Rowland Croucher
What Did Jesus Say?
Forty years on ¢â‚¬ ¦ (The recording of first generation history.) At Easter, perhaps one billion people around the world commemorate the execution of Jesus of Nazareth twenty centuries ago. They celebrate his supernatural return to life, and honour him as God who became man, and the Saviour of the World. These amazing beliefs, central to […]
The Trauma of Forced Adoption for Shamed Single Mothers
Carol Nader May 7, 2011 Robin Turner believed her baby had died but found out more than 40 years later that was not the case. Photo: Natalie Grono Sue Martin’s first baby spent a few days in her arms, then never saw his mother again. Her second was whisked away at birth, neither seen nor touched […]
Tomato Garden :-)
An old Italian lived alone in New Jersey . He wanted to plant his annual tomato garden, but it was very difficult work, as the ground was hard. His only son, Vincent, who used to help him, was in prison. The old man wrote a letter to his son and described his predicament: Dear Vincent, […]
Dentist – and other humors
A dentist, after completing work on a patient, came to him and asked; “could you help me? Could you give out a few of your loudest, most painful screams?” The surprised patient said; “why doctor, it wasn’t all that bad this time!” The dentist said; “there are so many people in the waiting room right […]
Golf Poem
In My Hand I Hold A Ball, White And Dimpled, And Rather Small. Oh, How Bland It Does Appear, This Harmless Looking Little Sphere. By Its Size I Could Not Guess The Awesome Strength It Does Possess. But Since I Fell Beneath Its Spell, I’ve Wandered Through The Fires Of Hell. My Life Has Not […]
Christians persecuted in Egypt May 10, 2011
CIRCULATION CODE 3. OPEN. May be circulated to general mailing lists, outside organisations, and quoted from freely in reports citing “Middle East Concern” as the source of the information. Egyptian Christians have requested our prayers following violent clashes between Christians and Salafi Muslims centred on the church of Saint Mina in Imbaba, Giza. On Saturday […]
Pray for the World May 9, 2011
AUSTRALIAN PRAYER NETWORK NEWSLETTER * NIGERIA: A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A MISSIONARY * REVOLUTIONARY GUARDS INFLUENCE GROWS IN IRAN * SYRIA: SECURITY FORCES FIRE ON PROTESTERS * UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL DROPS RELIGIOUS DEFAMATION RESOLUTION * PROSPECTS DIM FOR RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IN NEPAL * THREE QUARTERS OF RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION IS AGAINST CHRISTIANS […]
A Book About Facebook
Lynne M Baab, Friending: Real Relationships in a Real World (Downers Grove: IVP, 2011) Like 600 million people around the world and 10 million other Australians, I’m a Facebook user. Facebook has helped me connect with high school friends, keep in touch with family and friends living far away, discuss spirituality and theology, ask for advice on gardening […]
THE CULTURE OF UGLINESS IN MODERN ISLAM
By Khaled Abou El Fadl In March 2002, Saudi newspapers reported an incident that took place in Mecca, the Prophet Muhammad’s birth-place. The incident should have caused a public outcry, investigations and prosecutions, but instead, nothing happened, and the incident is now all but forgotten. According to the official count, at least fourteen young girls […]
America’s exceptionalist justice
Tom Wright, The Guardian, Thursday 5 May 2011 Wild west vigilantism may work while the hero can outshoot the villain and his friends, but real justice outflanks escalation. The Lone Ranger and Tonto, in the long-running TV series. Photograph: Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images Consider the following scenario. A group of Irish republican terrorists carries out […]
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