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David

  • Philosophy and sport go together …. as does everything else!

    World Hockey Cup 1986 London – I was there – reporting for \'The Australian\' newspaper – Australia defeated England 2-0 in the final. Wait for it, India and Pakistan finished 11th and 12th.

  • Epic engineering

    Even before I became a Christian I was always fascinated by creation. I always knew, from somewhere within, everything we see around us could not have just come about by chance or the evolution of some single-celled organism deposited on the planet billions of years ago.

  • My personalised pair of rose coloured glasses

    Are websites, such as Facebook and Google, among many others, showing you a warped view of reality when they return content they think you\'ll like over what you asked for?

  • Roma Downey tells Rick Warren Holy Spirit had to be biggest part of A.D.The Bible Continues TV show

    The Holy Spirit is the biggest part of the NBC series \'A.D. The Bible Continues,\' the show\'s executive producer Roma Downey told Saddleback pastor Rick Warren.

  • Ethiopia: Mass rally condemning ISIS killings turns violent

    A mass rally held to condemn Islamic State [IS] in the wake of its latest killing video turned violent in Ethiopia on Wednesday, as protestors hurled stones and police fired tear gas into the crowd.

  • Humanist weddings set to overtake Church of Scotland weddings this year

    Humanist marriages in Scotland are set to outstrip Church of Scotland weddings this year for the first time, reports The Times.

  • Excuse me, your belt is dragging!

    After a whole day spent in the car with my husband, my eyes were really opened. Now, not that being in a car with my husband is that abnormal.

  • When God turns your mistakes into His glory

    Have you ever felt like past mistakes make it seem impossible to believe your shame and defeat will end up being God\'s glory and your blessing? I have, plenty of times, with my most \"unforgivable\" mistakes committed before I knew the Lord.

  • God isn't interested in poverty

    Three things have shaped and defined me over the last five years of my life. Firstly, I am a believer and follower of Jesus Christ. Secondly, I have pursued an academic and practical enquiry into the existence of poverty and what can be done about it. Lastly, I have spent time with the poor; on the dirt floors of their temporary shelters as they seek refuge in an overcrowded, disease-ridden camp.

  • Visiting Turkey – old and new - ANZAC

    Some years ago my wife Delma and I were visiting Turkey on a tour we were leading for InnerFaith Travel and visited the sites of the early seven churches of the New Testament along with Gallipoli - Anzac Cove, Lone Pine, Dardanelles.