Dads in Distress

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Another Humble Lesson in Life

I was travelling through Queensland a few weeks ago opening new Dads in Distress groups, and was convening a meeting that was being held in the back of a new church that had been established in an industrial estate. It was a new meeting and so we didn't know what to expect, how many would turn up or what would happen. As I sat there at the back of this huge ...

By |2021-09-01T17:50:27+10:00June 12th, 2005|SINGLE DADS, Children, Dads, FAMILIES|0 Comments
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Men’s Suicide – Tragedy of Our Nation

Today, the Sydney paper carried a story of a well-known identity, Rene Rivkin, who suicided weeks after splitting from his wife of 32 years. It was front-page news in most of the major papers. A local newspaper here carried a similar sad story of death. It was a well-known local radio announcer here. The newspaper here failed to say what had happened, only that the death was considered not suspicious. We, ...

By |2021-09-01T13:24:47+10:00May 8th, 2005|SINGLE DADS, MENS HEALTH|0 Comments
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Last Night I Had a Passenger

I'm tired. Last night I had just driven from Coffs Harbour to hold a DIDs (Dads in Distress) meeting in Forster, and returned in the early hours of the morning. I am on the road a lot. My car is my office, often it's also my dressing room, and often it's my bedroom. Often on the long hauls, I find myself talking to a very special passenger. My Lord, my Higher ...

By |2021-09-01T13:33:38+10:00April 11th, 2005|FAITH, SINGLE DADS|0 Comments
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