Rowland Croucher
Pastors under Pressure
Paul Beasley-Murray, Pastors under Pressure, Spurgeon ¢â‚¬â„¢s Booklet, 1989 This little 84-page booklet was written by someone who knows what he ¢â‚¬â„¢s talking about. He ¢â‚¬â„¢s suffered/endured the stresses of pastoral leadership, taught pastors-to-be (as principal of the [Baptist] Spurgeon ¢â‚¬â„¢s College, London) and ¢â‚¬“ still fairly rarely, unfortunately ¢â‚¬“ *really* believes in the ministry of the whole church […]
Noam Chomsky, Interventions, Penguin, 2007
Noam Chomsky, Interventions, Penguin, 2007 ¢â‚¬ËœIf you speak the truth, hang a foot in the stirrup ¢â‚¬â„¢ ~ Turkish proverb Noam Chomsky is ¢â‚¬Ëœthe world ¢â‚¬â„¢s greatest public intellectual ¢â‚¬â„¢ (The Observer), ¢â‚¬ËœAmerica ¢â‚¬â„¢s leading voice of dissent ¢â‚¬â„¢ (back cover), ¢â‚¬Ëœperhaps the most widely read voice on foreign policy on the planet ¢â‚¬â„¢ (NY Times Book Review). Here are 44 […]
EMOTIONAL SOBRIETY and contemplation (Richard Rohr)
Wednesday, November 2 All Souls’ Day Contemplation develops an entirely different operating system, different software where the private self is not the center of attention and interpretation. This is the ¢â‚¬Å“grain of wheat ¢â‚¬ that Jesus says must die ¢â‚¬Å“or it remains just a grain of wheat. ¢â‚¬ But if it dies, ¢â‚¬Å“it bears much fruit ¢â‚¬ (John […]
American Baptists (Martin Marty)
Sightings 10/24/2011 American Baptists — Martin E. Marty Baptists and Mormons are running ahead of Catholics in media coverage on the current ¢â‚¬Å“public religion ¢â‚¬ front. Many of the members of all three faith groups chafe when they hear their movements denominated ¢â‚¬Å“denominations. ¢â‚¬ Catholics chide scholars and reporters: ¢â‚¬Å“We are not a denomination. We are a church, ¢â‚¬ […]
Egypt
Religious Liberty Prayer Bulletin | RLPB 130 | Wed 19 Oct 2011 EGYPT: ISLAM, DHIMMITUDE & THE MASPERO MASSACRE By Elizabeth Kendal Islam is a political religion that aims to achieve dominance — demographically or through military or political conquest — so that Muslims might rule and Sharia (Islamic Law / the law of Allah) […]
Yvette Flunder, Where the Edge Gathers
Some excerpts from an excellent book of essays and sermons by a black American woman/pastor/theologian, who has ministered for the past 25 years, as Jesus did, to people ‘on the edge’. She describes her ecclesiology as ‘Metho-Bapti-Costal’ and has a special concern for SGL people (‘same gender loving’ – easier than LGBTQI eh?). Excerpts/ key ideas: * African […]
Burma
Religious Liberty Prayer Bulletin | RLPB 132 | Wed 02 Nov 2011 BURMA (Myanmar): INTERESTS, SMOKESCREENS & ETHNIC CLEANSING By Elizabeth Kendal Burma has been subject to Western political and economic sanctions for decades because of its repression of democracy. However, since the mid- 1990s ascendant China has been taking Burma into its embrace, supplying […]
Jesus’ faith (Richard Rohr)
Luke tells us that Jesus walked the journey of faith just as you and I do. That ¢â‚¬â„¢s the compelling message of the various moments where Jesus needed faith ¢â‚¬”during his temptation in the desert, during his debates with his adversaries, in the garden, and on the cross. We like to imagine that Jesus did not flinch, […]
Ventriloquist – best ever?
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Pray for the World October 18, 2011
AUSTRALIAN PRAYER NETWORK NEWSLETTER The International News will not be published next week, 24th October, due to editorial staff being at the Commonwealth Christian Assembly and the week of prayer for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Perth. The next edition will be published on Monday 31st October. EGYPTIAN CHRISTIANS CONTINUE TO BE […]
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