Rowland Croucher
Will humans go extinct within 100 years?
[Note from Rowland Croucher: I’m not usually one to query Martin Marty’s judgment on anything, but I wonder about his ‘Professor Frank Fenner is Australia ¢â‚¬â„¢s most illustrious scientist’… nevertheless, a very important article (as usual, from Marty)…] ***** *Sightings* 6/28/10 Extinction — Martin E. Marty The blue sky above and the blue lake below my […]
Archbishops say Christians should not be ’embarrassed’ about converting others
Christians should not feel “embarrassed or awkward” about wanting to convert others to their faith, according to the two most senior clerics in the Church of England. By Martin Beckford, Religious Affairs Correspondent The Telegraph June 22, 2010 The Archbishops of Canterbury and York admitted that many are nervous about sharing their beliefs in a […]
Richard Rohr: ‘both-and’
(From The Naked Now, 2009). First, read this overview of Richard’s book: Here are some notes I scribbled on this concept (I’ve included some page-numbers, but sorry, I don’t have a copy of Richard’s book in front of me right now for the others). Then his brilliant little Appendix “AND”… * Stop thinking about this […]
Richard Rohr: The Naked Now (1)
The Gist of Richard Rohr’s The Naked Now: Learning to See How the Mystics See (2009) ‘There are two trees in the middle of the garden, the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil’ (Genesis 2:9). Here are some notes I took while reading Franciscan Richard Rohr’s latest book. […]
When Clergy Lose their Faith
June 22, 2010 For clergy, losing faith can be an occupational hazard For some clergy, it is the problem that dare not speak its name. Affected pastors say they cannot be themselves among their congregations or colleagues, sometimes even with their own families. It’s a huge and burdensome secret with the potential to destroy their […]
And Michigan!!!
Religious Liberty Prayer Bulletin | RLPB 061 | Wed 23 Jun 2010 The population of Dearborn (Michigan, USA) is about 30 percent Arab and for some 15 years Dearborn has hosted an annual Arab International Festival. Christians (mostly Arabs) have been witnessing at the Arabfest for years without any strife, although it has stirred tensions. […]
And in Kenya…
Religious Liberty Prayer Bulletin | RLPB 060 | Wed 16 Jun 2010 KENYA: ISLAMIC COURTS ISSUE STIRS STRIFE Last Sunday 13 June, six people were killed and some 104 wounded when grenades were thrown into a massive Christian rally in Nairobi’s Uhuru Park. The rally was organised by religious leaders who advocate that Christians vote […]
AFGHAN CHRISTIANS PLEAD FOR HELP
Thursday, June 17, 2010 An Open Letter from the Afghan Christian Community – AN URGENT PLEA FOR HELP & INTERVENTION This post passes on an urgent and passionate plea for help and intervention on behalf of Afghan Christians. It has been issued by Afghan Christians in India, in response to a very recent wave of […]
Pray for Persecuted Christians in SUDAN
25 June 2010 URGENT SUFFERING IN SUDAN War. Persecution. Hunger. Disease. Two million dead. Five million refugees. The mainly Christian population of South Sudan suffered grievously during the brutal civil war (1983 – 2005), which completely destroyed the infrastructure of the South. Five years later, they are still in desperate need. South Sudan is three […]
QUESTION FOR YOUNG THEOLOGIANS
Roger Williams was buried at (I think) Providence Rhode Island, and when his body had to be relocated it was found that an apple-tree’s roots were entwined in his bones. Many people ate those apples. Question: whose molecules will be whose at the resurrection :-)? Facebook responses: Well Jesus had a gaping hole in his […]
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