David Brider

== Biography ==
I was born on December 18th 1969, which makes me 35 at the time of writing this.  I was brought up going to the local Sunday school, and also joined the church choir and youth club in my teens.  I was confirmed into the [[Church of England]], but it wasn't until 1996, when I went to university for the first time and joined the [[Christian Union]], that I became a Christian.<BR>
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Since the college I was at was a Methodist college ([http://www.roehampton.ac.uk/southlands/ Southlands College], part of [http://www.roehampton.ac.uk/ Roehampton University], I joined a [[Methodist church]] (Raynes Park Methodist Church]), and when I subsequently moved back home from university I became a member of [http://www.trinitymethodistchelmsford.org/ Trinity Methodist Church, Chelmsford].  However, I subsequently left and am now at [http://www.theoasischurch.org.uk The Oasis Church], which is part of the [[newfrontiers]] group of churches.<BR>
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I'm currently going out with a wonderful young lady by the name of Sarah.  She's part of the [[Salvation Army]] in her home town of Barking, Essex, and pretty much every other week I join her there for the morning worship service.<BR>
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I work as a database administrator for the local branch of NHS Direct.  I love computers, but I don't really have the budget to afford much beyond anything rather basic (indeed, the computer I'm using at the moment is my flatmate's).<BR>
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My particular interests in terms of things Christian include [[evangelism]] and [[apologetics]].  I think the internet is a wonderful tool for both of these.  As my degree was in [[theology]], I find that rather an interesting and fascinatingly diverse subject too.  Also, in the past year or so I've been particularly challenged by God over the issue of personal [[holiness]] and what it means to be [[holy]] in the 21st century.  Arising from that, I'm quite interested in [[Puritanism]].