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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.

  • Newcastle back then

    Our family lived in Armidale where dad started working for the New South Wales Government Railways as a steam engine cleaner.

  • My Plans were not His Plans

    Rural life showed no great promise for a 15-year-old so off I went and joined the Traffic (uniform) Branch of what was then the New South Wales Government Railway (NSWGR).

  • Protester became Protestant – Martin Luther’s 500th Anniversary

    The last day in October has a special meaning for Protestant Christians throughout the world.

  • Born out of wedlock

    A baby born outside marriage hardly rates a mention in today’s society. It matters little should the parents barely even know each other, if they are in a de-facto relationship or even same sex but such was not the case up until only a few years ago.

  • It’s lambing time

    Lambing time at the Skinner ranch means some sleep deprivation and an occasional sad ending. I’ve been around sheep my whole life and sometimes I feel I know more about them than I do about myself.

  • Marriage and health tied to religious service attendance

    Did you know going to church was good for your heath, your well-being and would help to prolong your marriage?

  • Sheep are pretty dumb

    They sure are. Spend some time with enough of them and you’ll soon see they aren’t the sharpest tool in the shed.

  • The United Nations appoints an LGBT ‘Enforcer’

    A total of 77 countries voted for the deferment of the appointment by the United Nations of an LGBT ‘enforcer.’

  • Trump - The first forty days

    Former United States (US) President Obama was not known to be sympathetic to the values many Christians nor pro-lifers – those values holding dear to their hearts.

  • Mobile ‘blasted’ phones

    In the past month or two, my mobile phone has been ringing almost out of my shirt pocket.