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‘I Stand in History’s Bloodstained Light’ Vale Jesse Jackson

Posted on 19/02/2026 by Charles Brammall
I Stand in History's Bloodstained Light

Charles Brammall Rev Jesse Jackson (18 Oct 1941- 17 Feb 2026)Christian, US Civil rights activist & former Shadow US Senator, An ontological quandary clings to certain men as if a second shadow. If he builds his identity on proximity to greatness,… Continue Reading →

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James Van Der Beek, Actor, Seeker, & Man Who Grew Up in Public

Posted on 13/02/2026 by Charles Brammall
James Van Der Beek

Charles Brammall 48-year-old Dutch-American “Dawson’s Creek” leading man James Van Der Beek passed away on Wednesday. His life was characterised by Love, Loss, & Spiritual Awakening: “I don’t think I knew what it was to slow down before… to really… Continue Reading →

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Vale Val: Top gun, top actor

Posted on 05/02/2026 by Charles Brammall
Val Kilmer

Charles Brammall Val Edward Kilmer (1959–2025)once auditioned for The Outsiders by wrestling a friend on videotape in his parents’ living room. Shirts off, furniture imperilled, testosterone and theatricality grappling like Jacob and the angel– except with better lighting, more earnest cheekbones, and an… Continue Reading →

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Jesus’ Death and “Blue Zones” – the places people live really long lives and the link to faith

Posted on 19/01/2026 by Charles Brammall
Ethel May Caterham

Charles Brammall On a bright California morning in 2014, Dr Ellsworth Wareham pulled into his driveway, stepped out of his car, and lifted his golf sticks out of the boot. At 99, he still played regularly, still consulted, and still praised God for… Continue Reading →

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Vale Brigitte, loved creation of the creator

Posted on 01/01/2026 by Charles Brammall
Brigitte Bardot

Charles Brammall “I gave my beauty and my youth to men. Now I give my wisdom and experience to animals.” — Brigitte Bardot “Holy s_ _ _. I did not know all that insane s_ _ _ Ms Bardot stood… Continue Reading →

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New Year’s Eve vs New Year’s Day: Midnight, the Long Yawn, and the Empty Champagne Glass

Posted on 31/12/2025 by Charles Brammall
Sydney Millenium Fireworks

Charles Brammall As an adolescent, we always had New Year’s Eve with dear friends at their home perched high like an eyrie on the edge of a Lane Cove cliff. It proffered a panoramic vista of picturesque (and yes- picaresque:… Continue Reading →

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Empty Chair Theology, (Or Why Christmas Is Both a Major and a Minor Key)

Posted on 25/12/2025 by Charles Brammall
Wombat

Charles Brammall Let me begin with an animal, because Christmas make more sense when we stop pretending we are above the rest of creation, or somehow exempt from the way absence quietly orders the world. Animals, after all, do not… Continue Reading →

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When Giants Fall Out: St Andrew’s Chapel, R C Sproul, and the fracturing of Presbyterian trust

Posted on 22/12/2025 by Charles Brammall

Charles Brammall When I was going through Bible college, I nearly became a Presbyterian minister instead of an Anglican one. It seemed to me they both had advantages. True story: In the early 20th century, a Presbyterian lady was summoned… Continue Reading →

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The Americans have something maybe we need our own version of

Posted on 18/12/2025 by Charles Brammall
Pies

Charles Brammall Thanksgiving: More Than a Meal – In Fact, a Miracle Thanksgiving has just been again (27 Nov), and yet again I failed to lead my family in acknowledging or celebrating it. Although next year I’m determined to. In… Continue Reading →

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Frank Gehry- the architect designed by The Architect

Posted on 08/12/2025 by Charles Brammall
Frank Gehry Chau Chak Wing Building, UTS

Charles Brammall on Frank Gehry (1929-2025 ) My architecture-trained wife’s favourite designer is the late Jewish Canadian architect Frank Gehry (who died on December 5, aged 96). She inspired me to understand, the most beautiful and skilful buildings are not… Continue Reading →

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