Rowland Croucher
Humor: Paraprosdokians
Paraprosdokians (Winston Churchill loved them), are figures of speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is surprising or unexpected; frequently humorous. 1. Where there’s a will, I want to be in it. 2. The last thing I want to do is hurt you. But it’s still on my list. 3. Since […]
Top five regrets of the dying
A nurse has recorded the most common regrets of the dying, and among the top ones is ‘I wish I hadn’t worked so hard’. What would your biggest regret be if this was your last day of life? ¢â‚¬ ¢ How to die: five positive steps to deal with death Susie Steiner There was no mention […]
Balancing work and the rest of your life: ten tips
Ten tips for a better work-life balance If you ¢â‚¬â„¢re happy working every hour God sends, good for you. If not, here ¢â‚¬â„¢s some advice on how to give your wellbeing a boost along with your career 1. Step away from the email Earlier this year, a report circulated that a French law banned employees from checking […]
The Year that Changed the World: the Fall of the Berlin Wall
Dancing on the grave of division by Nils von Kalm http://nilsvonkalm.com 1989 was a big year for me, and for the wider world. It was the year I left my teenage years behind. It was also the year that the brutality of government repression in Tiananmen Square rocked the world, U2 came to town and […]
Armenians: 1.5 million slaughtered: plus Assyrians, Jews. Lest we forget…
Have We Forgotten? Gallipoli and the Armenian Genocide Robert Kaplan ABC RELIGION AND ETHICS 31 OCT 2014 CAN ONE COMMEMORATE SHARED WAR-TIME EXPERIENCES WITH ENEMY FORCES WHO ACTED AS THE MILITARY ARM OF A STATE CARRYING OUT A TERRIBLE GENOCIDE AT THE SAME TIME?CREDIT: SADIK GULEC / SHUTTERSTOCK A century ago, in a misconceived encounter on the history-soaked precipices […]
Writers and editors: a resource
Interesting idea/resource… Christian Article Registry Depository – (C.A.R.D.) – a unique research site for Christian writers and editors Christian Today Wednesday, November 5, 2014, 14:11 (AEDT) Christian Article Registry Depository (C.A.R.D.) – a unique research site for Christian writers and editors Many Christian leaders are avid readers of Christian news media from the four […]
Puns for educated minds
The fattest knight at King Arthur’s round table was Sir Cumference. He acquired his size from too much pi. I thought I saw an eye-doctor on an Alaskan island, but it turned out to be an optical Aleutian . She was only a whisky-maker, but he loved her still. A rubber-band pistol was confiscated from […]
Introducing: the new Catholic Archbishop of Sydney
Returning to Jesus Christ: How the Gospel Addresses a Culture that has Forgotten How to Love Anthony Fisher, O.P.ABC RELIGION AND ETHICS 23 OCT 2014 WHATEVER THE FAILURES OF THE CHURCH AND CHALLENGES OF THE MODERN WORLD, WHAT PEOPLE MOST NEED IS TO ENCOUNTER GOD IN CHRIST. ONLY HERE WILL THEY FIND GOODNESS AND BEAUTY PURIFIED AND PERFECTED.CREDIT: […]
Homosexuality: a Christian Doctor’s submission to a Baptist Assembly
Baptist Assembly of NSW/ACT Submission on homosexuality and the church I am an attendee of Carlingford Baptist Church and formerly of Thornleigh Community Baptist Church. Unfortunately much of the time my work as a medical doctor prevents me from being able to attend services. I was formerly a member of the Seventh-day Adventist church but […]
Why are Americans afraid to criticize Islam? (by a Muslim writer)
Losing my religion to Islamic radicals and Western progressives THE WALL STREET JOURNAL OCTOBER 29, 2014 LAST week a Canadian Muslim gunman went on a rampage in Ottawa, killing a soldier and storming into the parliament building before he was shot dead. Authorities have since said he had applied for a passport to travel to […]
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