Talkin' about my Generation 6- Wally Wunnugmurra

In 1970 and 1971 I spent a year in Darwin. In that time I worked in the PMG department, played Cricket and Australian Rules football(AFL) and also spent the first 6 months of my marriage in Darwin.
I have many fond memories of this time as I have posted on similar articles on this blog.
One of my team mates in the Parap Wanderers Football Club was Wally Wunnugmurra. I never really knew how to spell his name back then so I hope i have it right now.
I was amazed by the standard of the players in Darwin and Wally was right up there with the best of them.
He was highly regarded in Darwin and his community.
I recently came across some letters I had written to my Grandparents while living in Darwin.
In one of the letters I gave Wally a mention.

"just a quick note to say howdy. As you can see we had a win on Saturday.Everyone went well and Wally Wunnugmurra took probably the best high mark ever taken"  16/2/71

The win would have been either against Waratahs or Nightcliffe.
They were the only two wins we had for the season.

Also there was a newspaper clipping which I have reproduced here.
Over the last few years I have seen his name pop up in Northern Territory affairs and from what I can gather he has fulfilled a lot of the expectations many had for him back then.

I was in awe of the abilities of players like Wally and Darwin and it's people left a lasting impression on me.

Talkin' about my Generation 5 -Dion DiMucci

Growing up in the 50's and 60's one of my all time favourite recording artists was Dion of Dion and The Belmonts.
He had rock and roll hit after hit.
I bought most of them as 45rpm vinyl records.
Still have some of them.

Years later when I became a Christian I was delighted to learn he had returned to the Faith of his childhood and recorded some Gospel music.
It is so good when you see God touch people's lives.
A Musical legend in his own lifetime but he gives God the Glory.
Below is a link to an  interview about him and his life journey.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Rh3RkaPqa0

Many who are very narrow in their understanding of the length, breadth and depth of God's love get hung up about denominations.
I have been one of them in the past and there are still doctrinal issues I consider important but as Paul said.  

"Phillipians 3.

15 All of us, then, who are mature should take such a view of things. And if on some point you think differently, that too God will make clear to you. 16 Only let us live up to what we have already attained."