# David Alston

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Called to Grow

David Alston picks up the final talk in our 'Called to...' series. Readings: Hebrews 10:23–25, Psalm 26:8–12 9.15am, December 10th, 2023

Joseph – Forgiveness

Series: Finding Jesus in the Old Testament David Alston continues our journey through well-known characters and stories of the Old Testament. He finds many parallels between Joseph and Jesus, but focuses particularly on the theme of forgiveness. Reading: Genesis 50:12–21 9.15am, February 4th, 20…

S02 / Episode #4 - Do We Have To Be Social?

"Social media is not a media. The key is to listen, engage, and build relationships." David Alston So said that guy (it's alright we're not sure who he is either!) but one thing we do know is that we don't know a lot about social 'media' and how it is affecting our wellbeing yet. We know it allows …

On the phone-in: People share stories about traffic problems in their communities. And off the top of the show, we hear about a proposed tiny home community in Saint John, NB. Also school bus problems in Halifax.

On the phone-in: Listeners share their stories about traffic problems in the Maritimes. And off the top of the show, David Alston in Saint John, NB, talks about a proposed tiny home community in East Saint John. We also hear from a mother in Halifax whose children's school bus was four hours late y…

Wanda's Picks

We celebrate the legacy of Casper Banjo this morning with Akili Banjo (Casper's niece), and friends Lee Williams, Tomye, and Charles Blackwell. We'll speak about Casper's life and work which is being celebrated in the exhibit: "3 Worlds, Myth, Bricks, Prints," Arias, Fuentes, Banjo, August 14 - Sep…

Rule of Life: Generosity

Series: More Like Jesus – Establishing a Rule of Life Speaker: David Alston Reading: Matthew 6:19–24 9.15am, February 23rd, 2025

Confident in the Gospel

Series: The Church of Tomorrow         Speaker: David Alston Reading: Romans 1:1-17 ​15am, July 13th, 2025 Season 13, Episode 5

How to Live a Free and Happy Life Despite The Worst of Hurdles and Challenges with David Alston

David Alston was born Edward Bright, he was adopted at 7 months only to discover as an adult that he was not adopted but abducted by his adopted mother. David has always known that he was adopted and struggled with his identity. Who was his mother and who was he? Upon discovering his biological fam…

David Alston, "Slaves and Highlanders: Silenced Histories of Scotland and the Caribbean" (Edinburgh UP, 2021)

In Slaves and Highlanders: Silenced Histories of Scotland and the Caribbean (Edinburgh University Press, 2021), Dr. David Alston shows how Scots were involved in every stage of the slave trade: from captaining slaving ships to auctioning captured Africans in the colonies and hunting down those who …