Rowland Croucher
ACCEPTING DIVERSITY
Those who depend on obeying the Law live under a curse ¢â‚¬ ¦ the Law has nothing to do with faith (Paul). If [faith] is alone and includes no actions, it is dead (James). We have many parts in the one body, and all these parts have different functions. In the same way, though we are many, […]
LIVING WITH AMBIGUITY (Q&R)
LIVING WITH AMBIGUITY My thoughts are not your thoughts and your ways are not my ways, declares Yahweh. For the heavens are as high above earth as my ways are above your ways, my thoughts above your thoughts. We know only imperfectly… When I was a child, I used to talk like a child, and […]
FUNDAMENTALISM
Mormon Teachers ¢â‚¬â„¢ College student: ¢â‚¬ËœWe Mormons believe that God is physical, like a giant male. ¢â‚¬â„¢ Me: ¢â‚¬ËœIs that general Mormon teaching? ¢â‚¬â„¢ ¢â‚¬ËœI think so. But I also believe we can measure the size of God. ¢â‚¬â„¢ ¢â‚¬ËœReally? How? ¢â‚¬â„¢ ¢â‚¬ËœWell, one of the Hebrew prophets says God walks on the mountains. Figure out where those mountains […]
GOOD & EVIL
Every culture contains good and bad elements. Every language has different concepts about what is right and wrong. Consider: Cruelty and wrong are not the greatest forces in the world. There is nothing eternal in them. Only love is eternal. ~~ Elizabeth Elliot The line separating good and evil passes not through states, nor between classes […]
QUESTIONS & RESPONSES: RAW MATERIAL FOR A NEW BOOK/BLOG
NOTE: THIS BLOG IS A POT-POURRI OF ARTICLES, NOTES, IDEAS – MANY STILL TO BE FULLY FORMED. I’M DRIBBLING SOME ARTICLES INTO THIS FOLDER ON jmm.org.au WEBSITE FROM TIME TO TIME… DEADLINE FOR FINISHED MSS.: was to have been OCTOBER 2014, but Mosaic Press (with whom I had a contract) has gone into liquidation, so […]
Time management: How to be less busy
Denise Mooney August 18, 2014 Claire Madden: Being busy is good for us. Constantly rushing from one place to another? Desperate for some down time? These tips can help you achieve just that. It’s not even 9am, but you’re already gulping down your third latte as you hurriedly prepare for a morning of back-to-back meetings. […]
Explorer crossed the Atlantic on a pile of plastic pipes
Date: August 16 2014 Margalit Fox Anthony Smith Explorer 30-3-1926 ¢â‚¬” 7-7-2014 ”Fancy rafting across the Atlantic? Famous traveller requires 3 crew. Must be OAP. Serious adventurers only.” So read a help-wanted ad in The Daily Telegraphin London on January 28, 2005. The ad was no joke. The man who placed it, Anthony Smith, then 78, was […]
Justice system failing indigenous women
Date August 18, 2014 Perhaps the most lamentable blot on Australia, which boasts an overall standard of living coveted by so many less-fortunate nations, is the gap between the situation of indigenous people and that of the rest of the population. Across a range of fundamental measures, indigenous Australians experience shocking outcomes, to the point […]
Growing Through Grief…
Growing Through Grief Thursday August 7th was Australia ¢â‚¬â„¢s Day of Mourning for Flight MH17 victims. Thousands gathered nationwide at services to celebrate victims ¢â‚¬â„¢ lives; and to respond to the evil behind their loss with support for those whose grief continues. Life moves on, but closure may be hindered by any lingering or irregular grief signs […]
Robin Williams: a brilliant obituary/summary of his life
Robin Williams obituary Actor and comedian who made his television breakthrough with Mork & Mindy and went on to star in films such as Good Morning, Vietnam, Dead Poets Society and Mrs Doubtfire ¢â‚¬ ¢ Robin Williams found dead at 63 ¢â‚¬ ¢ Peter Bradshaw: ‘A big heart and a staggering talent’ ¢â‚¬ ¢ Robin Williams: what did he mean to you? […]
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