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David

  • Stench of death: Mass media lies

    Our post-modern society has basically caused a generation to form their views based on feelings, which has made them susceptible to demagoguery and emotional manipulation.

  • Feeling run over by sin and separation

    On a quiet Saturday morning in Auckland, a lady in a large SUV sped down the road wanting to turn onto a deserted side road. I happened to be crossing it on foot.

  • How quickly can you stop?

    In preparation for the Christmas holidays, the most recent alarming information from the NRMA reports that there is a much greater tendency for drivers to exceed the speed limit by 30 kph or more

  • What a pain

    One of my most hated TV ads is the Panadol jingle, \"When pain is gone, life takes its place.\" This surely summarises the core creed of our comfortable culture, pain is to be minimised, pleasure to be maximised.

  • SPAG: Charity, compassion and mercy for the Christmas season

    This issue of SPAG highlights charities – which begins at home, and begins with the church. Mercy Ships have been helping with health care and training in poor nations, particularly in Africa.

  • The mattering-ness of mattering things

    Think of everything that matters most to you in your life. I think I can guess what you came up with. Let\'s see: family, friends, career, house, aspirations, money, leisure, food, vacations.

  • Enter the Advent

    I\'ve just finished a vacation, which meant two weeks with no urgent notifications or demands to clear my inbox. It should have been bliss, but it hasn\'t been easy this time.

  • Basil Sellers young writers art – 2016 Spilt Ideas

    The Basil Sellers Press Service International young writer program with Christian Today is celebrated each year with an art work by Tronson du Coudray – this year\'s art work is titled \'Spilt Ideas\'.

  • Comedy is not the font of all wisdom.

    I\'m a joker at heart and a huge fan of comedy. I do my best in life to get people to laugh, I love getting people to see the humor in things.

  • Laguna Quays Respite Christmas Eve preaching

    The closest Protestant church to the Laguna Quays Respite is Calen who have a 7.00pm Christmas Eve service while the only congregation in Midge Point itself is the weekly 9.15am Catholic service.