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David

  • Islamic State hostage Peter Kassig says Muslim faith gives him strength

    Islamic State hostage Peter Kassig was drawn to Islam before his capture, according to a fellow-prisoner who was imprisoned with him for four months.

  • Tourism options are at logger heads with this or that community group

    Tourism has been one of the Well-Being Australia\'s arenas of ministry since its inception and this has taken many different routes - one of which was Australia\'s Bush Orchestra in Moruya on the NSW south coast.

  • Breast is best – isn't it?

    Before I gave birth no one needed to convince me of the benefits of breastfeeding. The statistics document them well – increased immunity against disease, decreased chances of ovarian and breast cancers, the ability to burn up to 500 calories extra per day, a decreased chance of Sudden Unexplained Infant Death Syndrome – the list goes on.

  • A dad's perspective on…sunscreen

    Are you like me and loathe sunscreen? It has become one of those \'hate it, but value it\' items.

  • World Vision Australia to add hundreds of healthcare workers in Ebola fight

    Hundreds of healthcare personnel will be trained as part of World Vision Australia\'s boosted response to the Ebola crisis.

  • No contact with kidnapped Syrian priest, parishioners

    Three days after a Syrian priest and some 20 of his parishioners were abducted from a village in northern Syria, a superior in his Franciscan order has confirmed that still no contact has been made with their jihadi kidnappers.

  • Mass exodus for Mars Hill pastors who criticised Mark Driscoll's leadership

    All nine signatories of a letter calling for senior pastor Mark Driscoll to step down from church leadership are no longer on the Mars Hill payroll, Warren Throckmorton has confirmed.

  • The Trinity – four incorrect ways of thinking

    In a previous article, I discussed the doctrine of the Trinity and how it is often seen as somewhat of an absurdity. However, this is far from reality as the doctrine of the Trinity is not some weird add-on. It is at the heart of the gospel and in everything that God does, for it is the very nature of God.

  • A harmonica in heaven

    Bruce: \"I tell you, those were the good old days Frank! They don\'t make \'em like that any more.\"

  • Charm School for the Police

    One of the outcomes of the recent Glasgow Commonwealth Games in July and August was the nature of policing. One of the television stories during the Games when the commentators were not talking about hurdler Sally Pearson and administrator Eric Hollingworth, was on the Glasgow Police Force.