Rowland Croucher
Justice
There is a debate in some circles about the nature of justice. With the ancients justice was defined as giving others their due. Modern theories of justice often talk about fairness and equality. Micah 6:8 says, “And what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk […]
Burnt Biscuits
“When I was a kid, my mom liked to make breakfast food for dinner every now and then. And I remember one night in particular when she had made breakfast after a long, hard day at work. On that evening so long ago, my mom placed a plate of eggs, sausage and extremely burned biscuits […]
Climate Refugees
Climate Refugees: A Cordial Introduction by Betsy Shirley 10-06-2010 [Editor’s Note: On October 10 (10.10.10), 350.org is coordinating 2700 events in 150 countries to address the concerns of climate change together as a planet. Learn more about reducing our dependence on fossil fuels and the atmospheric concentrations of CO2 by clicking here.] When polite conversation […]
Power Shift: Australia’s Future Between Washington and Beijing
Power Shift: Australia’s Future Between Washington and Beijing (Hugh White, Quarterly Essay, September 2010 These Quarterly Essays are among my favourite reading. The penultimate issue was David Marr’s on ex-PM Kevin Rudd – just before he was axed (or knifed). Marr’s main thesis: ‘Who is the real Kevin Rudd? He is the man you see […]
Australia: less than 50% ‘Christian’ in 2021
Renowned sociologist Gary Bouma is one of most respected observers of religion in this country. He predicts that, by 2021, less than 50 per cent of Australians will call themselves Christian. More… http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/article.aspx?aeid=23601 PS. Gary Bouma was my last ‘academic professor’. In the late 1980s I was pursuing a PhD in Sociology of Religion at […]
Hindu-Muslim Dispute Over Holy Site
*Sightings* 10/7/2010 *Hindu-Muslim Dispute Over Holy Site* – Elsa J. Marty Last week a high court in India announced its verdict on a disputed holy site in the city of Ayodhya. There is perhaps no place in India that better symbolizes contemporary Hindu-Muslim tension. Many Hindus believe Lord Ram, the hero of the *Ramayana*, was […]
Happiness – and The Mayonnaise Jar
The Mayonnaise Jar When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 Hours in a day is not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and 2 cups of coffee. A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up […]
God (by an 8-year old)
It was written by an 8-year-old named Danny Dutton, who lives in Chula Vista , CA . He wrote it for his third grade homework assignment, to ‘explain God’ I wonder if any of us could have done as well ? EXPLANATION OF GOD: ‘One of God’s main jobs is making people. He makes them […]
Climate Skeptics
Sceptics’ publishing record on climate 2 October 2010 Bob Ward says those who seek to reinterpret the science of climate change often have minimal publication records. Publication involves peer review. This process weeds out experiments and papers which are sub-standard. By contrast, anyone can write a book, write a newspaper article, or address public meetings. […]
C S Lewis’ Trilemma
Fool, Charlatan or Evangelist? C.S Lewis, Josh McDowell, and the “Trilemma” 1: McDowell’s use of the ‘Trilemma’ Jesus claimed to be the Son of God. It follows that he was either a liar, a madman, or the Son of God in fact. Jesus’ universally acknowledged goodness and wisdom rule out the first two possibilities: we […]
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