Rowland Croucher
Opinions on the Financial Crisis
Sightings *12/1/08 — Martin E. Marty Last week we sighted post-election themes in the conservative religious magazine *World*. This week, we do the same in a liberal opinion journal, the doughty and durable *Sojourners *(December). Its focus is less on the aftermath of the election and more on “The Financial Crisis,” which the post-election nation […]
Shaggy Dog Story
There’s an Isaac Asimov story “Sha Guido G”. Someone read it and complained to Asimov that it was just a shaggy dog story. Asimov’s reply: “You read the title, didn’t you?”
The Shack: more notes
First, visit http://jmm.org.au/articles/21957.htm for my review of The Shack. Here are some jottings which didn’t make it there: * ‘Must then Christ perish in torment in every age to save those that have no imagination? — George Bernard Shaw. A good quote for those ‘Reformed’ rationalistic types who decry God’s gift of imagination – which […]
Your Age
YOUR AGE BY EATING OUT Don’t tell me your age; you probably would tell a fib anyway – but your waiter may know! YOUR AGE … BY DINER & RESTAURANT MATH ! DON’T CHEAT BY SCROLLING DOWN FIRST! It takes less than a minute. Work this out as you read . Be sure you don’t […]
The Shack
THE SHACK: Review by Rowland Croucher Part I: A Preamble Religious books become best-sellers when they connect with our deep questions and tragic/meaningful experiences. Some become classics, others may be left behind with the detritus of literary or theological history. Wm. Paul Young’s The Shack (2007) is a best-seller (over 1 million copies by June […]
Sheep, Goats and Thankfulness – A Surprising Combination?
Ephesians 1:15-23 15-19That’s why, when I heard of the solid trust you have in the Master Jesus and your outpouring of love to all the followers of Jesus, I couldn’t stop thanking God for you-every time I prayed, I’d think of you and give thanks. But I do more than thank. I ask-ask the God […]
Prayer Network Newsletter
AUSTRALIAN PRAYER NETWORK NEWSLETTER * NEW LAW TO CRIMINALISE MEN WHO PAY FOR SEX WITH TRAFFICKED WOMEN * MURDER IN MOSUL SPARKS FEAR AND PANIC * CHOLERA OUTBREAK HITS ZIMBABWE AS AUSTRALIA INCREASES AID * PAKISTAN ON A PRECIPICE WITH CHURCH AT RISK * SHARIA BEHIND ANTI-PORNOGRAPHY LAW IN INDONESIA * REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO […]
Optimism
“You might see a dead end… I see an escalator” “I am part of all whom I have met.” -Tennyson “Even in the winter, even in the midst of the storm, the sun is still there. Somewhere, up above the clouds, it still shines and warms and pulls at the life buried deep inside the […]
Kazakhstan; Russia; Turkmenistan
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 ================================================= 26 November 2008 KAZAKHSTAN: RESTRICTIVE AMENDMENTS ON RELIGION GO TO PRESIDENT http://www.forum18.org/Archive.php?article_id=1222 Kazakhstan’s parliament finally adopted today (26 November) a Law seriously […]
Prayer Focus Update
Prayer Focus Update December 2008 PRAYER FOCUS UPDATE is a monthly information bulletin with up-to-date news on the persecuted Church to help Christians pray for their suffering brothers and sisters. You can use this for prayer groups, your own information and for inclusion in church magazines. It can be sent via email, is available as […]
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