Rowland Croucher
Marriage Equality
(Articles by various authors) 1. WHY CALL IT ¢â‚¬ËœMARRIAGE ¢â‚¬â„¢? In response to hearing that I am campaigning for Marriage Equality, an elderly clergyman asked, ¢â‚¬ËœWhy call it ¢â‚¬Ëœmarriage ¢â‚¬â„¢? My response was to outline the huge changes to the institution of marriage that have occurred over the last 150 years. 150 years ago marriage involved the […]
Snake-handler dies from snake-bite!
Martin Marty Center for the Advanced Study of Religion The University of Chicago Divinity School Sightings 6/14/2012 Adiaphora — Seth Perry At about 11 p.m on May 27, a preacher in West Virginia named Randall ¢â‚¬Å“Mack ¢â‚¬ Wolford passed away from a rattlesnake bite he had sustained that afternoon. Wolford was a widely known advocate of serpent […]
FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT: GOODNESS
FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT: GOODNESS = KINDNESS + GENEROSITY + GENTLENESS Reflection offered today (13 June 2012) at our Wednesday Koinonia group GOODNESS = competence (good at maths); reliability (good brakes); strength (good eyesight); kindness (good of you to come); moral excellence (good deed or good works); behavior (good child); enjoyment (a good party); thoroughness (gave it […]
Pray for the World June 2012
Religious Liberty Prayer Bulletin | RLPB 164 | Wed 20 Jun 2012 —————————————– BURMA & SUDAN: WARFARE AGAINST CHRISTIANS (Plus Nigeria) —————————————– by Elizabeth Kendal Earlier this month two horrendous wars marked one year since the breakout of hostilities. The Islamist Arab-supremacist regime in Khartoum, Sudan, began its genocidal campaign against the predominantly […]
The Mental Health of Australians
In sickness and in health June 10, 2012 Andrew Tierney’s depression was written off as teen angst until he attempted suicide six years ago. Son Andrew, left, has also been diagnosed with a mental health problem. Photo: Craig Sillitoe More and more Australians are being diagnosed with a mental illness. Are we pathologising normal states […]
Richard Rohr: More Meditations
THE SPIRIT ¢â‚¬Å“They were filled with the Holy Spirit. ¢â‚¬ ~ Acts 2:4 God has grown accustomed to our small and cowardly ways of waiting behind closed doors of fear and self-doubt. God knows that we settle for easy certitudes instead of Gospel freedom, for a small god instead of a Big Mystery. Yet God seems […]
Humo[u]r
Bob was in trouble. He forgot his wedding anniversary. His wife was really angry. She told him “Tomorrow morning, I expect to find a gift in the driveway that goes from 0 to 200 in 6 seconds AND IT BETTER BE THERE !!” The next morning he got up early and left for work. When his […]
Suicide: how and where to get help
Are you ill? It is important to decide whether you are just sad or whether you are suffering from depression. For example, it is appropriate to be sad or to grieve the death of a friend or relative. This is a normal reaction to a circumstance and should not be confused with depression. Sadness and […]
Review: Keith Mascord: A Restless Faith: Leaving Fundamentalism in a Quest for God
(Note: These are my personal responses, and do not necessarily represent the views of anyone else associated with John Mark Ministries.) Keith Mascord: A Restless Faith: Leaving Fundamentalism in a Quest for God (Xlibris Corporation, 2012). The well-known ‘curate’s egg’ analogy – good in parts – may apply to Sydney more than to any other […]
Nun’s sex talk raises the Vatican’s ire
The World Today By Brendan Trembath Updated June 05, 2012 Sister Margaret Farley’s award-winning book is causing conflict in the Catholic Church. The Vatican has denounced an American nun after she wrote an award-winning book on sexual ethics, which includes topics such as gay marriage and masturbation. The Vatican’s department responsible for doctrine says the […]
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