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Pakistan ministry

Pakistan has a number of mission links in 2020 as one of our young writers is from Pakistan. Then, as a hockey writer and author of 5 hockey books, covered numerous Olympics and World Cups and Champion’s Trophies, the Pakistan hockey team sis something to behold..

  • Australia’s military tradition  

    Leading up to the 2020 Anzac Day ‘on-line’ commemorations, I’ve been been pondering the nature of Australia's military tradition as opposed to the American military tradition.

  • A thought about Sabbath during a pandemic

    The world of Covid-19 has dramatically changed what we call “normal life”. Sure our Netflix shows give us a sense of normalcy, but what happens when we have exhausted all of our options for things to watch on a screen? And more importantly, what happens to all the extroverts that are now dealing with an introverts world?

  • Courage under fire

    Hannah McArdle was in familiar surroundings.

  • Knowledge, hope, and the coronavirus

    I, like most of the rest of the world, am stuck in quarantine. There are stay-at-home orders in my state until the beginning of June, and summer has never felt further away.

  • Generations of being bald

    My father was bald. So was my grandfather on my mother’s side. I wonder if my new grandson will inherit this trait.

  • The Old Digger

    It happened one day when I least expected it – a call to do the ex-serviceman’s rites at the funeral of an RSL Sub-Branch member.

  • ‘Hate Speech’ on ANZAC

    Over the past few years there have been those in spits and spats who have exercised their Australian democratic right of free speech to offer various forms of “hate speech” over ANZAC.

  • ANZAC is powerful

    Our national day of commemoration of those who sacrificed in times of war immortalised on the 25 April each year (ANZAC DAY) has become much more than a symbol of a battle.

  • This relationship influences all others

    Which relationship is the most important relationship to a person? Some may say the parent-child relationship, or the teacher-student relationship, or the employer-employee relationship depending on the perspective and world view that you hold.

  • Life in lockdown

    On the heels of the Covid-19 pandemic, South African leadership took the decision to enter into a lockdown period at 00:00 on the 26 March 2020.

  • Growth is spelt TROUBLE

    Back when I was a youth, I remembered being baffled by a nearby youth ministry which was plagued with problems.