of his Order of Australia. Ray … Continue reading
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Tagged breakdown, insurance, Order, Order of Australia, Ray Williams, way, work
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Is that Burning Reichstag I smell?
Well, things are certainly hotting up in old Sydney town! Last weekend we witnessed riots in the burbs on a level that certainly surpassed anything that has taken place in living memory for me. Some 5000 people converged on Cronulla … Continue reading
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Tagged Adolf Hitler, ground, memory, Reichstag, Reichstag�, revenge, terror, violence
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Burn the Witch!
“Burn the Witch! Burn the Witch!” These words have come to mind lately, as I’ve watched a number of Pakistani friends of mine get deported, for reasons nobody is quite clear about. It might not be immediately obvious to everyone … Continue reading
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Tagged answer, argument, Burn the Witch, problem, Saddam Hussein, Sir Bedivere, Witch, witches, wood
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