Arthur Athan

Follower of Christ. Husband. Father. Family lawyer. Pianist & Teacher from Melbourne, Aus. All views my own and do not represent any organisation.

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"But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not without effect." 1 Cor 15:10a

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“Genesis 1, by affirming the unique status of man, our place in the divine program, and God’s care for us, gives a hope to mankind that atheistic philosophies can never legitimately supply.” ~ Gordon Wenham.

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"Believers are more to one another than holders of a common doctrine. They are bretheren in the family of God and genuinely love each other with a deeper affection than natural men can know." ~ Anon

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What language shall I borrow
to thank Thee, dearest Friend,
for this, Thy dying sorrow,
Thy pity without end?
O make me Thine forever!
And should I fainting be,
Lord, let me never, never
outlive my love for Thee.

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"The answer is that God knows what He's doing, that He's best - so that our earthly pilgrimage, whether short or long, in trials, in perplexities, in problems, we come to know God in a way that we could not know God in any other way at all." ~ Alistair Begg

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We desperately need a champion who is like us and also not like us. Jesus is Him. Fully man, fully God. He was, in every respect, tempted as we are, yet without sin. Luke 3 & Hebrews 4. Thanks @ Andy May BPC

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“The singing of psalms and hymns is a gospel ordinance: it is an ordinance of God, and appointed for his glory.”
~ Matthew Henry

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“Take care, brothers, lest there be in any of you an evil, unbelieving heart, leading you to fall away from the living God.”
Hebrews 3:12

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My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.

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[Ek Taghdir @ektaghdir]

Israel must ensure it differentiates between Iran & Iranian people, as opposed to the Islamic Republic and the IRGC.

My heart is with Iran and all Iranians.

Payande Iran.

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Gout Gout just ran a 10.04 (+3.4 💨) in the heat of the U18 100m! �

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Vamos, @RafaelNadal!

As you get ready to graduate from tennis, I’ve got a few things to share before I maybe get emotional.

Let’s start with the obvious: you beat me—a lot. More than I managed to beat you. You challenged me in ways no one else could. On clay, it felt like I was stepping into your backyard, and you made me work harder than I ever thought I could just to hold my ground. You made me reimagine my game—even going so far as to change the size of my racquet head, hoping for any edge.

I’m not a very superstitious person, but you took it to the next level. Your whole process. All those rituals. Assembling your water bottles like toy soldiers in formation, fixing your hair, adjusting your underwear... All of it with the highest intensity. Secretly, I kind of loved the whole thing. Because it was so unique—it was so you.

And you know what, Rafa, you made me enjoy the game even more. 

OK, maybe not at first. After the 2004 Australian Open, I achieved the #1 ranking for the first time. I thought I was on top of the world. And I was—until two months later, when you walked on the court in Miami in your red sleeveless shirt, showing off those biceps, and you beat me convincingly. All that buzz I’d been hearing about you—about this amazing young player from Mallorca, a generational talent, probably going to win a major someday—it wasn’t just hype.

We were both at the start of our journey and it’s one we ended up taking together. Twenty years later, Rafa, I have to say: What an incredible run you’ve had. Including 14 French Opens—historic! You made Spain proud... you made the whole tennis world proud.

I keep thinking about the memories we’ve shared. Promoting the sport together. Playing that match on half-grass, half-clay. Breaking the all-time attendance record by playing in front of more than 50,000 fans in Cape Town, South Africa. Always cracking each other up. Wearing each other out on the court and then, sometimes, almost literally having to hold each other up during trophy ceremonies.

I’m still grateful you invited me to Mallorca to help launch the Rafa Nadal Academy in 2016. Actually, I kind of invited myself. I knew you were too polite to insist on me being there, but I didn’t want to miss it. You have always been a role model for kids around the world, and Mirka and I are so glad that our children have all trained at your academies. They had a blast and learned so much—like thousands of other young players. Although I always worried my kids would come home playing tennis as lefties.

And then there was London—the Laver Cup in 2022. My final match. It meant everything to me that you were there by my side—not as my rival but as my doubles partner. Sharing the court with you that night, and sharing those tears, will forever be one of the most special moments of my career.

Rafa, I know you’re focused on the last stretch of your epic career. We will talk when it’s done. For now, I just want to congratulate your family and team, who all played a massive role in your success. And I want you to know that your old friend is always cheering for you, and will be cheering just as loud for everything you do next.

Rafa that!

Best always, your fan, 

Roger

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Absolutely distressing. https://t.co/Xd2unGFa0R

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Babel (Hebrew) is Babylon (Greek). Babel: the outworking of Adam’s sin. The epitome of human pride - to displace God from His throne. The first of repeated failed attempts to establish human sovereignty over the world.

Cf. Genesis 11:4