Rowland Croucher
Grief and suffering
A sermon on Psalm 130, Ezekiel 37:1-14 & John 11:1-45 by Nathan Nettleton © LaughingBird.net Grief and suffering bring us close to the heart of the suffering God and can open us to God ¢â‚¬â„¢s transforming and resurrecting power. Sermon Today many of us are feeling a little awkward and unsure of ourselves. Not sure what to […]
Reflections on Easter in St Matthew’s Gospel
By Keith Dyer Professor of NT, Whitley College, University of Melbourne Whether or not we follow the lectionary in our worship and preaching, it isspiritually enriching for us to let each Gospel speak on its own terms about the life, death and resurrection of Jesus.Each distinctive Gospel account has its own validity and profound theology, […]
Catholicism and Voodoo after the Haiti Earthquake
Sightings 4/21/2011 — Jonathan C. Bergman Haiti subscribes to two major religions ¢â‚¬”Voodoo and Catholicism ¢â‚¬”with born again Christians making great inroads in the past decade. The success of Haitian religious leaders in this time frame has spurred a series of ¢â‚¬Å“crusades ¢â‚¬ to aggressively minister and convert both non-believers and former Voodoo practitioners, especially after the 2010 […]
Amazing Grace at the Colosseum
This truly is beautiful. Speakers up and full screen. 4 ½ minutes Gave me goose bumps. Be blessed. http://www.clarrissegill.com/videoclips/amazing_grace.php This truly is beautiful. Speakers up and full screen. 4 ½ minutes Gave me goose bumps. Be blessed. http://www.clarrissegill.com/videoclips/amazing_grace.php
Allah: A Christian Response, by Miroslav Volf: some reviews and comments
Allah: A Christian Response, by Miroslav Volf, professor of theology at Yale Divinity School and formerly of Fuller Theological Seminary [2] — Josh Olds begins the March 18 blog of his review: “At the beginning of Allah: A Christian Response, I was inclined to answer this provocative question [i.e., God = Allah?] with a firm […]
More corny humor
Tight Shoes A man walks into a shoe store, and tries on a pair of shoes. “How do they feel?” asks the sales clerk. “Well, they feel a bit tight.” replies the man. The assistant promptly bends down and has a look at the shoes and the mans feet. “Try pulling out on the tongue.” […]
BREAKING THE MIRROR OF VIOLENCE
¯ » ¿By Simon Moyle ABC RELIGION AND ETHICS | 21 APR 2011 Occasionally a discovery is made which illuminates an aspect of human behaviour to which we had previously been blind, or which had been glimpsed but not codified. Rene Girard’s discovery of “mimetic desire” was just such an event. This discovery has illuminated our understanding […]
Spiritual Gays – an Oxymoron?
Can you be LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) and a person of faith? Is there a deep sense of spirituality within the lives of people within our community? The answer to both these questions is of course. YES! Like many people, I used to believe it was impossible to be a Christian, Jew or Muslim […]
Humor/humour (clean, and mostly corny): link for regular emails
A man came home and was greeted by his wife dressed in a very sexy nightie. ‘Tie me up,’ she purred, ‘and you can do anything you want.’ So he tied her up and went golfing. ========================== Momma said … I was nearing the final stages of my college preparation to become an elementary school […]
Climate Change: empirical facts
Separating myth from fact in a heated debate Tim Flannery, Will Steffen, Gerry Hueston March 25, 2011 On listening to and observing the debate surrounding climate change and climate policy in Australia over the past few weeks, anyone would think that we were on the verge of some kind of civil war. On radio, television […]
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