A paper written for my studies at Fuller Theological Seminary Introduction It is 4th of March 2009. I am in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, for just 48 hours, being taken by my host to Svay Pak:- a village 40 minutes north… Read More ›
Current Affairs 
If I Could Rid the World of One Evil–This Would be it.
I posed a question on my Facebook page today asking – If you could rid the world of one evil – which one would you get rid of? I had many responses. Here are a few:- Child Pornography Abortion Selfishness… Read More ›
The Top Ten Problems in Australia
Was thinking today about the Top Ten Problems in Australia right now. I know that sounds negative but I am passionately patriotic and not wanting to dump on… Read More ›
My Reaction to the 2013 Federal Budget.
Last Night the Federal Treasurer handed down his 6th and possible last budget. Here are my thoughts on the budget. Traditionally, the budget before an election is filled with sweeteners for the electorate which is another way of saying bribes… Read More ›
Major Points from the 2013/14 Australian Federal Budget.
. Tonight Wayne Swan handed down his 6th Federal Budget. Here are the major points. $19.4 billion deficit this coming financial year. Last year it was forecast… Read More ›
My thoughts on the Sandwich Thrown at the PM Incident
A Brisbane School student, Kyle Thomson, 16, has been suspended for 15 days after being blamed for throwing a vegemite sandwich as an otherwise friendly group of students mobbed the PM. This has generally been dismissed as a harmless incident… Read More ›
Powerful Observation on What Kills a Democracy
This relates to America but the principle is being outworked by both side of Politics here in Australia. I am unsure of the author. Sent to me via Andrew Blunt. In 1887 Alexander Tyler, a Scottish history professor at the… Read More ›
Peter Pilt’s Thoughts on Extinct Species Resurrections
I recently asked the question on Facebook whether we should resurrect currently extinct species. With a varied number of responses I thought I would give this a little more thought. The 60th anniversary of the unraveling of DNA was recently… Read More ›
Disturbing Statistics on Human Trafficking and Relevant Bible Verses.
Recently I preached a message on Globalisation and Poverty and that led into a message on Human Rights specifically focussing on Human Trafficking. Here are some Bible Verses that I used and then some very disturbing statistics. Here is… Read More ›
When Girls Pay a Terrible Price for Living in Poverty
Mao,* age 17, practices weaving as she begins a new life for herself at World Vision’s trauma recovery center for trafficked and sexually abused girls in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. (Photo: Jon Warren/World Vision) Some people may be driven by… Read More ›
