Rowland Croucher
Illicit Celibacy and the Deposit of Faith
(Sent by a netfriend: although the author is self-taught, not an accredited scholar, I’m including this because of the importance of the subject. Rowland Croucher May 1, 2009). Since American Catholics first became aware of sex abuse allegations surrounding our priesthood a plethora of books have appeared, most of which question or challenge the efficacy […]
A Chaplain’s Story
Lieut-Col.Don Woodland, OAM., Picking Up The Pieces: A Life of Care and Compassion (Sydney: Macmillan, 2006) Reviewed by Jenni & Darren Cronshaw Don Woodland describes life as a jigsaw puzzle. Each day we add another piece, and over time the picture changes and grows. Experiences come that bump the table and we need time and […]
Melbourne Churches
(Here’s a major report on the churches in my home-city, Melbourne, with a slight emphasis on us Baptists. Rowland). All Melbourne Matters: Research of the Whole Church in Melbourne for the Future of the Church and the City Compiled by Philip Hughes and Stephen Reid. Christian Research Association and Transforming Melbourne, 2009. Reviewed by Darren […]
Russia; Uzbekistan
FORUM 18 NEWS SERVICE, Oslo, Norway http://www.forum18.org/ The right to believe, to worship and witness The right to change one’s belief or religion The right to join together and express one’s belief ================================================= 27 April 2009 RUSSIA: HOW THE BATTLE WITH “RELIGIOUS EXTREMISM” BEGAN http://www.forum18.org/Archive.php?article_id=1287 The formation of Russia’s policy towards one particular form of […]
The Homeless
Sister Mary Scullion – “In 1976, a young Philadelphia nun named Sister Mary Scullion began her work as an advocate for the homeless, driven by a personal conviction that “none of us are home until all of us are home.”
Best clean humor
I’m a regular recipient of John Maida’s clean jokes: always gently funny. (Send a blank email to jhmaida[at]hotmail.com with “=Include Me=” as the Subject). **** Sample **** A young man called his mother and announced excitedly that he had just met the woman of his dreams. Now what should he do? His mother had an […]
‘Freedom’, the ‘Therapy Eagle’ – a beautiful story!
http://1monthtochangeyourlife.blogspot.com/ Shalom/Salaam/Pax! Rowland Croucher http://jmm.org.au/ Justice for Dawn Rowan – http://dawnrowansaga.blogspot.com/
Tribes: we need you to lead us
Seth Godin, Tribes: we need you to lead us (New York: Portfolio, 2008) It is in our nature to gather in tribes. Seth Godin describes a tribe as a group of people connected to one another, a leader and an idea. Implied by this definition is that tribes have a shared interest and a means […]
Prayer for Guidance to Help Others
“O Lord, open my eyes that I may see the needs of others; open my ears that I may hear their cries; open my heart so that they need not be without succor; let me not be afraid to defend the weak because of the anger of the strong, nor afraid to defend the poor […]
Acceptance and Repentance
Free to love! Acts 3:12-19 Peter’s message in the temple 1 John 3:1-7 Luke 24:36b-48 As I read these passages over and over, there is a consistent theme coming through, a theme of acceptance, and repentance, in that order. And not just that – what also shines through is that it is all because of […]
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