Rowland Croucher
PRAY FOR THE WORLD (August 23, 2010)
AUSTRALIAN PRAYER NETWORK NEWSLETTER * PAPUA TENSE AS INDONESIA MILITARY SWEEPS THE COUNTRY * NORTH KOREA REMAINS NUMBER ONE PERSECUTOR OF CHRISTIANS * ISLAMIC EXTREMISTS THREATEN PAKISTAN’S MINISTER FOR MINORITIES * BRITISH GOVERNMENT COULD GIVE ATHEIST SCHOOLS THE GREEN LIGHT * LEBANESE SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS ON ARABS TO PROTECT AND NURTURE CHRISTIANS * TEN MEDICAL WORKERS […]
‘I want a raise!’
A: Excuse me sir, may I talk to you? B: Sure, come on in. What can I do for you? A: Well sir, as you know, I have been an employee of this prestigious firm for over ten years. B: Yes. A: I won’t beat around the bush. Sir, I would like a raise. I […]
BUDDHISM and COMPARATIVE RELIGION
Buddhism: A Christian Exploration and Appraisal, by Keith Yandell and Harold Netland [3] — in his review, Chandler H. Im calls this a “long overdue” and “outstanding” resource which “illustrates, from an evangelical position in particular, what interfaith interface between Christians and Buddhists should look like for the purpose of mutual understanding and enrichment, while […]
Hope, Faith and Love
From a friend in church this morning: HOPE IS THE ABILITY TO HEAR THE MUSIC OF THE FUTURE… FAITH IS THE COURAGE TO DANCE TO IT IN THE PRESENT… LOVE IS… ???? Facebook friends added: * To make the music and dance to it. * To ask someone else to dance with you. * Inviting […]
The New Monasticism
A Simpler Emerging Way August 20, 2010 by Chaplain Mike When Jesus heard this, he said to him, ¢â‚¬ËœThere is still one thing lacking. Sell all that you own and distribute the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me. ¢â‚¬â„¢ (Luke 18:22, NRSV) ¢â‚¬ËœWhen you give a luncheon […]
‘SERIOUSLY’ Quotes
Everything is changing. People are taking their comedians seriously and the politicians as a joke. (Will Rogers). I am convinced the prophets of doom have to be taken seriously. (Maurice Strong). Life is too important to be taken seriously. (Oscar Wilde). I would like to take you seriously, but to do so would be an […]
THE IMPACT OF T.S. ELIOT’S CHRISTIANITY ON HIS POETRY
By Barry Spurr ABC RELIGION AND ETHICS | 16 AUG 2010 ELIOT’S CHRISTIAN POETRY NEVER IMAGINES THAT RELIGIOUS BELIEF MAKES LIFE, WITH ALL ITS DEMONS, EASIER. By the time that T.S. Eliot, aged 39, was baptised and confirmed in the Church of England in 1927, his reputation as the leading Modernist poet had been secured […]
THE NEED FOR A NEW MORAL CLIMATE
By Michael Northcott ABC RELIGION AND ETHICS | 16 AUG 2010 Just as fossil fuels have fuelled wars for more than a hundred years, so it could just be that a low carbon renewable future could bring about a new more peaceable form of civilisation by the mid-twenty first century. FOR THE ANCIENTS THE EARTH […]
How should an Australian vote?
My Australian friends: Re climate change (ie. the planet we bequeath to our grandchildren)… Let me declare myself: when 97% (the lowest figure I’ve seen recently) to 99% (highest) of peer-reviewed climate scientists believe something, I’m more likely to commit myself to their competence in terms of climate change, than to the views of climate […]
An Irish Blessing
Beautiful! http://www.andiesisle.com/ThisBlessingIsForYou.html
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