Rowland Croucher
Religion repressed in third of all nations
Dec. 16, 2009 Study: Religion repressed in third of all nations NEW YORK (AP) — A new report [see below] has found that nearly a third of countries have stiff restrictions on religious practice, either because of government policies and laws or hostile acts by individuals or groups. The study by the Pew Research Center, […]
Emission , Trading Schemes And Carbon Credits
AUSTRALIAN PRAYER NETWORK NEWSLETTER * EXPLAINING EMISSION TRADING SCHEMES AND CARBON CREDITS ———————————————– EXPLAINING EMISSION TRADING SCHEMES AND CARBON CREDITS Editors comments: With discussions surrounding an Emissions Trading Scheme for Australia likely to be re-ignited when Parliament resumes next year we thought we would go out this year with an article actually seeking to explain […]
The Biblical Case for Rethinking the Church’s Condemnation of Homosexuality
by Nathan Nettleton November 2009 (Rev. Nathan Nettleton is an ordained pastor with the Baptist Union of Victoria, Australia). http://laughingbird.net/SupplementarySubmission.pdf
Pentecostal pastor affirms acceptance of homosexuals
(Note from Rowland: this is the first time I’ve heard of a Pentecostal pastor affirming our acceptance of homosexuals. Groundbreaking!) http://www.baysidechurch.com.au/podcasts/RealChristianityIsAccepting_ 17102009.mov October 2009
Christmas reflections: What is it like to be truly human?
Reflections from a Nativity play Last week at my son’s school the children did a Nativity play. As I watched the infant Jesus I was reminded of Jesus’ humanity. He was fully God. Yet we must remember that at the same time he was fully human. The Son of the Almighty God became a defenceless […]
History of Baptism
(An interesting read for this Baptist): Introduction In our study of the history of Baptism, we must ask, what does BAPTIDZO mean? And very importantly, what does it not mean? These are critical question that must be asked in order to understand Christian baptism. We will address these two questions with some thoroughness in the […]
Bible exhorts us to serve creation, not oppress it
Tuesday, 8 Dec 2009 What is the biblical basis for action on climate change? Anne Elvey and Mark Brett consider this vital question for Christians as world leaders meet in Copenhagen 7-18 December for the United Nations Conference on Climate Change. When Christians consider contemporary ecological concerns, we come as human creatures in relationship not […]
What Difference Do It Make?
Book Review – What Difference Do It Make?, Ron Hall, Denver Moore, and Lynn Vincent, 2009 This book builds on the extraordinary influence of its predecessor, Same Kind of Different As Me. It tells stories of how readers of that book were influenced by the story of wealthy art dealer Ron, and homeless man Denver, […]
Power of a lyric – The Special Two
‘lies will lock you up with truth the only key’ – Missy Higgins, The Special Two There is something about Missy Higgins’ lyrics that evoke a raw honesty. This song is a story of someone who is agonizing with regret over a sexual affair which has torn their relationship apart. It is a beautiful song […]
A Christmas Reflection
My wife and I recently saw the movie, What Would Jesus Buy? It’s a brilliant spoof of all that Christmas has become for millions of people trapped in the shopping frenzy that is the silly season. The film follows Reverend Billy and his Church of Stop Shopping Gospel Choir throughout the United States as they […]
Categories
Articles may be reproduced in any medium, without applying for permission
(provided they are unedited, and retain the original author/copyright information - and a reference to this website :-)!
26,756 articles online.
Protected by Akismet, Digital Ninjas and an Ion Cannon. Really.
Blog with WordPress