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The Valley of the Dry Bones – a Sermon on Ezekial 37
“The hand of the LORD came upon me, and he brought me out by the spirit of the LORD and set me down in the middle of a valley; it was full of bones. 2He led me all around them; … Continue reading
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Tagged Army, cannot, church, Ezekiel, Israel, nation, pain
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Fighting The Good Fight – The Daily Telegraph Mirror June 16th, 1994
IF THE Lord works In mysterious ways, then so do some of his messengers. Take Father David Smith. The Anglican priest Is challenging kids In the Duiwich Hill area to a five-round boxing match. If they win, he’ll shout dinner … Continue reading
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Tagged Anglican priest, church, Daily, Duiwich Hill area, Father Dave, Father David Smith, Johnny Rotten, June, Mirror, priest
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Fighting Chance For Kids – Sunday Telegraph July 7th, 1996
IN the unconventional parish of Father Dave Smith, the community knows violence is not the answer —but it can be part of the cure. Fr Smith finds a good fight is the best way to get the message across to … Continue reading
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Tagged centre, church, Father Dave Smith, Fr Smith, Fr Smith works, Gym, Holy Trinity Gym, ring, Smith, Trinity
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Pastor Keeps Eye on the True Prize – Southern Cross, September 96
In an arena full of ego and machismo, the Rev David Smith, rector of Holy Trinitv, Dulwich Hill cuts a different figure. On August 24 he calmly strapped on his gloves to fight Marcus Lennon for the New South Wales … Continue reading
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Tagged centre, church, community, Dave Gurleyen, fight, Mr Smith, Parramatta Masonic Club, Rev David Smith, ring, Southern Cross
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Knock-Out Blow – Sunday Telegraph December 31st, 2000
An Anglican priest is being sued for $750,000 by his own church after a man broke his leg during wrestling practice in a parish hall. Sydney’s Reverend David Smith, a boxer widely known as the “Fighting Father” for taking troubled … Continue reading
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Tagged Anglican priest, church, David Smith, Dulwich Hill parish priest, insurance, insurance company, Knock, priest, Rev Smith, Telegraph
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Fighting Father dons gloves in Legal Battle – The Glebe & Inner Western Weekly January 10th, 2001
Fighting Father Rev David Smith has vowed to defend his wife against legal action initiated by the Anglican diocese of Sydney. Angela Smith. who runs the Holy Trinity School of Martial Arts in Dulwich Hill with her pastor-husband, has been … Continue reading
Father Dave’s a Big Hit – That’s Life May 15th, 2002
Local Heroes Encouraging kids to fight isn’t a normal thing for a priest to do, but then Father Dave Smith isn’t a normal priest… What is it you’re doing, Father Dave? I’m trying to educate and inspire young people … Continue reading
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Tagged centre, church, Father Dave, Father Dave Smith, jacket, leather jacket, Martial arts, priest, ring
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Right Fight – Sunday Life July 21st, 2002
THE GOLDEN RULE OF FlGHT Club is not negotiable: first night, you’ve gotta fight. That’s what Father David Smith tells his young charges when they come looking for action at the Holy Trinity youth centre in Dulwich Hill in Sydney’s … Continue reading
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Tagged centre, church, Father David Smith, philosophy, ring, Smith, the Holy Trinity youth centre, Trinity, youth centre
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A Fallen Chief Seeks Redemption – The Daily Telegraph April 19th, 2003
SHAMED HIH chief Ray Williams surfaced yesterday and headed straight to church in search of redemption. With jail looming as a possibility for Mr Williams, he and wife Rita sought solace in the arms of their minister at a Good … Continue reading
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