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Pauline Hanson immigrates to Britain…

I haven’t commented on the bushfire tragedy here in Oz this week.
Its hard to know what to write without sounding either trite or glib. It has been a shocking and devastating week for many people.
What it has shown very clearly however are the two sides of human nature.
How totally braindead dipsticks can go around [...]

Is there really a world financial crisis?…
I went to the beach today and for the first time in my life I was a little worried about sharks. The reason I was feeling like this was the huge number of recent stories in the Perth news about shark sightings. Its as if there are more sharks [...]

“He who would seek revenge should dig a grave for two.” Jewish proverb
This week I wrote a letter to the editor of the West Australian newspaper disagreeing with the opinions of another Christian.
His letter basically stated that the death penalty was the only appropriate punishment for the Bali bombers and that this would be ‘God’s [...]

While I didn’t get to any of the events held around the country, this was a significant day in our history, when we apologised to the stolen generation of aboriginal people for the wrongs we did to them. Great to see it finally happen and very moving to watch.
However, the report on Channel 7 news [...]

Its pretty easy to take pot shots at pollies and people in positions of influence and I have done my fair share of it over the years. Sometimes you forget they are real people too with kids and families who hurt and cry like the rest of us.
This week Neale Fong resigned from his role [...]

Seventeen years ago I was a youth pastor at Scarborough Baptist Church and many of the young people I was involved with attended Churchlands Senior High School – one of Perth’s ‘good’ public schools.
However it wasn’t all good and on one tragic day a young girl by the name of Vicki Groves was murdered. A [...]

This came thru from Andrew, who is involved with Kenyans working among their own people. I was talking this morning to a Kenyan friend whose family are just 20kms from the trouble. Please read.
Dear Supporters,
As you are probably aware, Kenya is currently in a state of violent unrest following less than successful election earlier [...]

Jarrod McKenna’s Wednesday’s with Gandhi:
 “When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won. There have been tyrants and murderers and for a time they seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall — think of it, always.” -Mohandas Gandhi
I’m off to Indonesia this Friday [...]

Here’s zathura a space adventure online
verdict the download
a useful site.

It asks you 20 questions then gives you a ‘how to vote’ card for your own electorate based on your answers.
Great if you’re lazy or finding it hard to decide.