Rowland Croucher
Rogue Ringtone Halts a Maestro
By JENNIFER MALONEY The final movement of Mahler’s Ninth Symphony is a slow rumination on mortality, with quiet sections played by strings alone. During the New York Philharmonic’s performance Tuesday night, it was interrupted by an iPhone. The jarring ringtone ¢â‚¬”the device’s “Marimba” sound, which simulates the mallet instrument ¢â‚¬”intruded in the middle of the movement, emanating from […]
LIVING ON OUR ONE EARTH (Richard Rohr)
Plato, a foundational Greek philosopher, has had far more influence on Christianity up to now than even Jesus often has! (I want to shock you into awareness!) Jesus says matter and spirit, divine and human are not enemies, but in fact are two sides of the same coin. They reveal one another, and are […]
HUNGARY: 300 religious groups decertified
Published: Monday 09 January 2012 MAJOR CHRISTIAN DENOMINATIONS DECERTIFIED UNDER NEW HUNGARIAN CONSTITUTION Country: Hungary, Europe Over 300 religious groups ¢â‚¬“ including several Christian denominations ¢â‚¬“ have lost official recognition in Hungary under the country ¢â‚¬â„¢s controversial new constitution. Hungarian Parliament building The code, which came into effect on 1 January, introduces a new law on religion that was […]
The Arab Spring (Andrew Bostom)
December 6, 2011 Qaradawi’s Odious Vision The “Arab Spring” and the treason of the intellectuals Feb. 18, 2011, marked the triumphal return to Cairo of the Muslim Brotherhood’s “spiritual guide,” Yusuf al-Qaradawi, after years of exile. His public re-emergence in Egypt was sanctioned by the nation’s provisional military rulers. Qaradawi’s own words, as well as […]
Ministry Mistakes
Stupid Ministry Tricks: The Best of My Bone-Headed Ministry Mistakes (+ A Bonus!) 7JANby Chaplain Mike Classic iMonk Post by Michael Spencer From June 2009 It came to me today that many of you have probably felt that this web site was remiss in offering practical encouragement to those who are laboring in the work of […]
Mormon for President? So what does he believe?
Mormons Weigh In On Beliefs, Presidential Race In Pew Survey First Posted: 1/11/12 12:04 AM ET Updated: 1/12/12 11:40 AM ET Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, arguably the nation’s best-known Mormon, once was a Mormon missionary. He drinks neither coffee nor tea. His wife, according to Mormon tradition, keeps months’ worth of food storage for emergencies. The presidential campaign, along with TV shows […]
Animal Psychology: what can we learn about humans?
Sightings 1/12/2012 Rational Animals — Kristel Clayville Definitions of what it means to be human have been sought out for centuries in many academic disciplines. Theology and philosophy have been at the forefront of this humanistic inquiry, but since Darwin’s writing, biology and psychology have posited their own definitions. More importantly, biology and psychology have […]
The Future of the American Church
The Future of the American Church (1) 11JANby Chaplain Mike Lee Adams is a regular reader and commenter here on Internet Monk. He blogs at Homilies, Prayers, and Bread for the Journey, and has recently done a series on the future of the American church. I asked Lee if we could share his articles here on IM, and […]
Jesus is all you need!
If you never felt pain, then how would you know that I am a Healer? If you never had to pray, How would you know that I am a Deliverer? If you never had a trial, how could you call yourself an overcomer? If you never felt sadness, How would you know that I am […]
Humo[u]r
Q: What do you call a woman who knows where her husband is 24 hours a day/seven days a week? A: A widow. =================== How Many Wives? A little boy was attending his first wedding with the family.. After the service, a cousin wondered aloud, “I wonder how many women can a man marry?” “Sixteen,” […]
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