Rowland Croucher
Making a Will
A test of wills September 28, 2011 Eligible connection … court rulings often ensure family members are looked after. Photo: Louise Kennerley A broader range of claimants are ensuring a person’s final wishes are no longer the last word, writes John Kavanagh. We all know how a will works. Or do we? It is a legal […]
Humo[u]r
A man walks into the psychiatrist ¢â‚¬â„¢s office with a zucchini up his nose, a cucumber in his left ear, and a breadstick in his right ear. He says, ¢â‚¬Å“What is wrong with me? The psychiatrist replies, ¢â‚¬Å“You are not eating properly. ¢â‚¬ =================== The boss was concerned that his employees weren ¢â‚¬â„¢t giving him enough respect, so […]
You are blessed!
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Suffering: there’s supposed to be a reason for it ???
TO EVERYTHING A SEASON: A time to weep and a time to laugh Tuesday, September 27 Part of the reason we want to be God is that secretly we believe we have all the answers. Yet God is patient in calling us slowly to ever-greater wisdom. Usually God does this by […]
Children Are Quick :-)!
____________________________________ TEACHER: Why are you late? STUDENT: Class started before I got here. ——————————————————– TEACHER: Maria, go to the map and find North America . MARIA: Here it is. TEACHER: Correct. Now class, who discovered America ? CLASS: Maria. ____________________________________ TEACHER: John, why are you doing your math multiplication on the floor? JOHN: You told me […]
Pray for the World September 27, 2011
AUSTRALIAN PRAYER NETWORK NEWSLETTER SUDAN CHRISTIANS SUFFERING ETHNIC CLEANSING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN PACIFIC UNDERMINES REGION RESEARCH REVEALS BELIEVERS MAKE BETTER CITIZENS AND NEIGHBOURS EXPLOSIVE CHURCH GROWTH IN NEPAL COLOMBIAN GUERRILLA BECOMES A PASTOR SURGE IN BORN AGAIN CHRISTIANS IN NEW YORK SINCE 9/11 SUDAN CHRISTIANS SUFFERING ETHNIC CLEANSING Thousands of lives are still at […]
“People Smuggling” and Taking Care of Our Language
Thinking about “People Smuggling” and Taking Care of Our Language I have been thinking a lot about the issue of public policy about asylum seekers and the language in which that debate is being conducted. In the New Testament Christians are enjoined to be careful with the language that they use and that injunction surely […]
“Is there a God?” A Review of a Debate between Professors Peter Singer and John Lennox
I recently attended a well-run debate between Australian atheist and moral philosopher Peter Singer and Oxford mathematician and Christian, John Lennox. I was keen to hear Singer as he has a reputation for being a good philosopher and reasonable person, rising above the popularism, arrogance and simplistic arguments of many of the ¢â‚¬Ëœnew atheists ¢â‚¬â„¢. I […]
Fanaticism and Faith
In the wake of the Norway gunman Anders Breivik and as the 10th anniversary of 9/11 passes us by, we are reminded again of the reality of fanatical religious violence. We Christians should be alert to recall both the falseness and wretchedness of our own hearts and our many betrayals of Christ and his way. […]
A dark night of the soul
Author: Charles Fivaz The long, lonely hill-climb led Adam away from the land of Aaron ¢â‚¬â„¢s Dream. More a nightmare than a dream, he thought, as he recalled the long and bitter struggle through one of the bleakest times of his life. The sky matched his mood as a pall of dark grey cloud pressed down […]
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