Rowland Croucher
The Brain on Love
by Nils von Kalm http://soulthoughts.com The New York Times recently had an insightful article on how love affects the brain. [1] To me this is further evidence that we seem to be wired for love. Consider some of the quotes from the article: “What we pay the most attention to defines us. How you choose […]
God’s Gift to a Broken World: Easter thoughts
by Nils von Kalm http://soulthoughts.com We live in a world of immense suffering, and whether we call ourselves Christian or not, we are often faced with the universal question of why such suffering occurs in a world which was made by a good and loving God. At Easter we remember that when Jesus was dying […]
The God of Suffering Love
by Nils von Kalm http://soulthoughts.com Many of us have probably seen Mel Gibson ¢â‚¬â„¢s The Passion of the Christ movie. When it was released in 2004 it caused quite a stir amongst different groups of people, not least for its gruesome and bloody portrayal of the torture that Jesus endured during the last twelve hours of […]
Marriage Equality
Focus on fight over family shifts Downunder Alan Austin This week ¢â‚¬â„¢s public split over gay marriage shifts to Australia the spotlight on the issue bitterly dividing both the Christian and Jewish communities. The greatest revision of belief within the Judaeo-Christian faiths since the Reformation is underway. It is a bruising process with skirmishes erupting regularly […]
Ecumenical Realities
Sightings 4/2/2012 — Martin E. Marty ¢â‚¬Å“Hopes for an ¢â‚¬ËœEcumenical Spring ¢â‚¬â„¢ ¢â‚¬ was a Christian Century headline above a report by Adelle M. Banks of the Religion News Service. Her report spelled out why such hopes are wan, if not desperate. Three samples: The National Council of Churches has shrunk from 400 staffers in its prime […]
Humo[u]r
We spend the first twelve months of our children’s lives teaching them to walk and talk, and the next Twenty-four years telling them to sit down and shut up! ============= An Octogenarian who was an avid golfer moved to a new town and joined the local Country Club. He went to the Club for the […]
Richard Rohr, A Lever and a Place to Stand
Richard Rohr, A Lever and a Place to Stand: The Contemplative Stance, the Active Prayer (2011: The World Community of Christian Meditation). My friends tell me that one of the memories they take away from my Leadership Seminars ¢â‚¬“ and sometimes my preaching – is a few of ¢â‚¬ËœCroucher ¢â‚¬â„¢s Global Statements ¢â‚¬â„¢. OK, (give a dog […]
PALM SUNDAY SERMON
(Sermon preached at East Doncaster Baptist Church, Melbourne, this morning ¢â‚¬“ April 1, 2012 – by Rev. John Edwards. Reproduced from his notes with permission. Fellow-preachers: adapt for your own sermon…) A theological professor was asked to speak to a crowd of young people on Palm Sunday. His theme: ¢â‚¬ËœIf you ¢â‚¬â„¢re going to be a […]
Who’s the racist :-) ???
A devout Moslem enters a taxi; once seated he asks the cab driver to turn off the radio, because he must not hear music as decreed by his religion and, in the time of the prophet, there was no music, especially Western music which is music of the infidels and certainly no radio ……… So […]
T.S. ELIOT, HIS POETRY AND HIS CHRISTIANITY
SUFFERING PRAYER: T.S. ELIOT, HIS POETRY AND HIS CHRISTIANITY Barry Spurr ABC RELIGION AND ETHICS 21 MAR 2012 T.S. ELIOT’S “CHRISTIAN” POETRY SPEAKS AS STRONGLY TO THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD AS HIS EARLIER NIHILISTIC WORKS BECAUSE HE NEVER IMAGINES THAT RELIGIOUS BELIEF MAKES LIFE OR ACCEPTING ONESELF EASIER. By the time that T.S. Eliot, aged 39, […]
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