John Skinner
Press Service International
John Skinner served as an infantry soldier in Vietnam then the Tasmanian Police before taking up the position of CEO of the Australian Rough Riders Association (professional rodeo based in Warwick Qld). Before retirement to his small farm, he was a photo-journalist for 25 years. He is married with 3 children and 7 grandchildren.
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The physical effects of the scourging and crucifixion of Jesus
As an RSL Sub-Branch funeral officer, I get to visit many churches and chapels to do the ex-servicemen and women’s rites.
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The sling of David
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Granny get your gun
My maternal grandmother was a ‘good ole girl,’ much loved by her grandchildren.
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Lies will Never Last
It was in March 1970, I was 10 feet tall and bullet-proof.
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Christian Beliefs and the UK Doctor
An article in the English Sunday Telegraph a couple of months ago grabbed my attention and I summarise it here (I am a former journalist and instructed journalist cadets).
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Oh, my aching back
Picking up rubbish. Sometimes it seems to take all my spare time.
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What happens in heaven when we pray?
I received this in an email recently from a dear friend and thought it so insightful, I should share it with everyone I could. If you’ve seen it before, read it for old times’ sake, if not, enjoy - John
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Courage, endurance, mateship and sacrifice
These are the words on four plinths at the end of the Kokoda Track.
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What comes around, goes around
It was January 1969 and I was a 21-year-old infantry soldier in a holding unit at Ingleburn, NSW, awaiting my turn to fly to war-torn South Vietnam. The holding unit was the Australian Reinforcement Unit (ARU).
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Angels of light
The Apostle Paul was speaking to the people of the church in Corinth, warning them about ‘angels of light’ bringing error into the church.