Rowland Croucher
Christmas in Islam
The Gospels describe Christmas as a time of great happiness that a saviour has been born. But they also intimate the murderous business through which salvation will come. Not only the star but also the shadow of Herod stands over the place of birth. This Christmas many Christians in predominantly Muslim nations will also be […]
4 in 10 Americans still hold creationist views
The percentage is declining, however, from a 1999 high of 47 percent If you’re in a room of 100 people, odds are likely about 40 think God created humans about 10,000 years ago, part of a philosophy called creationism, according to a Gallup poll reported Friday (Dec. 17). That number is slightly lower than in […]
Effective Evangelism: 18 Obstacles
From Darren Cronshaw: Mark Driscoll’s recent talk in Sydney. Mark Driscoll is an interesting bloke – seems hugely popular in US and increasingly so here. Although I cringe over his apparent chauvinism, I like his appeal for cultural relevance and church planting and entrepreneurism and new models for developing leaders and fresh approaches to church […]
Jesus in the Manger: A Story of Transformation (Richard Rohr)
Jesus in the Manger: A Story of Transformation Richard Rohr, O.F.M. The question for us is always ¢â‚¬Å“how can we turn information into transformation? ¢â‚¬ How can we use the sacred texts to lead people into new places with God, with life, with themselves? This is surely true with our Lucan texts on the birth of […]
12 Days of Christmas
Twelve Days of Christmas is a traditional Christmas song, or Christmas Carol. The Twelve Days of Christmas are the days from December 25 to January 6 or the Twelfth Night. The date of the song’s first performance is not known, though it was used in European and Scandinavia traditions as early as the 16th century. […]
History / Herstory
The feminists of prehistory Phillip Adams From: The Australian December 08, 2010 THE history of man. Of mankind. The masculine nomenclature you’d expect from a cultural continuum that begins with a male God and, as His first human, an Adam. With Eve, the troublesome afterthought who saddled us with death and sin. Phrases appropriate to […]
Exorcism
Deliver us from evil Cameron Stewart From: The Australian December 08, 2010 IN November last year, one of the world’s leading exorcists quietly slipped into Sydney at the invitation of the Catholic Church. It was a long journey for Father Jeremy Davies, exorcist for London ¢â‚¬â„¢s Westminster Archdiocese, but there was important business afoot for the […]
Andrew Greeley’s Chicago Catholics
*Sightings* 12/20/2010 – Martin E. Marty Father Andrew Greeley, friend, neighbor, sociologist, novelist, youngster ¢â‚¬”we were born on the same day, but he arrived three hours later ¢â‚¬”has published over 150 works of fiction and non-fiction. *Chicago Catholics and the Struggles within Their Church *is his final book. Final, that is, because two years ago he suffered […]
A (Christmas) message from God to His children:
It has come to my attention that many of you are upset that folks are taking My name out of the season. Maybe you ¢â‚¬â„¢ve forgotten that I wasn ¢â‚¬â„¢t actually born during this time of the year and that it was some of you ¢â‚¬â„¢re predecessors who decided to celebrate My birthday on what was actually a […]
Pray for the World December 20, 2010
AUSTRALIAN PRAYER NETWORK NEWSLETTER * CIVIL WAR LOOMS IN SUDAN AFTER REFERENDUM * MALAY CHRISTIANS FACE FAITH PURIFICATION CENTRES * UNHCR EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT REFUGEES HELD HOSTAGE IN SINAI DESERT * CHRISTIANS BUILD REVERSE CONFESSIONAL ON CAMPUS * U.S. COMBAT TROOPS CONCERNED ABOUT HOMOSEXUALS IN THE MILITARY * U.K. YOUTH TELL EDUCATORS THEY WANT TO […]
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