Mark Tronson

The essence of Purim  

The joyous Jewish Purim celebration, which acknowledges the story of Esther and how as Queen she saved her people in ancient Persia, concluded on March 1st.

Easter and air travel – hand in hand

Easter is a time when many of us travel by plane. The airports are a crush. The line ups are painful. The security is something else. Delays are seemingly inevitable. Getting the kids ready, packed and on board is something one can only experience.

Relying on the ‘Promises’  

In the early 1970s, I recall listening to a series of cassette tapes about the Second Coming of Jesus Christ in which the speaker, USA's Hal Lindsay (author of The Late Great Planet Earth), brought a spirited awareness of a 'mystery doctrine', that is, Christ's imminent return.

History miracles  -  Cricket chaplaincy

The cricket ministry developed smoothly and without a hitch. It was only years later, that I discovered the reason for this smooth acceptance of chaplaincy, when I realised in the late 1990s that Denis Rogers, chairman of the Australian Cricket Board (ACB), would introduce me as "the Cricket industrial chaplain".

History miracles  -  Sports ministry  

As previously explained I realised the nature of voluntary chaplaincy to a major industry such as Professional Sport required a strong philosophical housing where boundaries were very clearly defined within an InterChurch ministry framework.

Opportunities missed in every arena of life

Two illustrations of opportunities missed is sufficient to demonstrate the issues associated with thus. One a recent local situation and the other, an international one from a few years ago with long term ramifications.

History miracles  -  Christian athletes

As a result of an article written by Basil Worner in the November (1984) issue of 'The Sports Coach magazine', the late Tony Dunkerely read of my appointment as the Australian cricket team chaplain. In his capacity as the Australian Joey's Assistant Coach and the Victorian Soccer Under 21 Head Coach, Tony contacted me.

History miracles  -  AIS chaplaincy

Mr Kevan Gosper AC was the chairman of Shell Australia, the Australian Sports Commission and Vice President of the Australian Olympic Committee. Through my industrial chaplaincy ministry at Shell Australia, we established an ongoing link.

What do we make of the ‘Last Days’

History miracles  -  Rodeo Ministry

In 1984, after two years of foundational development, I was ready to initiate links into rural Australia. Professional rodeo - a major cultural and social activity that would lead naturally into this area of ministry.