Rowland Croucher
North Korea
Religious Liberty Prayer Bulletin | RLPB 141 | Wed 11 Jan 2012 REMEMBERING NORTH KOREA By Elizabeth Kendal North Korea is an example of how quickly and totally circumstances can change. On 8 January 1907, 960 men registered for a week-long men’s winter Bible Study conference in the First Church of Pyongyang. The evening sessions, […]
Book Review: Simply Jesus
10JANby Chaplain Mike IM Book Review Simply Jesus: A New Vision of Who He Was, What He Did, and Why He Matters by N.T. Wright, HarperOne ¢â‚¬ ¢ ¢â‚¬ ¢ ¢â‚¬ ¢ ¢â‚¬Å“It is time, I believe, to recognize not only who Jesus was in his own day, despite his contemporaries ¢â‚¬â„¢ failure to recognize him, but also who he […]
Wisdom for Life
Does this say it all????? THE POSITIVE SIDE OF LIFE: Living on Earth is expensive, but it does include a free trip around the sun every year. How long a minute is depends on what side of the bathroom door you’re on. Birthdays are good for you; the more you have, the longer you live. […]
LEARNING TO SEE (Richard Rohr)
You already know. The Spirit is with you, and the Spirit is in you. ~ John 14:17 Jesus seemed to caution his contemporaries to humility and patience before the subtle mystery of who He was: ¢â‚¬Å“You do not know where I came from and where I am going ¢â‚¬ (John 8:14). He seemed to know that this […]
Privacy
An indifference to privacy demeans our public culture Stephanie Dowrick January 7, 2012 Illustration: Michael Mucci. A right to privacy. Or not. For years I’ve been an intermittent journal writer. A feature of that particularly intimate form of writing is that you can and perhaps must write only for yourself. And keep your writing private. […]
MUSLIMS, MYTHS AND MORAL PANIC
(Note from Rowland: this is a good article, sympathetic to Islam. My concern is not about made-up stories, but the ones Waleed doesn’t cite which are not made-up. Google Mark Durie’s Blog for many examples). ~~~ Waleed Aly ABC RELIGION AND ETHICS 9 JAN 2012 SO MUCH CONTEMPORARY RAILING AGAINST MULTICULTURALISM AND THE THREAT OF ISLAM IS […]
EVANGELICAL ATHEISM, SECULAR CHRISTIANITY
John GrayABC RELIGION AND ETHICS9 JAN 2012 EVANGELICAL ATHEISTS NEVER DOUBT THAT HUMAN LIFE CAN BE TRANSFORMED IF EVERYONE ACCEPTS THEIR OWN, SUITABLY EMBELLISHED, WAY OF LIVING. An atmosphere of moral panic surrounds religion. Viewed not so long ago as a relic of superstition whose role in society was steadily declining, it is now demonised as the […]
Scandinavian warning
It’so good to be multi-lingual.. Ole is the pastor of the local Norwegian Lutheran Church , and Pastor Sven is the minister of the Swedish Covenant Church across the road. One day they are seen pounding a sign into the ground, which said: DA END ISS NEAR! TURN YERSELF AROUNT […]
Communion for shut-ins
COMMUNION FOR THOSE CONFINED TO HOME Scripture: Jesus says ¢â‚¬ËœCome to me all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me: for I am gentle and humble in heart and you will find rest for your souls ¢â‚¬â„¢ (Matthew 11:28, […]
Pray for the World January 9, 2012
AUSTRALIAN PRAYER NETWORK NEWSLETTER NORTH KOREAN SUCCESSOR – KIM JONG UN CHRISTIANITY IS THE WORLD’S LARGEST RELIGION BEING A MISSIONARY WHERE YOU WORK WAR WIDOWS GIVEN A SENSE OF HOPE IN SRI LANKA GOVERNMENTS CLAMP DOWN ON CHRISTIANS IN AZERBAIJAN AND KAZAKHSTAN CHRISTIAN WOMEN JOIN DEMONSTRATIONS BY VICTIMS OF JAPAN’S WARTIME SEXUAL SLAVERY NORTH KOREAN […]
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