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2 May 2008
Hello to brethren and co workers,
The GTA program last Sunday, 27 April, featured a program posing the
question "Is God a Mystery?" dealing with the pagan and false concept
of a hypostasis, "triune" God. The audio sermon offered was "Must You
Believe In The Trinity To Be Saved?" Again we also offered the
excellent, additional item of the DVD sermon, "False Prophets", to
those who called. We had 42 requests for the week with 13
new contacts.
The latest edition of Twenty First Century Watch is now available and
will be produced and posted to our Australian TCW mailing list over the
weekend.
Locally, the news that has taken up most space in the last two days was the
catastrophic collision on Sydney Harbor early Thursday morning between an
overloaded half cabin runabout, traveling at speed, with a trawler. At about
3.00am the trawler was heading down harbor toward the Heads. The runabout,
overloaded with 14 passengers was returning from Watson's Bay and a "party".
Rounding Bradley's Head (a bit of a blind corner at the best of times, let
alone 3.00am at night), it ploughed into the oncoming trawler. As a result
six people on the runabout were killed including an American girl. Looking
at the damage to the trawler, it is plain that the smaller boat, being
overloaded (licensed for 8 only) and traveling at speed, was down in the
stern and high at the bow. So high the boat's skipper did not see the
trawler. To top it off the boat had been stolen - taken by the owner's
nephew who apparently knew where the key was hidden. Sad indeed, and a
foolish waist of young lives.
During the week World Youth Day organizers admitted that only half of
overseas registered participants had made application for a visa. This was
the first official sign that the greatly touted event may not be the
economic boon promised and may fall well short of expected attendances.
Nonetheless, the "pilgrim's" sleep out kit for Randwick Racecourse was on
display. One man tents and sleeping bag. No wonder that on the same news
report several managers of five star hotels, who had kept that week in July
clear, were lamenting empty rooms in the offing. Someone forgot to tell them
that youthful "pilgrims" tend to travel on a shoestring.
Recent news reports indicate the worm may be turning, just slightly, on the
global warming enthusiasts. It seems there have been some grudging
admissions that the end may not be as nigh as predicted. Apparently some
pesky cold ocean currents in the northern hemisphere have upset some
modeling of global disaster and put the cause back a few years. Recent
observation of the sun show that sunspot activity has almost ceased for the
current cycle. Might that explain some of the cool change? Global warmies
are having none of it.
Well, it is finally getting cooler in Sydney and very pleasant sleeping
weather. Good weather for a Sabbath rest.
All the best,
Murray Allatt
Sydney
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