Rowland Croucher
Truly God is here… and here…
I am writing to you from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia as a brother who has over the past years appreciated you so much. As you may know Ethiopia has a very close tradition with the Jewish, Islamic and Christian faiths. In fact, it was the first country that accepted Christianity as the official state religion. And […]
Julian Assange, wild child of free speech
INSIDE STORY: Stuart Rintoul and Sean Parnell From:The Australian December 11, 2010 12:00AM N a cafe in Melbourne, a friend of Julian Assange describes what he was like in the years before WikiLeaks. Over an hour and a half, a portrait emerges of a brilliant, socially awkward crusader, a “hard-core geek” who would rather interact with […]
A Christmas Prayer For Lonely Folks
Lord God of the solitary, Look upon me in my loneliness. Since I may not keep this Christmas in the home, Send it into my heart. Let not my sins cloud me in, But shine through them with forgiveness in the face of the child Jesus. Put me in loving remembrance of the lowly lodging […]
Torture ‘endemic in many countries’
From: AFP December 11, 2010 FROM the “Jesus Christ” crucifixion technique in Eritrea to the Uzbek practice of chilli pepper enemas, torture is a routine practice for authorities. “One can reasonably estimate that more than half of the member states of the United Nations resort to torture,” said the 370-page report released yesterday by the […]
Five kinds/levels of relationship
(From a Christian psychiatrist-friend): 1. the stranger 2. the project 3. the acquaintance 4. the friend 5. the intimate These are general levels of relationship and (wisely) dictate the quality of communication between individuals. Mismatch the level of personal sharing and you risk either “casting your pearls before swine” ie. offering aspects of self that […]
Criticizing Islam
December 2, 2010 Many Muslims are critical of the UN resolution. Asia Bibi may be executed because she criticised Islam. If a resolution now before the UN is successful, many more will suffer her fate. Barney Zwartz reports. LAST year Asia Bibi, a mother of five, was told to bring water to fellow workers in […]
Carl
Carl was a quiet man. He didn’t talk much. He would always greet you with a big smile and a firm handshake. Even after living in our neighborhood for over 50 years, no one could really say they knew him very well. Before his retirement, he took the bus to work each morning. The lone sight […]
WHY DO PEOPLE LEAVE CHURCHES?
* WHY DO PEOPLE LEAVE CHURCHES ———————————————– by Dr Richard Hibbert. Dr Hibbert is Head of the Sydney Missionary Bible College's School of Cross-Cultural Mission. He is a medical doctor who has served as a missionary with WEC in the Middle East and Europe, working among Muslim people. He has a Doctor of Missiology from […]
HUMILITY
Barney Zwartz December 18, 2010 As the old country song says, it’s hard to be humble. Realising we’re not perfect in every way is a start, but there’s more to it than that. IN 1880, a more religious age, Punch magazine ran a delightful cartoon of a pompous bishop patronising a pageboy. He says: ”Who is […]
Computer Programming: Jesus and the Devil
Jesus and the devil were arguing over which one of them was the better computer programmer. ¢â‚¬Å“I am! ¢â‚¬ Jesus shouted. ¢â‚¬Å“No, I am! ¢â‚¬ the devil countered. ¢â‚¬Å“I am! ¢â‚¬ ¢â‚¬Å“I am! ¢â‚¬ … ¢â‚¬Å“Me! ¢â‚¬ ¢â‚¬Å“No, me! ¢â‚¬ ¢â‚¬Å“EEEEEEENOUGH! ¢â‚¬ God bellowed, and the whole universe disappeared into darkness. When the lights came back on, two computers were sitting in front […]
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