Gus Holla was the Director of one of Mount Gambier’s Funeral Homes. He died of a heart attack earlier this week while on holidays, aged just 60. Gus’ vocation brought him into a working relationship with the pastors of this town. His love for Jesus, personal warmth and heart to encourage people brought him into …

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The Reverend Professor Doctor Francis Nigel Lee lectured Systematic Theology, Church History and other subjects at the Queensland Theological Hall, inclusive of the time during which I was a student there. From his website: In September 2011, Dr Lee was diagnosed with incurable Motor Neurone Disease, alias Amytropic Lateral Sclerosis or Lou Gehrig’s disease. At …

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Famous atheist Christopher Hitchens continues to communicate about his experience with cancer and immanent death in an article at Vanity Fair. Hitchens writes so very well. And, I would venture, he is using his skill to express that which others in his circumstance feel, but lack the capacity to articulate. One of my colleagues was …

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