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Muslims are NOT our Enemies
Moslems are NOT our Enemies! a speech given by Rev. David B. Smith On September 10th, 2006, I guest speaker at a gathering of around 500 Islamic men and women in Bankstown, raising funds for war-torn Lebanon. Unfortunately I was … Continue reading
Posted in Social Justice
Tagged Islamic, Israel, Lebanon, number, Southern Lebanon, violence, way, work
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Will Someone Please Remind Me Why We Went To War?
I still regularly wake up thinking about the war with Iraq and feeling sick in my stomach. It’s been a new experience for me and for all of us in Australia. Never before have we launched an attack on a … Continue reading
Posted in Social Justice
Tagged Australian Prime Minister, destruction, Iraq, Israel, mass, Remind, Someone, way, weapons of mass destruction
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Why I don’t Like Abraham Lincoln
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
Posted in Social Justice
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, church, freedom, idea, Lincoln, state of Lincoln, Union, way
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Ray Williams Loses His Order of Australia
Ray Williams loses his Order of Australia (and if I had one, I’d be handing it back) In December 2005, Ray Williams – former CEO of failed insurance giant HIH – was stripped of his Order of Australia. Ray … Continue reading
Posted in Social Justice
Tagged breakdown, insurance, Order, Order of Australia, Ray Williams, way, work
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Jacob & Esau – Two Brothers at War – a Sermon on Genesis 25:19-34
We gather together today in the wake of the terrible terrorist attacks in London – violence that I suspect has left none of us unaffected. Tony Blair said, “They will never succeed in destroying what we hold dear” , and it’s hard … Continue reading
Posted in Sermons: Old Testament
Tagged birth, Jacob and Esau, pain, promise, Rebekah, sort, way
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Jacob wrestles with God – a Sermon on Genesis 32:24-30
“Jacob was left alone; and a man wrestled with him until daybreak. (25) When the man saw that he did not prevail against Jacob, he struck him on the hip socket; and Jacob’s hip was put out of joint as … Continue reading
Posted in Sermons: Old Testament
Tagged Atlas, destiny, grabber, Jacob, Jacob wrestles with God, way, wrestling
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How to Create an eCover – for your book or software project
They say that creating an ebook cover is hard work. They’re right! Of course, that’s not to say that there aren’t some shortcuts. some of my best efforts at ecover creation It’s just a fact of life that virtual products (such as … Continue reading
Posted in Internet Stuff
Tagged alternative, eCover, Photoshop, software project, way, work
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Haunted by sins of his past – The Daily Telegraph November 17th, 1999
He bragged about his armed robberies, shot three police and ran security for an underworld figure, but midway through a prison sentence Jim Taousanis had a vision. It was what the Anglican Church described as an “extreme spiritual experience” and … Continue reading
Posted in Press Clippings
Tagged boxer, David Smith, guy, Jim Taousanis, Mr Smith, Neddy Smith, Telegraph, underworld, underworld figure, way
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