Rowland Croucher
Australia’s ‘first’ ‘saint’
http://jmm.org.au/articles/23297.htm Theology: Australia ¢â‚¬â„¢s First Saint: February 26, 2010 A home-grown saint : it ¢â‚¬â„¢s gold, gold, gold for Australia February 22, 2010 by Barney Zwartz For 40 years Garry McLean has longed for an Australian saint. Growing up, he was taught about Joan of Arc and St Patrick of Ireland and found them inspirational, but […]
Anglican bishops back end to ban on gay civil partnerships in church
February 23, 2010 Ruth Gledhill, Rosemary Bennett Gay couples could soon be allowed to “marry” in church after a decision by Anglican bishops and other clergy to support a relaxation of the ban. Senior bishops in the Lords have told The Times that they will support an amendment to the Equality Bill next month that […]
Japanese pastor dismissed for giving communion to unbaptised
February 19, 2010 Japan’s largest Protestant denomination has dismissed one of its pastors for continuing to allow unbaptised people to receive Holy Communion at his local church. The sacked minister, the Rev. Jiro Kitamura of the United Church of Christ in Japan, is appealing the decision because he says he cannot accept it. The pastor […]
The Auschwitz Album
If this doesn’t make you cry, nothing ever will. ================================ THE ONLY SURVIVING PHOTO ALBUM FROM AUSCHWITZ… This Album memorializes the arrival of Hungarian Jews to Auschwitz in May of 1944. It is the only one of its kind, and it is solely due to this album that we have a visual history of what […]
A A A D D
Recently, I was diagnosed with A.A.A.D.D.. – Age Activated Attention Deficit Disorder.. This is how it manifests: I decide to water my garden. As I turn on the hose in the driveway, I look over at my car and see that it needs washing. As I start toward the garage, I notice mail on the […]
Prayer Network Newsletter Feb 22, 2010
AUSTRALIAN PRAYER NETWORK NEWSLETTER * CRUEL STATE SPONSORED PERSECUTION IN LAOS * EVANGELICAL CHRISTIANS AT RISK FROM RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT * PRO-CHOICE ADVOCATE HAILS PRO-LIFE SUPER BOWL AD * FOCUS ON THE FAILING STATE OF SOMALIA * CHRISTIAN POLITICIAN PAYS BACK 20 TIMES WHAT HE OWES * TWO MORE EMOTIONAL RESCUES FROM THE RUBBLE IN HAITI […]
Unholy Hands on the Bible: An Introduction to Textual Criticism
(Hardcover) ~ Dean J. Burgon (Author) 8 of 9 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars Laymans Look, December 7, 2001 By A Customer This is an excellent, comprehensive, scholarly, yet understandable study of the textual criticism issue of the Bible in general and the King James Version in particular. This […]
Climate Change, a Christian response
From a scientist-friend: I suggest you check http://www.jri.org.uk/index.php/briefings-pdf/ – the top paper by Sir John Houghton for best-informed Xrn perspective. He is former chair of IPCC scientific panel. I did, and would highly recommend everyone read it: ***** The cost of the likely damage will be much greater than the cost of mitigating action… I […]
Climate Change Skeptics vs. Deniers
From a wise friend “I loosely quote a science-fiction author (David Brin), himself a fairly good scientist. He says that there is a difference between a skeptic and a denier. A skeptic is fairly convinced that the scientists at least know what they’re doing and are not part of a major conspiracy. But he or […]
Passport Application
Now is someone going to tell me this is a hoax? My informant writes: This was actually taken from a UK passport application and a member of staff copied it, as it made her laugh all day. Dear Minister, I’m in the process of renewing my passport but I am a total loss to understand […]
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