Rowland Croucher
52 nations threatened by rising sea-levels
Help small island states win their battle against climate change Achim Steiner Earth ¢â‚¬â„¢s fate is inextricably linked to 52 nations threatened by rising sea levels ¢â‚¬“ the rest of the world should not let them drown Funafuti, the main island of the nation state of Tuvalu in the South Pacific. Photograph:AP/Alastair Grant Saturday 30 August […]
My Muslim religion has problems that need fixing
Date August 29, 2014 – 12:00AM Glenn Mohammed Under attack: The Muslim community is quick to stand up and use its democratic right to protest against being singled out. I am an Australian, I am a Muslim. I am an Australian Muslim. The recent actions of the group known as Islamic State have put my […]
U.S. Christianity: ‘How a faithful nation gets Jesus wrong.’
Bill McKibben: “The Christian paradox: How a faithful nation gets Jesus wrong.” The following article came to my attention while viewing Bill Moyer’s interview with New York Times conservative columnist, Ross Douthat. http://billmoyers.com/segment/ross-douthat-on-modern-christian-heretics/ *** Excerpt: “Therein is the paradox. America is simultaneously the most professedly Christian of the developed nations and the least Christian in its behavior.” […]
‘Happiness’ vs ‘Joy’
¢â‚¬â€¹HAPPINESS AND JOY ARE NOT THE SAME In a memorable Peanuts cartoon Lucy asks Charlie Brown ¢â‚¬ËœDid you ever know anyone who was really happy? ¢â‚¬â„¢ Before she could finish the question Snoopy the dog comes dancing into the next frame. As only Snoopy can he dances his merry way across all frames while Lucy and […]
Racism in America: it’s serious…
White America ¢â‚¬â„¢s racial blinders By Derrick Z. Jackson | GLOBE COLUMNIST AUGUST 20, 2014 EPA A young protester covers his face with the US flag in Ferguson Monday. THE DISPIRITING saga from Ferguson, Mo., provides another tragic window on decades of indifference to economic disparities ¢â‚¬” and on those fatal split seconds when police see black men as […]
History buffs: China’s parallel with Germany before WWI
August 20, 2014 Paul Monk Illustration: John Spooner There has been an outpouring of reflections this year, both here and abroad, on the centenary of the start of the First World War. Much of it recycles old clich ƒ ©s about the war or dwells on the merits and consequences of Australian involvement on the side of […]
English Words: a Phenomenal 2-letter word
PHENOMENAL 2 LETTER WORD THIS IS SOOOOOOOOOOOO CLEVER! I’m sure you will enjoy this. I never knew one word in English language that can be a noun, verb, adj, adv, prep. UP Read until the end … You’ll laugh. This two-letter word in English has more meanings than any other two-letter word, and that word […]
Resources for Christians Under Pressure May 2014
A good list: thanks Vaughan! Allender, W. Leading With A Limp: Take Full Advantage of Your Most Powerful Weakness 2008 Waterbook Press. Anderson, F. Running on Empty Contemplative Spirituality for Achievers 2004 WaterBrook Press. Austin, B. When God Has Put You On Hold. 1986 Tyndale House. Beach, S. The Silent Seduction […]
THEOLOGICAL LIBERALISM
(Notes for a ‘box’ in my forthcoming blog/book Questions & Responses) (Note: I ¢â‚¬â„¢m not an expert in Orthodox or Catholic theological spectrums, so will limit this discussion to the Protestant scene). Non-Catholic/Orthodox ¢â‚¬ËœChristians ¢â‚¬â„¢ can roughly be put into about ten theological categories. They are (from left to right): ¢â‚¬Ëœradical liberal ¢â‚¬â„¢ (eg. Cupitt), ¢â‚¬Ëœliberal ¢â‚¬â„¢ (Tillich, Robinson, Kung, Spong), […]
People-skills: they’re different at work and elsewhere: be careful!
A Surprising Way to Ruin Your Personal Life The right tools for one job can blow up another. Published on April 13, 2014 by The Contemporary Psychoanalysis Group in Contemporary Psychoanalysis in Action By David Braucher, L.C.S.W., Ph.D. Many of us literally bring our work home with us, as our smartphones and other devices plug us in 24 […]
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