A True Story
This is a true story of David Clarke, born in Oldham Lancashire in 1949.

During the 60’s he and his older brother Michael (1946), began to enjoy lives of crime, promiscuity and infamy, during their teenage years, whilst living in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire.

David and Michael lived with their parents and younger sister in Aylesbury, and became criminals in the 60’s. They were both sent to prison in 1967, for malicious wounding and carrying a firearm without a license. David served his time in young persons Borstal Training Institute at Dover, and Michael served his time in Maidstone Prison.

On leaving Borstal in 1968, David was determined to have a good time living a life of crime with no fear or belief in God, respect for society, parents, or the wider family. He proceeded on a three-year career of undetected crime until he met a Christian woman who informed him that his life style was wrong.

It became David’s opinion that Christianity was for people who had not, or could not, enjoy life or stand on their two own feet.

On the 16th of January 1970 David was arrested whilst he was experiencing a bad trip on LSD, not by the Police. It was by Jesus Christ who spoke to him after he had cried out to God for help. Jesus said to David that the horrors that he had experience on LSD were nothing compared to what hell was like.

David turned away that Friday night from a sinful life of crime and immorality to follow Christ, as best he could.

David began to read the bible immediately and other Christian books and attend a wide range of churches. He finally confessed to the police to 24 crimes that he had committed during his release from Borstal in 1968 and conversion in January 1970.

In 1974, David eventually joined as a member the Bierton Strict and Particular Baptist Church. Then trained as a Lecturer and commenced teaching electronics at Luton College of Higher Education.

In 1981, the Bierton Church became a Gospel Standard listed cause, In 1982 David was also called by the Lord and sent by the church to preach the gospel, as the Lord open up the way for him.

In 1983, David sought to reach his old friends from the past and organized a preaching meeting at the Bierton chapel, inviting all his old friends to come and hear all what the Lord had done for him. Providentially that preaching meeting was televised on video and is available on YouTube.

David recalls that it became apparent after this meeting his real troubles began and he seceded from the Bierton Church in 1984. An account of this secession was written by David’s own hand entitled, “The Bierton Crisis”.

The story is a complete account of David’s early life and experience, in the Bierton Strict and Particular Baptist Church. David says that even though he left in 1984 he remained a member of the church as no disciplinary action was taken against him, or others who were scattered at that time. As a Gospel Standard cause only the church had the power to terminate ones membership.

Since that time David has published several books relating to his experience of God, all of which are listed at the end of this account. This really is his confession and testimony.

Following an intensive programme of collaborative research in ten secondary schools, the authors set out the case for a fresh approach to assessment in the arts, an approach which gives the student a voice and at the same time allows the teacher access to the student's subjective world - that world in which particular aesthetic projects arise and unique aesthetic judgements are made. The vehicle of assessment becomes student-teacher talk: the reflective conversation. The research raises serious questions about the focus, emphasis and direction of the arts in education within the framework set out by the National Curriculum in the UK.

A True Story

This is a true story of David Clarke, born in Oldham Lancashire in 1949.

During the 60’s he and his older brother Michael (1946), began to enjoy lives of crime, promiscuity and infamy, during their teenage years, whilst living in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire.

David and Michael lived with their parents and younger sister in Aylesbury, and became criminals in the 60’s. They were both sent to prison in 1967, for malicious wounding and carrying a firearm without a license. David served his time in young persons Borstal Training Institute at Dover, and Michael served his time in Maidstone Prison.

On leaving Borstal in 1968, David was determined to have a good time living a life of crime with no fear or belief in God, respect for society, parents, or the wider family. He proceeded on a three-year career of undetected crime until he met a Christian woman who informed him that his life style was wrong.

It became David’s opinion that Christianity was for people who had not, or could not, enjoy life or stand on their two own feet.

On the 16th of January 1970 David was arrested whilst he was experiencing a bad trip on LSD, not by the Police. It was by Jesus Christ who spoke to him after he had cried out to God for help. Jesus said to David that the horrors that he had experience on LSD were nothing compared to what hell was like.

David turned away that Friday night from a sinful life of crime and immorality to follow Christ, as best he could.

David began to read the bible immediately and other Christian books and attend a wide range of churches. He finally confessed to the police to 24 crimes that he had committed during his release from Borstal in 1968 and conversion in January 1970.

In 1974, David eventually joined as a member the Bierton Strict and Particular Baptist Church. Then trained as a Lecturer and commenced teaching electronics at Luton College of Higher Education.

In 1981, the Bierton Church became a Gospel Standard listed cause, In 1982 David was also called by the Lord and sent by the church to preach the gospel, as the Lord open up the way for him.

In 1983, David sought to reach his old friends from the past and organized a preaching meeting at the Bierton chapel, inviting all his old friends to come and hear all what the Lord had done for him. Providentially that preaching meeting was televised on video and is available on YouTube under the title, “David Clarke Preaching”

David recalls that it became apparent after this meeting his real troubles began and he seceded from the Bierton Church in 1984. An account of this secession was written by David’s own hand entitled, “The Bierton Crisis”.

The story is a complete account of David’s early life and experience, in the Bierton Strict and Particular Baptist Church. David says that even though he left in 1984 he remained a member of the church as no disciplinary action was taken against him, or others who were scattered at that time. As a Gospel Standard cause only the church had the power to terminate ones membership.

Since that time David has published several books relating to his experience of God, all of which are listed at the end of this account. This really is his confession and testimony.