Rowland Croucher
Russia Restricts Religious Freedom
Religious Liberty Prayer Bulletin | RLPB 129 | Wed 12 Oct 2011 RUSSIA: PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE RELIGIOUS LAW SIGNIFICANTLY RESTRICT RELIGIOUS FREEDOM by Anneta Vyssotskaia On Thursday 6 October the Russian Ministry of Justice made known to the public the proposed new amendments to the Law on the Freedom of Conscience and Religious Organisations […]
Meditation for Dummies
I’ve just read two little books on Meditation: 1. Richard Foster’s ‘Sanctuary of the Soul: Journey into Meditative Prayer’. Richard advises against Googling for articles on meditation, because he believes that meditation is not about emptying the mind, but emptying the mind so that it can be filled with Christ. 2. In a Target (retain […]
Occupy Protest Chaplains’ Wisdom
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2011 Thank you! Welcome! You can do this too! Dear EVERYONE, We’ve been thrilled and overwhelmed by all the warmth and excitement we’ve received in the last few days. Our group is trying to sort through emails right now in addition to keeping the Spirituality tent up & running and scheduling the […]
QUOTES
Teach me, good Lord: Not to murmur at the multitude of business or the shortness of time. Not to call attention to crowded work or petty fatigues. Not to gather encouragement from others, lest this should interfere with purity of motive. Not to seek praise, respect, gratitude, or regard from superiors or equals on account […]
HOPE WITHIN DARKNESS (Richard Rohr)
Christians indeed have a strange image of God: a naked, bleeding man, dying on a cross. It ¢â‚¬â„¢s not what you would think the image of God could be or should be. Is God eccentric here, or is it we who have not diagnosed the human situation correctly? Jesus receives our hatred and does not return […]
Egypt: A Double-Bind Upon the Copts: dhimmitude in action
Posted: 10 Oct 2011 Over the weekend, violence on Cairo’s streets resulting in the deaths of dozens of Copts and the wounding of hundreds more. The killings occurred when the Egyptian military dispersed a protest against a recent incident of church destruction in Elmarinab village, in Aswan province. Videos, including footage shown on […]
Hope springs eternal, scientists say
Emily Bourke Updated October 10, 2011 PHOTO: Study finds human beings are largely optimistic, even in the face of a darker reality.(Matt Cardy: Getty Images) MAP: Australia English poet Alexander Pope got it right in the 1700s when he wrote “Hope springs eternal in the human breast”. A new British study has found human beings are hard-wired to […]
Shame (Richard Rohr)
What we call Original Sin in Genesis could perhaps better be called Original Shame, because the way that Adam and Eve describe themselves is that they feel naked. Then some of the first words of God to his newly created people are, ¢â‚¬Å“Who told you that you were naked? ¢â‚¬ (Genesis 3:11). Next, in a lovely […]
Pray for the World (October 10, 2011)
AUSTRALIAN PRAYER NETWORK NEWSLETTER MIRACULOUSLY HEALED MUSLIM LAYS DOWN LIFE FOR CHRIST LEADERS IN INDIA GATHER TO ADDRESS CORRUPTION IRANIAN YOUTH OPEN TO THE GOSPEL CAMPAIGN AIMS TO PUT PRAYER BACK IN TO U.S.A. SCHOOLS GRASSROOTS ACTIVISTS SEEK TO STOP PROMOTION OF HOMOSEXUALITY IN CLASSROOMS INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER FOR THE PERSECUTED CHURCH CHINA EMBRACING […]
Oz Diet Checklist
(Time Magazine Sept 12, 2011. Dr Mehmet Oz has performed over 5000 heart surgeries) (First time in history people in some countries have almost unrestricted access to food) (More than 2/3 of US adults, and more than a third of kids, are overweight) * Want to get healthy? Forget about diet soda and low fat […]
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