Rowland Croucher
Sitting with Pain
Recently I received some news which was particularly unpleasant. My emotional response over the next week ranged from defensiveness, to acceptance, to seeing my part, to mild depression, not in that particular order. One of the lessons in life I have learned over the last few years (I’m now 40. You would think I wouldn’t […]
Resolution on climate change
Baptist World Alliance Resolution 4 – Climate Change 31 July 2009 The General Council of the Baptist World Alliance meeting in Ede, the Netherlands, July 27-August 1, 2009; Affirms the biblical teaching of respect for the Earth and everything in it, and the moral imperative to love one’s neighbors as oneself including those of future […]
Quakers endorse same-sex marriage
By staff writers 31 Jul 2009 Britain’s Quakers have this morning agreed to carry out same-sex marriages on the same basis as marriages for opposite-sex couples. The decision came after an intense week of debate and reflection at the Quakers’ Yearly Meeting in York. Emotions ran high in the discussions and several people of various […]
The Evolution of God
Preaching the Gospel of Maybe Sunday, August 2, 2009 By Robert Wright Little, Brown | 567 pp. $25.99 Thank God for agnostics. Over the past decade, our public conversation about religion has all too often degenerated into a food fight between the religious right and the secular left. Now comes journalist Robert Wright with a […]
Should we hate Judas Iscariot?
Betrayal by Joan Acocella August 3, 2009 At the Last Supper, Jesus knew that it would be the last, and that he would be dead by the next day. Each of the Evangelists tells the story differently, but, according to John, Jesus spent the time he had left re-stating to the disciples the lessons he […]
Wisdom for a new pastor
(From an experienced pastor): Congratulations on your new appointment. I hope you find much joy in the role. I am sure the recommended reading will bring you much helpful information. Here’s some things that I found helpful in taking up my present position… 1. Be aware that the so-called “Honeymoon” period is really a time […]
Abuse of trust breeds culture of silence
* Caroline Taylor * August 1, 2009 THE puerile stunt by Sydney radio jocks Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O on Wednesday, in which a 14-year-old girl was strapped to a lie detector and interrogated by her mother about sexual matters, reveals more than just the nation’s shock that the distressed girl disclosed she was raped […]
Sacred cow
I worked in a hospital with a German years ago and he was very witty. This day he was eating beef and an Indian doctor opposite him was eating something else. “You should eat the beef. It’s very good” sez he. “Can’t”, said the Indian, “I’m a Hindu. We don’t eat beef.” “Didn’t know that. […]
Floods
One night a torrential downpour soaked South Louisiana. The next morning the resulting floodwaters came up about 6 feet into most of the homes there. Mrs. Boudreaux was sitting on her roof with her neighbor, Mrs. Thibodaux, waiting for help to come. Mrs. Thibodaux noticed a lone baseball cap floating near the house. Then she […]
Christianity and the Gun Culture
Sightings 7/9/09 Understanding the “Open Carry Celebration” — Joseph Laycock On June 27th––one week before the 4th of July––New Bethel Church in Louisville, Kentucky held an “Open Carry Celebration” in which visitors and parishioners were invited to bring their firearms to church. Firearms could not be loaded, but celebrants licensed to carry concealed weapons would […]
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