Father Dave

Preacher, Pugilist, Activist, Father of four

Dave and Joy

Skin in the Game

“In the spring of the year, the time when kings go out to battle, David sent Joab with his officers and all Israel with him; they ravaged the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah. But David remained at Jerusalem. ” (2 Samuel 11:1) Thus begins the fall of King David – the ‘man after God’s own heart’. If you’re […]

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Preacher, Pugilist, Activist, Father of four

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Welcome home Julian Assange

Prayers answered. Julian is home!

“Now there was a woman who had been suffering from haemorrhages for twelve years. She had endured much under many physicians, and had spent all that she had; and she was no better, but rather grew worse. She had heard about Jesus, and came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak, for

About Father Dave Smith

Preacher, Pugilist, Activist, Father of four

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with our friends, Mimi and Andrw

Live without Fear!

“O ye of little faith”, Jesus says to His disciples when they shake with fear. We normally think of doubt as the opposite of faith, but Jesus’ words suggest that for Him the opposite of faith was fear, and that if you genuinely have faith, you won’t be afraid of anything. Is it really possible to live without fear and, if it is possible, do we really want to live that way? Doesn’t fear play a positive role in keeping us safe? Think this through with me.

About Father Dave Smith

Preacher, Pugilist, Activist, Father of four

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My son, Soren, and me

It’s a Spiritual War!

Jesus has no credentials, and he was not a member of any of their parties or organisations. Jesus was not a Pharisee or a Sadducee or a Herodian or … anything. He was just Jesus, and yet he was making all the official representatives of God and the State look stupid. No wonder they wanted to kill him!

About Father Dave Smith

Preacher, Pugilist, Activist, Father of four

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Free Julian Assange

Whosoever believes!

Saint Athanasius did complicate things. I believe in the doctrine of the Trinity, and I believe it was an important step forward in helping us understand how we can authentically speak about God. Even so, I don’t believe embracing the faith is as difficult as the Athanasian Creed suggests.

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Preacher, Pugilist, Activist, Father of four

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