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The real problem with today’s teenagers (and why most parents just don’t get it!)

“The inspiration of a noble cause involving human interests wide and far, enables men to do things they did not dream themselves capable of before, and which they were not capable of alone. The consciousness of belonging, vitally, to something … Continue reading

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

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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Believing In The Future – Valley Times August 9th, 2005

A CHARITY concert has been organised to raise money for the youth work of Duiwich Hill’s Father Dave B. Smith. also known as Fighting Father Dave. Called ‘Rock On For Life: Believe’, the concert promises something for everyone with a … Continue reading

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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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The Failure of the Resurrection! (A sermon on Luke 16:19-31)

There was a rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day. And at his gate was laid a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, who desired to be fed with what … Continue reading

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