Rowland Croucher
Three To-Do’s (And To-Don’ts) of 21st Century Strategy
From a respected friend in the U.S. who wrote: …for any and all Christ-following leaders, I’ve the sacred privilege of knowing, in any sector or our current world, no matter the continent …from a favorite blog site HBR.org {one I welcome to keep me thinking beyond some of the boxes I find myself in…and wanting […]
Changes in Church Leadership
What’s Changing, What’s Not The trends that will be impacting your ministry in the year ahead. Reported by Marian Liautaud | posted 1/25/2010 Dave Travis, managing director of Leadership Network, offers his state of the church in America, based on recent research and his own observations looking through the “keyhole” of large churches. Things That […]
The Mark of a true hero
DMETRI KAKMI January 25, 2010 IF, AS Thomas Carlyle said, ”the history of the world is but the biography of great men”, then the history of the last century or so must be a record of sports people. I came to this conclusion when a man on a train vociferously declared that Ben Cousins was […]
Logic
Homer: Not a bear in sight. The Bear Patrol must be working like a charm. Lisa: That’s specious reasoning, Dad. Homer: Thank you, dear. Lisa: By your logic I could claim that this rock keeps tigers away. Homer: Oh, how does it work? Lisa: It doesn’t work. Homer: Uh-huh. Lisa: It’s just a stupid rock. […]
Prayer Network Newsletter Jan. 25 2010
AUSTRALIAN PRAYER NETWORK NEWSLETTER * GIVING THANKS AMID THE RUINS THAT IS HAITI * ISLAMIC CHRISTIANOPHOBIA * HOUSE CHURCHES ON THE RISE IN AMERICA * EMERGENCY PRAYER ALERT FOR YEMEN * WITCH DOCTORS REVEAL EXTENT OF CHILD SACRIFICE IN UGANDA * KAREN REFUGEES HUNTED AND SLAIN IN BURMA ———————————————– GIVING THANKS AMID THE RUINS THAT […]
Interview With Mary Daly
THE THIN THREAD OF CONVERSATION: AN INTERVIEW WITH MARY DALY by Catherine Madsen Daly imagines the overthrow of patriarchy by women’s psychic powers. No doubt the end justifies the means, but can it work? CATHERINE MADSEN is a contributing editor to Cross Currents. Perhaps a certain amount of disclosure is needed. I am, if not […]
American Politics
Ignorance clouds hopes for Obama-led change MICHAEL ROUX January 21, 2010 SCOTT Brown, the Republican set to become the crucial final vote that torpedoes health-care reform in the US Senate, has won Ted Kennedy’s Senate seat. Who said Americans don’t get irony? The Massachusetts voters have delivered a sickening electoral blow, the Obama White House […]
Feminism and Patriarchy
“The critique of God as both father and almighty has deep difficulties. Beyond the obvious biblical challenges, it is flawed even its analysis of the problem. It assumes that patriarchy is inherently oppressive, never minding the many contradictory examples one can find in history. After all, since most societies throughout the ages have been patriarchal, […]
Haiti, Pat Robertson, and Racism
*Sightings* 1/21/10 Is the Devil a Black Man? — Spencer Dew In what has now become a much-circulated clip, Pat Robertson makes sense of the catastrophic Haitian earthquake as the latest in a string of curses delivered by God to Haiti’s people. Robertson’s interpretation of this catastrophe, whether we find it repellent or compelling, offers […]
Haiti: Voodoo’s Quest for Respect
May 1, 2008 Voodoo’s Quest for Respect — Spencer Dew Headlines early last month, announcing the enthronement of what the New York Times called “Voodoo’s Pope,” drew attention to one of the world’s most misunderstood and frequently maligned religions. The official title of the newly-created position is “Supreme Chief” or “Supreme Master,” and the figure […]
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