Rowland Croucher
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A Scottish couple decided to go to Spain to thaw out during a particularly icy winter. They planned to stay at the same hotel where they spent their honeymoon 20 years earlier. Because of hectic schedules, it was difficult to coordinate their travel schedules. So, the husband left Glasgow and flew to Barcelona on Thursday, […]
God is love, let heaven adore him
Our theological lecturer says this is the best ‘hymn of hope’ he knows… (Powerful words by Timothy Rees – 1874-1939 – and the lovely tune Abbott’s Leigh). God is love, let heaven adore him; God is love, let earth rejoice; let creation sing before him, and exalt him with one voice. God who laid the […]
The Problem of Suffering
A Facebook friend wrote Rowland, have had a lengthy conversation with a friend this afternoon about the places of tension and conflict between God is Love belief and the problem of suffering. How would you approach this one? Response: Hi No one has a definitive ‘answer’. I suggested eight responses here (and one is better […]
International News 15th March 2010
AUSTRALIAN PRAYER NETWORK NEWSLETTER * AN INCREDIBLE DAY IN THE HISTORY OF HAITI * CHURCHES OFFER CONDOLENCES AND PRAYERS TO THE PEOPLE OF CHILE * U.K. MUSLIM LEADER SAYS ISLAM IS NOT A RELIGION OF PEACE * CHRISTIANS ARRESTED IN IRAN * EUROPEAN UNION MOVES TO DEFEND PERSECUTED CHRISTIANS * 40,000 HAITIANS HAVE PROFESSED FAITH […]
Nigeria: Media Distortions Of Anti-christian Massacres In Jos
The world has been horrified by the bloodshed in Jos, the capital of Nigeria’s Plateau State, as reported by the international media during the last six weeks. It appears, however, that deliberate manipulation and deception at a local level have meant that international reporting has been inaccurate, and has created the false impression that Christians […]
Social Justice
http://jmm.org.au/articles/23367.htm Theology, Social Justice, March 16, 2010 *Sightings* 3/15/10 ¢â‚¬“ Martin E. Marty Are 68.1 million Americans connected with a Communist front movement? Yes, if they are Roman Catholic. Are another 20 million citizens listening to coded Nazi messages? Yes, if they are mainline Protestant. Are tens of millions more in danger of being […]
Recent Changes in Christian Approaches to Islam
Recent Changes in Christian Approaches to Islam: The full version – http://www.barnabasfund.org This paper is published to promote discussion of a vital issue in the contemporary Church. It is not intended in any way to impugn the Christian integrity of any of the people or organisations whose views are considered or critiqued. Introduction Christians and […]
Europe and Asia
Europe’s Errors By KISHORE MAHBUBANI Monday, Mar. 08, 2010 Europe just doesn’t get it. It does not get how irrelevant it is becoming to the rest of the world. And it does not get how relevant the rest of the world is becoming to its future. The world is changing rapidly. Europe continues to drift. […]
Rape of Women in the Military
Sexual Assaults on Female Soldiers: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell By NANCY GIBBS Monday, Mar. 08, 2010 What does it tell us that female soldiers deployed overseas stop drinking water after 7 p.m. to reduce the odds of being raped if they have to use the bathroom at night? Or that a soldier who was assaulted […]
Censorship and the Internet
Interview: Encyclopedia Dramatica moderator 13:30 AEST Tue Mar 9 2010 By Henri Paget, ninemsn Encyclopedia Dramatica is Wikipedia’s evil twin. It’s a site where almost every article is biased, offensive, unsourced, and without the faintest trace of political correctness. A search through its archives will reveal animated images of people committing suicide, articles glorifying extreme […]
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