Rowland Croucher
Looking for Positives
During my mid-twenties I caught up with a long-lost high school friend. He ¢â‚¬â„¢d always carried a few extra kilos, but now he was carrying several more. My hair had already begun showing its pathological fear of heights ¢â‚¬”which has some positives: like being a load off my mind; or saving on hair shampoo ¢â‚¬”but I decided to […]
JOHN STOTT: A Tribute to a Mentor
By Rowland Croucher Who are the people who have influenced me most? Intellectually: look at my 100 recommended books. (Note to myself: this needs updating). Maturationally: George Clark, my Sunday School teacher when I was a teenager. He alone helped me believe in myself. Ecclesiologically: probably Rev. (now Bishop) Dudley Foord. He gave me the […]
Serenity Prayer
Reinhold Niebuhr: God, give us grace to accept with serenity the things that cannot be changed, courage to change the things which should be changed, and the wisdom to distinguish the one from the other. Living one day at a time, Enjoying one moment at a time, Accepting hardship as a pathway to peace, Taking, […]
Sex offenders: treatment is complicated
Daniel Morcombe: Psychologist who treated killer Brett Peter Cowan gives insight into child sex offenders By John Taylor Updated 9 hours 33 minutes ago PHOTO: Brett Peter Cowan will spend at least 20 years in jail for the murder of Daniel Morcombe A psychologist who treated Daniel Morcombe’s killer has given an insight into the mind of […]
Punography
ƒâ€š · I tried to catch some fog. I mist. ƒâ€š · When chemists die, they barium. ƒâ€š · Jokes about German sausage are the wurst. ƒâ€š · A soldier who survived mustard gas and pepper spray is now a seasoned veteran. ƒâ€š · I know a guy who’s addicted to brake fluid. He says he can stop any time. […]
Women Priests in the Catholic Church?
Univision asked 12,038 Catholics in 12 countries if women should be allowed to join the priesthood. Here, a sample of how many responded positively: 83% France 78% Spain 59% U.S. 35% Mexico 21% Philippines [Time, Feb. 24, 2014, p. 6]
Aboriginal Australian of the Year, Adam Goodes
Goodes has leading edge Author: Martin Flanagan Date: 08/03/2014 Words: 868 Source: AGE Section: Sport The standout piece for me in the 2008 AFL official history was an essay by Adam Goodes. Goodes’ writing is precise, personal and candid. His essay amounted to an indigenous history of the AFL, but, by way of an introduction, Goodes […]
You love gay people? That’s great. Prove it.
When conservative Christians find out I ¢â‚¬â„¢m gay, they almost all say the same thing: ¢â‚¬Å“I know gay people think Christians hate them, but I don ¢â‚¬â„¢t. I love gay people. I may not agree with them, but I love them. ¢â‚¬ You ¢â‚¬â„¢d be surprised how often I hear this. Christians are constantly telling me how much they love me. If they […]
John Claypool: My favorite (writing) preacher
Here’s a miscellany of stuff about the best (in my view) ‘writing preacher’ / ‘preaching writer’ in the latter half of the 20th Century. Unfortunately he’s not well known outside progressive mainline circles in the U.S. (conversely W E Sangster isn’t well-known in the U.S.). Pity. ~~~ JOHN CLAYPOOL Once a month, while pastoring a […]
JIHADISTS TO CHRISTIANS IN SYRIAN CITY: CONVERT TO ISLAM, PAY UP OR BE KILLED
A jihadist group in control of the northern Syrian city of Raqqa has given Christians a devastating ultimatum: convert to Islam, pay the jizya tax and abide by a list of restrictions, or else risk being killed. In a statement posted online, the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) said it would give Christians protection if they paid […]
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