Rowland Croucher
Is a moderate Islam possible?
“They ARE the Reformation” By Mark Durie On December 1, 2009, Wafa Sultan and Daniel Pipes debated whether and to what extent a ‘moderate’ Islam is possible. Although both are opponents of Islamic radicalism, on this question they did not agree. Wafa Sultan argued that Islam is Islam, pure and simple, and there can never […]
The Bible and Homosexuality
From a Facebook friend: “One of the hermeneutical principles I grew up with is that where the Bible is silent on a matter we are not to take this to mean it is prohibited. Rather, we are to use the existing principles and guidelines in Scripture to arrive at a position that does not contradict […]
Bono’s ten ideas for the next decade
Ten for the Next Ten By BONO Published: January 2, 2010 …10 ideas that might make the next 10 years more interesting, healthy or civil. Some are trivial, some fundamental. They have little in common with one another except that I am seized by each, and moved by its potential to change our world. 1. […]
Prayer At The End And Beginning Of A Year
A PRAYER AT THE END AND BEGINNING OF A YEAR Lord, give me I pray: A remembering heart for the things that have happened An attentive heart to what I have learned A forgiving heart for what has hurt A grateful heart for what has blessed A brave heart for what may be required An […]
Christians in (Australian) Politics
From a Facebook friend: “We don’t need more Christian politicians, but we need more Christian politicians. I am disappointed that, when Christians get into politics, there is little evidence of a Christian agenda in terms of doing justice and loving covenant faithfulness. I am sure that this is what leads people to believe that Christian […]
The Authority of the State
From a Facebook friend: “On the topic of authority coming from God (Romans 13), I think the misuse of this verse was sharply dealt with in 1649. God gives authority, but how it is used is a different question! Remember that Peter and John refused to acknowledge the authority of the Sanhedrin when it thought […]
Australian Prayer Network Newsletter Editorial Comment
(A conservative Christian appraisal of some current trends) AUSTRALIAN PRAYER NETWORK NEWSLETTER 1st January 2010 EDITORIAL COMMENT THE CLIMATE IS CHANGING The commencement of a New Year is always an exciting time providing as it does an opportunity for a measure of new beginnings. Will 2010 however bring anything new or will it be simply […]
What Wilders Would Have Said If the UK Allowed Free Speech
GEERT WILDERS: ISLAMOPHOBE, OR IS SOME OF THIS PERHAPS A REALITY WE’RE AFRAID TO FACE? A personal note: On most matters political/ideological I’m left of centre. But not this one. It’s a pity Wilders ‘leads with his chin’ and is not more irenic in his approach, with at least an acknowledgement of Islamic/Arabic contributions to […]
Tom Wright on the Resurrection
From a friend: Wright’s Surprised by Hope was stimulating reading and simple without being simplistic. The resurrection documents are themselves simple based on testimonies of eye witnesses, but full of tensions (factual, psychological, theological, political) as you would expect when those involved were facing something unprecedented. While it isn’t credible to claim we can prove […]
The 100 Best Books of the Decade
From The Times November 14, 2009 100 The Position by Meg Wolitzer (2005) An hilarious, serious novel about sex and love and family. Paul and Roz Mellow publish Pleasuring (think of The Joy of Sex) in 1975 — it’s a bestseller, but what do you think their four children make of this? 99 The Lost […]
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