Rowland Croucher
Australia Day message
Celebrating Australia and Australia Day – Thinking about who we are and the significance of nations By: Mark Tronson The most modern celebration of Australia ¢â‚¬â„¢s National Day, simply called ¢â‚¬Å“Australia Day ¢â‚¬ is on January 26th. This is the anniversary of the actual day Governor Arthur Phillip sailed into Sydney Harbour in 1788 with the first […]
Beautiful video with a comforting message…
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THE NEW EVANGELICALS: HOW CHRISTIANS ARE RETHINKING ABORTION AND GAY MARRIAGE
Marcia PallyABC RELIGION AND ETHICS28 DEC 2011 In 2005, no less a publication than Christianity Today wrote, “George W. Bush is not Lord … The American flag is not the Cross. The Pledge of Allegiance is not the Creed. ‘God Bless America’ is not Doxology.” For Christianity Today to have so declared must mean that someone at the time indeed did […]
Republicans/Democrats: Is there a Christian Alternative?
A CHRISTIAN ALTERNATIVE TO AMERICA’S BROKEN POLITICAL DUOPOLY Michael StaffordABC RELIGION AND ETHICS 25 JAN 2012 In his book Render Unto Caesar, Archbishop Charles Chaput notes that neither the Republican nor the Democratic parties are comfortable political homes for American Catholics. His insight is correct and applies to all Christians who take their faith’s public policy implications seriously. […]
Conspiracy theories
Truth and lies: Conspiracy theories are running rampant thanks to modern technology Government cover-ups, faked dictator deaths, secret messages in the Wingdings font…Nick Harding reports on a mental contagion SATURDAY 12 NOVEMBER 2011 On 12 January 2009, a hardcore of protesters broke away from a peaceful march in London to vandalise a Starbucks in the […]
Creative words (this list is not for wowsers…)
The Washington Post’s Mensa Invitational once again invited readers to take any word from the dictionary, alter it by adding, subtracting, or changing one letter, and supply a new definition. Here are the winners: 1. Cashtration (n.): The act of buying a house, which renders the subject financially impotent for an indefinite period of time. 2. Ignoranus: […]
Pray for the World January 25, 2012
Religious Liberty Prayer Bulletin | RLPB 143 | Wed 25 Jan 2012 By Elizabeth Kendal WELCOME to the intercessors who have joined the list this month. ———————— Whilst political and religious dictators and repressers might be working to encapsulate and enslave their people in spiritual darkness, the one to whom we pray is the one […]
Resources for Christians Under Pressure
Allender, W. Leading With A Limp: Take Full Advantage of Your Most Powerful Weakness 2008 Waterbook Press. Anderson, F. Running on Empty Contemplative Spirituality for Achievers 2004 WaterBrook Press. Austin, B. When God Has Put You On Hold. 1986 Tyndale House. Beach, S. The Silent Seduction of Self Talk 2008 Moody Publishers […]
Wisdom from Henri Nouwen
Becoming Kind Kindness is a beautiful human attribute. When we say, “She is a kind person” or “He surely was kind to me,” we express a very warm feeling. In our competitive and often violent world, kindness is not the most frequent response. But when we encounter it we know that we are blessed. Is […]
The Secret Life of J Edgar Hoover
For half a century, the FBI director waged war on homosexuals, black people and communists. Now, a controversial film by Clint Eastwood is set to reveal some of the explosive truth about him. Here, his biographer Anthony Summers tells all… Anthony Summers The Observer, Sunday 1 January 2012 Long arm of the law: J Edgar Hoover in […]
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