Rowland Croucher
Joy: a prayer…
(Prayed at our Wednesday Koinonia group – more on Joy here: http://jmm.org.au/articles/29906.htm ) Dear Lord ¢â‚¬“ Father, Son and Spirit, We come before you in awe and reverence. May we worship you not only when we gather together, but at all times, in all places, and may we always relish your holy name. O God of […]
Theodicy and theology
From a friend: It’s easy to confuse theology with theodicy. Of course, theology is all about sin, evil and redemption, and to say theologians have grappled with such things for thousands of years says nothing more than that theologians have thought about life as well as scripture. As for anyone producing a theodicy (an account […]
Facebook: Is It Making Us Lonely?
Is Facebook Making Us Lonely? Social media ¢â‚¬”from Facebook to Twitter ¢â‚¬”have made us more densely networked than ever. Yet for all this connectivity, new research suggests that we have never been lonelier (or more narcissistic) ¢â‚¬”and that this loneliness is making us mentally and physically ill. A report on what the epidemic of loneliness is doing to […]
The Problem of Evil
From a friend: If there were satisfactory Christian explanations for the extent of evil in this world, human and natural, I doubt the Templeton Foundation would have fronted $1.5 million for new work on the problem of evil. Take a closer look at these two very perceptive papers: Re. sin: ‘Recent studies in primatology, sociobiology, […]
Steven Wright’s humor
If you’re not familiar with the work of Steven Wright, he’s the famous Erudite (comic) scientist who once said: “I woke up one morning, and all of my stuff had been stolen and replaced by exact duplicates.” His mind sees things differently than most of us do….. Here are some of his gems: 1 – […]
Pray for the World April 23 2012
AUSTRALIAN PRAYER NETWORK NEWSLETTER AFRICA SENDS OUT MISSIONARIES BY THE THOUSANDS CHRISTIANS TARGETED IN PROGRAM OF ETHNIC CLEANSING IN SUDAN WHY THE DEATH OF COPTIC POPE SHENOUDA IS IMPORTANT TO EGYPTIAN PROTESTANTS TURNING A BLIND EYE TO THE WAR ON CHRISTIANS IN THE ISLAMIC WORLD CHRISTIAN PERSECTION – PRAY NOW!! BOKO HARAM THREATENS TO KIDNAP […]
Richard Rohr: more…
THE JESUS MARK KNEW Mark begins with the preaching of John the Baptist, a voice announcing Jesus from the wilderness and proclaiming a baptism of repentance. The truth comes from the edges of society. Jesus ¢â‚¬â„¢ reality is affirmed and announced on the margins, where people are ready to understand and to ask new questions. The […]
Anne Lamott quotes
I like these… ¢â‚¬Å“You will lose someone you can ¢â‚¬â„¢t live without,and your heart will be badly broken, and the bad news is that you never completely get over the loss of your beloved. But this is also the good news. They live forever in your broken heart that doesn ¢â‚¬â„¢t seal back up. And you come […]
DOES GOD EXIST?
Interesting approach to the nature of God… (There’s a good ‘tack’ here, but beware of promises that ‘if you come to Jesus your problems will be solved’) A man went to a barbershop to have his hair cut and his beard trimmed. As the barber began to work, they began to have a […]
Niceness in your genes?
Born to be mild? ‘Niceness gene’ makes some people kinder – and those who lack it are tight-fisted, selfish and cruel Gene dictates function of ‘cuddle hormone’ Overrules ‘learned’ attitudes about the world People with gene more likely to help others By ROB WAUGH 12 April 2012 Angel or devil? Scientists think that a gene […]
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