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Introducing Jon Newton
Male
60 years old
New South Wales
Australia
Last Login: 7/1/2008
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Jon's Interests
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| General | Theology, obviously
Classical music
History
Rugby (both codes)
Coffee
Travel | | Music | Enjoy classical music, especially Mendelssohn, Mozart, Bach, Beethoven, and many others
Also listen to a range of gospel music, especially praise and worship (e.g. Hillsong)
As a 60s boy, remember the Beatles fondly and even Elvis, also Gene Pitney
| | Movies | Tend to go for art films, British murder mysteries, British and Aussie comedies and adaptations of classic novels.
Some movies I have loved were
Chariots of Fire
Sense and Sensibility
Dr Strangelove
Picnic at Hanging Rock | | Television | Don't watch much, mainly sport, some current affairs and British murder mysteries (e.g. Morse, Midsomer Murders, Taggart, Wexford, Lynley) and some British comedies (The Good Life, Keeping Up Appearances, Wodehouse Playhouse, Fawlty Towers) | | Books | Enjoy reading theology, history, philosophy, mysteries and classics.
Particularly liked Lord of the Rings. Anna Karenina, Crime and Punishment, Wild Swans, Brothers Karamazov, Dombey and Son, Pride and Prejudice, Emma, Things Fall Apart, and Solzhenitsyn's book on August 1914.
CS Lewis is great.
Some Christian book that have influenced me strongly were Realities (Basilea Schlink), The Cross and the Switchblade, Surprised by the Power of the Spirit (Jack Deere), Chasing the Dragon, The Hiding Place.
On the theology front, I loved:
Calvin's Institutes
Richard Bauckham's books on Revelation.
G.K. Beale's commentary on Revelation. | | Heroes | Apart from Jesus and other Bible figures:
C.T. Studd, the former cricketer and missionary.
Dr P.J. Titus, founfder of COTR seminary etc in India
Basilea Schlink, Lutheran nun and author of "Realities".
William Wilberforce, who campaigned against slavery.
my namesake John Newton, former slave trader and preacher, and author of many hymns, including Amazing Grace.
John Wesley, great English preacher and writer.
George Whitefield, his Calvinist preacher friend.
Fred Nile, Aussie campaigner against vice and for Christian values.
Billy Graham, one of the greatest Christian leaders ever.
William Carey, the boot maker who became the "father of modern missions".
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Jon's Details
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| Status: | Married | | Orientation: | Straight | | Hometown: | Sydney | | Religion: | Christian - other | | Zodiac Sign: | Capricorn | | Smoke / Drink: | No / No | | Children: | Proud parent | | Education: | Post grad |
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About me:
I am a 58 years old Christian minister and theological lecturer (Tabor College in Sydney).
I have been married for 30 years to Judy (we were married on new Years Day 1977) and we have 5 adult children (Mark, Sarah, Matthew, Ben and Peter).
I became a 'born again' Christian in 1966 while at university and have had many years experience in Christian ministry as a pastor, missionary, Christian school principal and Bible school teacher. I travel into Asia nearly every year to do ministry in churches and colleges.
After years of study, I finally got my Ph.D. (see photo) from Deakin University, Victoria, Australia. My thesis was on 'Postmodernism, Christianity and the Book of Revelation'.
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Who I'd like to meet:
Apart from Jesus:
Billy Graham, who has to be one of the most amazing Christians of the past century and has kept his integrity with his fame.
George W. Bush, because I hear he's used his position to win many people to Christ and I can't believe he's as bad as some make out.
John Howard, our Australian PM.
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