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David

  • Friendships never ever end

    Last month I received a Wechat message from a former classmate who is organising a high school reunion party. He knows that I am in Australia, so he was asking me if I would come back to China this Chinese New Year to join the reunion party.

  • Gold Coast Titans Fans - A resilience steeped in tradition

    I grew up on the Gold Coast as a staunch Rugby League fan, just like every other kid I knew. You might say rugby league to the Gold Coast is what a baguette is to the French, it\'s just a part of our communal intertwining fabric.

  • The problem with Pietersen

    I have to admit to being a bit conservative when it comes to my cricket—I still think that Test cricket is the pinnacle of the game. Of course, that doesn\'t stop me watching whatever cricket I can get my greedy eyeballs on, and I have to admit that I quite enjoyed what I saw of this year\'s Big Bash League.

  • The story of today: the space between sickness and healing

    For the past four months I have been part of a small church plant in the United States of America, and every week I had have the privilege of hearing testimony after testimony of the amazing work God is doing through this small local church.

  • 50 shades of sin

    Looking at the $225 million+ that the opening weekend of the movie \'50 Shades of Grey\' brought in, we see that sin sells and unfortunately it seems that many Christians are buying into the lie.

  • Casting stones and carrying them

    \'He who is without sin cast the first stone\' and \'Only God can judge me\' are Bible based maxims that we quickly regurgitate when we are cornered by the sharp daggers of judgement and condemnation.

  • Managers get replaced, what about church life?

    Late last year The Guardian published an AAP story that senior Qantas managers were sent packing and a new breed bought in.

  • Indonesia will execute 11 drugs traffickers despite mercy pleas

    Indonesia\'s president said today that the planned execution of 11 convicts on death row, most on drugs charges, would not be delayed, warning foreign countries not to intervene in his government\'s right to use capital punishment.

  • 1 of 4 Americans believe ISIS is the face of true Islam - survey

    One in 4 Americans and nearly half of senior Protestant pastors have a dim outlook on Islam, according to a new survey by LifeWay Research.

  • Christian florist who refused flowers for gay wedding declines deal that would save her home and business

    The Washington State florist who refused to provide flowers for a gay wedding has rejected a deal that would have saved her home and business, saying that it would force her to betray her religious beliefs.