Rowland Croucher
What’s the secret of happiness?
In a sermon last Sunday the preacher summed up the Christian Gospel in four words: ‘You matter; you belong!’ He then quoted Clinebell’s summary of Glasser’s ‘two essential needs: to love and be loved; and to feel worthwhile’ and Clinebell’s summary of these into one: ‘to experience authentic love in a dependable relationship’. Clinebell derived […]
Spirituality and the Twelve Steps (Richard Rohr)
We admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. ~ Step Five of the Twelve Steps As any good therapist will tell you, you cannot heal what you do not acknowledge, and what you do not consciously acknowledge will remain in control of you from within, festering […]
EUROPE AND RELIGION AFTER 11/9 AND 9/11
EUROPE AND RELIGION AFTER 11/9 AND 9/11 Tomas HalikABC RELIGION AND ETHICS 8 SEP 2011 THE 9/11 ATTACK MARKED THE END OF AN ILLUSION: THE WEST’S CONVICTION THAT ITS VERSION OF A HAPPY AND SUCCESSFUL LIBERAL SOCIETY BASED ON THE IDEALS OF THE ENLIGHTENMENT IS UNIVERSALLY PLAUSIBLE. SEE ALSO Related Story: 9/11, Afghanistan and the holy war against […]
Contextualizing the Gulen Movement
Sightings 9/8/2011 Contextualizing the G ƒ ¼len Movement — Baqar Syed A variety of fears have been expressed regarding ¢â‚¬Å“G ƒ ¼len ¢â‚¬ charter schools in Texas, from possible financial irregularities to indoctrination of children in Islam. However, neither official state inquiries nor academic studies have found any evidence to such effect. A look at the history of the movement can […]
Moltmann J: The coming of God: Christian eschatology.
Review of J ƒ ¼rgen Moltmann, The Coming of God: Christian Eschatology Thomas O. Scarborough Moltmann J 1996. The coming of God: Christian eschatology. Minneapolis: Fortress Press. 1. Introduction In spite of having met J ƒ ¼rgen Moltmann, and frequently having encountered discussions of his works, I had never read one of his books. I decided therefore that […]
Nigeria and Sudan
Religious Liberty Prayer Bulletin | RLPB 124 | Wed 07 Sep 2011 —————————————————————- NIGERIA: JOS ON A KNIFE EDGE; also SUDAN: WAR IN BLUE NILE STATE —————————————————————- By Elizabeth Kendal Religious tensions soared in volatile Jos, Nigeria, after a sectarian clash in Gada-biu district of Jos North Local Government Area (LGA) on 29 August left […]
Rural New Zealand Terminology
A little bit of Kiwi culcha – Rural New Zealand Terminology: LOG ON: Adding wood to make the barbeque hotter LOG OFF: Not adding any more wood to the barbeque. MONITOR: Keeping an eye on the barbeque. DOWNLOAD: Getting the firewood off the Ute.. HARD DRIVE: […]
Did 9/11 Make Us Morally ‘Better’? (Miroslav Volf)
Here is a reflection from Volf- whose books ‘Exclusion and Embrace’ and ‘Allah, the Christian response” are both excellent. Miroslav Volf Did 9/11 Make Us Morally ‘Better’? When the first plane smashed into the north tower of the World Trade Center I was in the delegates’ dining room of the United Nations finishing a talk […]
Falling marriage rates hurting children
Falling marriage rates hurting children: report Adele Horin September 6, 2011 In the last 12 years the rate of children in out-of-home care has doubled. Photo: Robert Banks THE well-being of Australia’s children and young adults has declined sharply in the past decade – and sliding marriage rates are partly to blame, a study has found. […]
HOSPITAL CHART BLOOPERS
(Samples of actual writings on hospital charts) 1 . The patient refused autopsy. 2. The patient has no previous history of suicides. 3. Patient has left white blood cells at another hospital. 4. She has no rigors or shaking chills, but her husband states she was very hot in bed last […]
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