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A Tribute to Walter Glover
I lost my best friend in March 2022. Read more here.
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‘Business’ a 20 year rapflection.
[imaioVideo v=1] ‘Business’ a 20-year rapflection. Verse 1 We inherited church in its best order Anglicanism of the reformers From Henry VIII and his young daughter Tyndale and Cranmer bled and burned for her. But somehow we just lost the … Continue reading
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Tagged Business, church, David B. Smith Parish priest, Father, Henry VIII, rapflection, Truth, vision
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Should wives really SUBMIT to their husbands?
The following letter was passed on to me in good faith by a woman who was deeply concerned by the proposal of the Anglican Diocese of Sydney to re-introduce the word ‘submit’ into the marriage vows, such that the wife … Continue reading
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Tagged abused wives, Anglican Diocese of Sydney, church, Diocese, husbands, minister, sermon, Sydney, violence
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Why I’m not a Hospital Chaplain
My colleague, Father Elias, began his sermon on the Sunday I was in hospital by saying, “I think if it had appeared in the paper that a priest had threatened to beat up a fellow patient in a Sydney Hospital, … Continue reading
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Tagged bed, Father Elias, guy, Homer, Hospital, position, priest, Sydney Hospital
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Coming off Anti-Depressants A personal account by Father Dave
I was on anti-depressants for about a year. And now, as my head emerges from that dark cloud, I look around and discover that so many of my sisters and brothers have walked this same path. And yet, so of … Continue reading
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Tagged Father, haven, kitchen, LIFE, the Youth Centre office, way, youth centre
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Baby won’t Sleep! Could Feeding be the Problem? by Chris Towland
Sleepless nights take their toll on parents as much as on their babies. Adjusting your baby’s feeding routine may help to solve the problem New Mums and Dads and even parents with several kids, often find that their little baby … Continue reading
Panic Attacks! How to retake control of your life
A panic attack is a discrete period of intense fear or discomfort that is accompanied by one or more of the following symptoms. Symptoms may include: palpitations sweating trembling or shaking shortness of breath or smothering feelings of choking chest … Continue reading
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Tagged control, discomfort, panic attack, Panic Attack Symptoms, panic attacks, schizophrenia, situational, Symptoms
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12 Things To Avoid If You Hope To Win Back a Cheating Spouse by Dr. Robert Huizengap (author of ‘Break Free from the Affair’)
How To Break Free From The Affair!“, marriage expert, Dr. Robert Huizenga lists and explains the 12 mistakes that 95% of us make when we try to win back a spouse who is having (or did have) an affair. The … Continue reading
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Tagged attempt, Break, person, relationship, Robert Huizenga, Robert Huizengap, Spouse, way
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Farewell to our Fight Club in Dulwich Hill
Father Dave’s Old School Boxing Academy trained out of the church hall of Holy Trinity, Dulwich Hill from 1991 to 2021. We trained many champions. More importantly, we saw a great many crazy kids grow into confident adults, and, in … Continue reading →