Rowland Croucher
This Time of Year (Christmas)
This Time of Year Harry T. Cook 12/14/08 In the Northern Hemisphere, especially in its Temperate Zone, this time of year is associated in the minds of intentional Christians with the kindled lights of Advent and the approaching celebration of Christmas. Darkness falls sooner and sooner as the solstice approaches, thus does the light and […]
Melancholy
In Praise of Melancholy American culture’s overemphasis on happiness misses an essential part of a full life Poem: Ode on Melancholy Excerpt: Born To The Blues By ERIC G. WILSON Ours are ominous times. We are on the verge of eroding away our ozone layer. Within decades we could face major oceanic flooding. We are […]
Three Wise Sayings
“Even a fool is considered wise if he keeps his mouth shut” “A little knowledge is a dangerous thing” “If you’re going through hell, keep going” Churchill
Navigating the Waters of Interfaith Activity
*Sightings * 12/11/08 — Matthew Weiner and Matthew Dunbar When liberal religious groups work together, it is assured that they agree on one thing: proselytizing is against the rules. The history of Christian evangelism has led to extreme sensitivity on this issue, especially amongst Jews, Buddhists, and Hindus. A Buddhist monk, who is also a […]
Zimbabweans pay dearly for world’s failure
* Daniel Flitton * December 12, 2008 Mugabe has destroyed his country and we have allowed him to do it. THE death toll from Zimbabwe’s cholera epidemic is already put at more than 700, while the United Nations fears an outbreak of 60,000 cases in the weeks ahead. On top of this, nearly 6 million […]
Men are just happier people
NICKNAMES * If Laura, Kate and Sarah go out for lunch, they will call each other Laura, Kate and Sarah. * If Mike, Dave and John go out, they will affectionately refer to each other as Fat Boy, Godzilla and Four- eyes. EATING OUT * When the bill arrives, Mike, Dave and John will each […]
Emerging churches
Missional Misgivings Small, indigenous churches are getting lots of attention, but where’s the fruit? Dan Kimball | posted 11/26/2008 I hope I am wrong. For the past few years, I have been observing, listening, and asking questions about the missional movement. I have a suspicion that the missional model has not yet proven itself beyond […]
Gay Marriage (Newsweek)
GAY MARRIAGE Our Mutual Joy Opponents of gay marriage often cite Scripture. But what the Bible teaches about love argues for the other side. By Lisa Miller | NEWSWEEK Published Dec 6, 2008 From the magazine issue dated Dec 15, 2008 Let’s try for a minute to take the religious conservatives at their word and […]
God vs the multiverse?
Why it’s not as simple as God vs the multiverse * 04 December 2008 by Amanda Gefter WHAT would you rather believe in, God or the multiverse? It sounds like an instance of cosmic apples and oranges, but increasingly we are being told it’s a choice we must make. Take the dialogue earlier this year […]
Medical problem
Shingles A fellow walked into a doctor’s office and the receptionist asked him what he had. He said, “Shingles. “So she took down his name, address, and medical insurance number and told him to have a seat. A few minutes later a nurse’s aid came outand asked him what he had. He said, “Shingles.” So […]
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