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Why I don’t Like Abraham Lincoln

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Father Dave

A Confederate View of Abraham Lincoln by Father Dave An address given to the American Civil War Roundtable of Australia, New South Wales branch, on July 6th 2009.   In 1864, shortly before his death at the Battle of Franklin, … Continue reading →

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Christians With Depression

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Father Dave

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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Love & Marriage – and why the former is not enough for the latter

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Father Dave

“To the unmarried and to the widows I say that it is well for them to remain single as I do.” (1 Corinthians 7:8)  The immortal words of St. Paul, who quite possibly had experienced the pain of separation and … Continue reading →

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Why Ray Williams Is Still My Hero

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Father Dave

We wouldn’t be able to do any of the stuff we do with kids if it wasn’t for the support we get from local business people in our community. This is not a shameless plug for our sponsors, just recognition … Continue reading →

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Why I Love Amateur Boxing – by Father Dave

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Father Dave

I’m a thousand miles from home at the moment at the Australian Amateur Boxing League’sNational Titles, and I’m enjoying every minute of it. Right now I’m watching two 13-year-old schoolboys belting it out, and the standard is surprisingly good.  The boys … Continue reading →

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Why more priests need to train as fighters (and why we don’t see many boxers in church)

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Father Dave

“Therefore I do not run like a man running aimlessly; I do not fight like a man beating the air. No, I beat my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself … Continue reading →

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Sex in the Bible! – a Reflection on the ‘Song of Songs’

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Father Dave

The voice of my beloved! Look, he comes, leaping upon the mountains, bounding over the hills.  My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag. Look, there he stands behind our wall, gazing in at the windows, looking through … Continue reading →

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God told me to kill my baby! – a Sermon on Genesis 22

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Father Dave

After these things God tested Abraham … He said, “Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of … Continue reading →

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Father Dave’s Sex Talk – a Sermon on the Song of Songs

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Father Dave

OK guys. It’s time for Father Dave’s sex talk! It comes once every three years, when the passage from the Song of Songs appears in the lectionary. When you were in school, you used to get this talk every year. … Continue reading →

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