Rowland Croucher
Russia: Social Justice and the Christian Churches (including some Baptists)
Supporting All in Their Search for God —————————————————————— ¢â‚¬Å“Liberal secular humanist ¢â‚¬ holds riveting speech on Orthodox turf M o s c o w ¢â‚¬“ On 25 May, the Russian Orthodox Church caused a sensation when it invited one of its long-time critics, a ¢â‚¬Å“liberal, secular humanist ¢â‚¬ , to speak at the ¢â‚¬Å“World Russian People’s Council ¢â‚¬ ¢â‚¬â„¢s annual […]
Algeria: Persecution of Christians
WEA-RLC Research and Analysis Report —————————————————————- *Spurt in Christian Persecution in Algeria Needs Attention* —————————————————————- May 30, 2011 Three months after Algeria officially lifted its 19-year-old state of emergency following public protests inspired by uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt, President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has made it clear his regime will continue to impose restrictions. Last week, […]
Right-Wing Political/Evangelical Morality in the U.S.
Sightings 5/30/2011 *Humanism, Newt Gingrich and Sightings* — Martin E. Marty *Sightings* just entered its thirteenth year of keeping an eye on public representations of religion. Let ¢â‚¬â„¢s see, that ¢â‚¬â„¢s 13 times almost 52 weeks (my half of this bi-weekly publication.) By now, faithful readers can have drawn some conclusions about our conventional choices of topics. […]
Smile!
Medical Error At the outpatient surgery center where I work, the anesthesiologist often chatted with patients before their operations to help them relax. One day he thought he recognized a woman as a co-worker at the VA hospital where he had trained. When the patient confirmed that his hunch was correct, he said, “So, tell […]
Capitalism: Theological Reflections
Theological Reflections on the Spirit of Capitalism Garry J. Deverell (June 12, 2007) Introduction According to the federal Treasurer, Peter Costello, Australians are living in economic paradise right now. Apparently the times we live in are completely unprecedented in the history of our nation. Average household income is at its highest level ever. The rates […]
CHURCH AS PERMACULTURE (Richard Rohr)
If we want a sustainable church, let ¢â‚¬â„¢s go to the lowest possible level and build it on that foundation (gathering positively around love and caring), and then keep rebuilding it with inherent tools (healing, forgiveness, and community building around projects). Just gather ¢â‚¬Å“two or three ¢â‚¬ (Matthew 18:20 [1]) loving, committed, servant-oriented people and we have […]
More humo[u]r
Two men waiting at the Pearly Gates strike up a conversation. “How’d you die?” the first man asks the second. “I froze to death,” says the second. “That’s awful,” says the first man. “How does it feel to freeze to death?” “It’s very uncomfortable at first,” says the second man. “You get the shakes, and […]
Healing in the Church
CHURCH AS PERMACULTURE ¢â‚¬Å“Permaculture ¢â‚¬ ventures tend to be energetically frugal. ¢â‚¬Å“How can things be done with the least amount of manufactured energy? ¢â‚¬ Permaculture people have made a real art form of simplicity. They are fascinated by doing as much as possible with as little artificial energy as possible. Energetically frugal, technologically frugal, intellectually and creatively […]
The Catholic Church and Technology: The Case of the Confession App
*Sightings* 5/26/2011 — Ken Chitwood * * The release of a new application for Apple Products such as the iPhone, ¢â‚¬Å“Confession: A Roman Catholic App, ¢â‚¬ made bemused headlines across the United States, including Maureen Dowd ¢â‚¬â„¢s ¢â‚¬Å“Give us This Day our Daily App, ¢â‚¬ and Nicole Brewer ¢â‚¬â„¢s ¢â‚¬Å“Forgive Me iPhone, For I Have Sinned. ¢â‚¬ With their clever […]
Has entertainment replaced Scripture as the center of our worship?
A Leadership Journal interview with Chuck Swindoll Monday, May 2, 2011 A survey in 2009 asked pastors to identify the most influential living preacher. Chuck Swindoll came in second only to Billy Graham. How does one use that kind of cachet? Apparently to call the church back from its captivity to entertainment. Dr. Charles R. Swindoll […]
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