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On Your Knees, Son – Liam’s Confession
Oh Liam. Why did you think it was going to end up any other way? The New York red carpet opening of Liam Neeson’s latest film has been cancelled amid a row over his comments that he once wanted to kill a random black man after a friend was raped. Reporters were told the event […]
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Running a website costs a little bit of money and so over the next few months readers will see a small number of posts like this, promoting products I think will be of interest that will also generate a small amount of funds to keep davidould.net afloat. The first goodie I have for you is […]
Take the Long View
So Australia has yet another new Prime Minister. It seems that no sooner have we settled into getting used to one leader of the country then we get a new one. Here’s the BBC’s attempt to set out the timeline… What’s driving all this turnover? If you work your way through the narratives and accounts […]
ANZAC Day Address 2018 – Greater Love
It was a real privilege this morning to deliver the Bible reading and brief address at the Parramatta Anzac Day service. Here’s what I had to say: Many different cultures explain the death of fallen servicemen and women in various ways. For some it is the language is of honour. For others it’s duty. But […]
Let God Be True – Lessons from the Folau Fallout
Israel Folau, former-Mormon and now converted Christian (oh, and Australia rugby international), has got into a bit of a ruck. Qantas is considering pulling sponsorship of the Wallabies if further homophobic statements are made by Israel Folau or other players. The highest profile rugby player in the country has come under immense criticism after saying […]
Archbishop of Sydney’s Easter 2018 Message
from SydneyAnglicans.net The leader of Australia’s largest Anglican Diocese, the Archbishop of Sydney, Dr Glenn Davies, has urged Christians to be talk about their faith, especially at Easter. Dr Davies said free speech about faith and spirituality has always been difficult. “These days there is a lot of talk about free speech – are we […]
(An) Over for Australian Cricket
How do you respond when it’s just not cricket? Here’s 6 balls for Smith & Co. Prov. 20:17 Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man, but afterward his mouth will be full of gravel. (A bouncer to start the over) Jer. 17:9 The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it? […]
What Do You Have to Do to Breach Facebook’s Community Standards?
A few days ago I was left a little love note in a comment on a facebook thread. Now Jack had worked hard at this. He wrote an original comment and then, as will be clear above, edited it (no doubt to clarify his argument). Edited additions in bold. I also wonder why an ex-midlands […]
A New Ministry in 2018
A bit of personal news from the Oulds. I’ve accepted an invitation for 2018 to join the staff at St John’s Cathedral, Parramatta, as Senior Associate Minister. Here’s the announcement that Senior Minister Bruce Morrison made today at the services: Announcement regarding the appointment of Rev. David Ould to the Parish of Parramatta Date: Sunday […]
