Rowland Croucher
Solzhenitsyn, chronicler of Russia under communism
Solzhenitsyn, chronicler of Russia under communism, dies at 89 By Carol J. Williams, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer August 4, 2008 MOSCOW — Nobel laureate Alexander I. Solzhenitsyn, the reclusive icon of the Russian intelligentsia and chronicler of Communist repression, died Sunday. He was 89. The soulful writer and spiritual father of Russia’s nationalist patriotic […]
The Olympic Creed
Who was the American football coach who said: ‘Winning or losing is not just a matter of life and death: it’s more important than that’? Addiction to winning is not only a capitalist phenomenon, either. Remember past East German and Chinese drug scandals? The Olympic Creed says: ‘The most important thing in the Olympic Games […]
Why did the Anglican Cross the Road?
To get to the middle :-)!!!
Prodigal son
Here is the full interview: http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1007462.html By Avi Issacharoff 5 Aug 2008 CALIFORNIA – A moment before beginning his dinner, Masab, son of West Bank Hamas leader Sheikh Hassan Yousef, glances at the friend who has accompanied him to the restaurant where we met. They whisper a few words and then say grace, thanking God […]
Philippines
Subj: Philippines: Government to sign deal with MILF. PHILIPPINES: GOVERNMENT TO SIGN DEAL WITH MILF The provincial government of North Cotabato, a predominantly Christian province of Mindanao, Southern Philippines, has petitioned the Supreme Court to issue a Temporary Restraining Order to stop the Philippine government signing a secret deal with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front […]
Become what you already are
‘Become what you already are, find Him who is already yours, listen to Him who never ceases speaking to you, own Him who already owns you’. By St Gregory of Sinai (13th Century) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In the comings and goings of life, I often stop and remember my need to ‘trust the process’. Sometimes it is […]
Azerbaijan; Turkmenistan; 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 ================================================= 30 July 2008 AZERBAIJAN: BAPTIST PASTOR STILL IN JAIL, PROSECUTION GIVEN SECOND CHANCE http://www.forum18.org/Archive.php?article_id=1165 The judge in the criminal trial of Baptist […]
The Olympics, and Human Rights
Friday, August 01, 2008 The Olympics, Human Rights, and Holy Mischief (by Jarrod McKenna) Life magazine said it was one of the most influential images of the 20th century. Two African Americans and one white Australian took to the winner’s dais and, motivated by their shared faith, all wore Olympic Project for Human Rights buttons […]
Website Review – Jubilee Centre
http://www.jubilee-centre.org/ This is quite simply one of the best websites I have come across in many years, especially for those looking to see how their faith can interact in an intelligent way with the world around them. The Jubilee Centre is a UK based Christian think-tank which seeks to explore a biblical vision for society. […]
Album Review – Life, Death, Love and Freedom – John Mellencamp
This is the latest offering from that doyen of a man who is at once the cool all-American rock star who also has a deep social conscience. I first became a fan of John Mellencamp in the late 1980s when he produced such classic albums as Scarecrow and The Lonesome Jubilee. On the inside cover […]
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