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David Goodwin

Press Service International

David Goodwin is the former Editor of The Salvation Army’s magazine,War Cry. He is also a cricket tragic, and an unapologetic geek.

David Goodwin archive of articles may be viewed at  http://www.pressserviceinternational.org/david-goodwin.html

  • All you need is love

    Whether you happen to celebrate it yourself or not, every Valentine’s Day is impossible to ignore.

  • A Matter of Opinion

    As if it were the spiritual echo of the smoke that cast a shadow over this year’s Australia Open, everyone involved—from those running Tennis Australia to the most inexperienced player—found themselves trapped beneath another shadow, one that cast a pall on everything they did.

  • Putting your hand up

    For anyone in Australia, it’s hard to escape the shadow of bushfires that is hanging over the nation, both literally and figuratively, right now. Even here in the middle of one of our largest cities, I have been walking out of work in the morning to find the skyscrapers obscured by the smoke of fires burning far away, and the air itself is hard to breath.

  • Tis’ the Season

    We may not have many White Christmases or winter wonderlands down here in Oz, but we’ve got plenty of traditions of our own that more than make up for it.

  • Everything Old is New Again 

    The first few weeks of January are probably the most lucrative time of year for people running gyms or selling exercise equipment. Across the country, there will be thousands upon thousands signing up for a gym membership, and there will be a run on exercise bikes and treadmills.

  • Tackling the untackable

    Not long ago I happened to stumble across a television series highlighting the greatest fights in UFC (Ultimate Fighting Competition). UFC, which combines wrestling, boxing and martial arts—and is most definitely not choreographed or staged—can at times seem less fighting and more cuddling.

  • Tangling with the Intangible 

    The way that fads rise and fall has always fascinated me. Seemingly springing up out of nowhere, there seems to be an exhaustible procession of the next new thing, some gadget or toy or idea that seizes hold of the public imagination and becomes all anyone can talk about.

  • Standing on Firm Foundations

    Regular readers will know that Kevin Pietersen is one of my favourite cricketers and I believe that once we have enough distance to make a sound judgment he will be considered one of the greats—a term too often applied to very good players going through a purple patch, Matthew Hayden being a good example.

  • On the seventh day he rested

    It might be hard to believe now, in this day of 24/7 convenience shopping, but there used to be days that all the shops were closed.

  • A sporting chance 

    Australia loves its sport, and for many of us it’s a lifelong passion that starts in childhood.