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Daily Telegraph: Fighting Father Dave Smith subject for renowned street artist E.L.K

It was a great privilege to be spray-painted by my friend Luke Cornish (aka. E.L.K.). This is the same man who came with us to Syria and returned the head of Khaled Al-Assad to Palmyra through his amazing artwork. Some … Continue reading

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SBS World News: Australian boxers fighting for peace in Syria

A big thank-you to Luke Waters for putting together this piece for SBS World News. It is perhaps the primary goal of Boxers for Peace to let the whole world know what is really going on in Syria. In truth, … Continue reading

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SANA News: In solidarity with Syria, Australian boxing team conducts exercises

It was great to have the support of Syrian media for our 2016 Boxers for Peace mission. Even though our goal was to spread the truth about Syria to the outside world, it was great to know that we were being well … Continue reading

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God is for real! (A sermon on John 17:20-26)

“A Crowd – not this crowd or that, the crowd now living or the crowd long dead, a crowd of humble people or of superior people, of rich or of poor, etc. – but simply a crowd, in its very … Continue reading

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Kill and Eat! (A sermon on Acts 11:1-18)

“When Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcised believers criticized him, 3saying, “Why did you go to uncircumcised men and eat with them?” 4Then Peter began to explain it to them, step by step, saying, 5“I was in the city of Joppa praying, … Continue reading

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Easter Sermon 2016 (Luke 24:1-12)

But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they came to the tomb, taking the spices that they had prepared. They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they went in, they did not … Continue reading

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While I drink my beer the Gospel runs its course (A sermon on John 12:1-11)

While I drink my beer the Gospel runs its course John 12:1-11 Six days before the Passover Jesus came to Bethany, the home of Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. 2There they gave a dinner for him. Martha served, … Continue reading

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Valley Times: Father Dave boxes way to win

  It was great to have the Valley Times behind me for this fight. A big thank you to journalist, Kim Palmer, and photographer, Radim. This article was published the day after the fight – February 20th, 2016 Click the … Continue reading

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Valley Times – Father Dave returns to ring

It was great to be on the front page of the Valley Times as I prepared for this fight. Support from local media can make all the difference!  This article was published on my 54th birthday – February 17th, 2016! click … Continue reading

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