Charles Brammall David James Ball (3 May 1959 – 22 October 2025) Dave was Synth-Pop’s, and especially the band “Soft Cell”‘s, Spiritual Subtexter. The Brit muso and producer (of “Tainted Love” fame), that grave, splendid song, passed away on 22… Continue Reading
Charles Brammall on mockumentary “star” Philomena Cunk. She reflects about creation, the afterlife, spirituality, religion and the supernatural. When she was about 11 or 12, staying at her grandmother’s house, brushing her hair in front of a mirror, she felt someone… Continue Reading
Charles Brammall examines Luther for Reformation Day A commissioned a friend to knit a beautiful Martin Luther hat, which I wore to church this morning. We celebrated the day with a related sermon, staff wearing robes and collars (not frequent),… Continue Reading
Whovian Charles Brammell remembers…. As a child a would tell what I considered a hilarious joke: ‘Knock knock’ “Who’s there?” ‘Dr’ “Dr Who?” ‘Dr Who on channel 2!’ Later on, at boarding school, straight after dinner the whole of the… Continue Reading
Charles Brammall My opening to a work I submitted at Bible college on “Heaven”, was the lyric from a David Byrne (Talking Heads) song, “Heaven”: “Everyone is trying to get to the barThe name of the bar, the bar is… Continue Reading
Charles Brammall Many years ago, my family and I had 15 weeks of long service leave, and Rev Dr Richard “Gibbo” Gibson, who had taught me at Moore Theological College, locumed for me at Artarmon Community Church. The congregation adored… Continue Reading
Charles Brammall Yes, Charlie Kirk’s assassin can be forgiven. The Gospel trumpets that no rebellion against God or rejection of His authority over us is beyond the reach of God’s grace through Jesus’ death. Not even murder. Paul (once a persecutor… Continue Reading
I heard a sound bite from Nicola Olyslagers, just after she’d won gold for Oz at the Worlds: “My identity is not in clearing the bar, but in Christ who cleared it for me.”. “Hmm..” I thought, “A sister in… Continue Reading
Charles Brammall Last decade, while on LSL in France, I noticed something (as well as the predominance of disabled people, dog poo smack bang in the middle of footpaths, thousands of people smoking, and couples snogging everywhere). It was the… Continue Reading
Charles Brammall [Sarcasm / ON] We all know that Conservative Evangelicals (esp. Sydney Anglicans) are uninterested in, nay suspicious of, mercy. Social Action and the Social Gospel. (Even more than they are of the Prosperity Gospel.) It’s common knowledge that… Continue Reading