“For as the days of Noah were, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying, and giving in marriage, until the day Noah entered the ark, and they knew nothing until the flood came and swept them all away, […]
Preacher, Pugilist, Activist, Father of four
“Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.” He replied, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in Paradise.” (Luke 23:42-43) Greetings, Fighter. I saw my first Christmas tree today – large, bright and tinselly – dominating a suburban square. I’m sure it’s not the first to be
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Jesus, remember me Read More »
“When some were speaking about the temple, how it was adorned with beautiful stones and gifts dedicated to God, [Jesus] said, “As for these things that you see, the days will come when not one stone will be left upon another; all will be thrown down.” (Luke 21:5-6) Greetings, Fighter. Joy and I had the
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Not A Hair Of Your Head Will Perish Read More »
“Some Sadducees, those who say there is no resurrection, came to [Jesus] and asked him a question, “Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies, leaving a wife but no children, the man shall marry the widow and raise up children for his brother. Now there were seven brothers; the first married
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Put a Fighting Father in your corner! Read More »
Yes, it was going to be the fight of my life but, no, it’s not going to happen. To cut a long story short, I took a big hit last Friday and suffered a minor brain haemorrhage. Hopefully, it’s not the end of my fight career but it certainly is the end of this fight.
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My Fight is Cancelled Read More »
Hi Fighter, Father Dave here, and I’m starting this missive from sunny Binacrombi Bush Camp where we are about to ‘re-ignite’ things. No, we’re not about to start a bush fire but we have been closed for the last few weeks while we’ve been upgrading the water system and the power system, repairing the tracks
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Christmas is almost upon us! Read More »
Hi Fighter, I got caught in a domestic violence situation tonight. I think I handled it just right. It’s so hard to get these things right. I was putting the garbage out and heard what I thought at first was kids shouting at each other. Then I saw a woman on the ground and a
Preacher, Pugilist, Activist, Father of four
Father Dave’s Missive – January 31st, 2014 Read More »
G’day Fighter, What a magnificent time we had last Thursday night at Fight Club! If you missed my invitation, we had six members of the Palestinian Olympic team join us. Not all of the team were boxers but all of them were great ambassadors for their country and a number of them joined in the
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Father Dave’s missive – November 21st, 2013 Read More »
Bulla Fighter! No, that’s not a typo. I’m giving you a traditional Fijian word of welcome! I am writing to you from my cabin at the ‘Uprising Resort’ in Pacific Harbour, Fiji! Just below you’ll see the view I’m looking out on from my cabin at this very moment! It’s a beautiful place, and it
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Monday Missive – October 15th, 2012 Read More »
