Rowland Croucher
Gandhi’s Seven Deadly Sins
Mohandas Karamachand Gandhi, one of the most influential figures in modern social and political activism, considered these traits to be the most spiritually perilous to humanity. a.. Wealth without Work b.. Pleasure without Conscience c.. Science without Humanity d.. Knowledge without Character e.. Politics without Principle f.. Commerce without Morality g.. Worship without Sacrifice from […]
Indonesian Christian village attacked
Indonesian Christian village burnt to ground by neighbouring Muslims *The mainly Christian village of Horale was attacked on the night of 2 May by a mob from the neighbouring village of Saleman which is predominantly Muslim. The Muslims burnt down 120 houses, three churches and the village school. Four Christians were killed and 56 wounded. […]
Julie Andrews – getting older
To commemorate her 69th birthday , actress/vocalist, Julie Andrews made a special appearance at Manhattan’s Radio City Music Hall for the benefit of the AARP. One of the musical numbers she performed was ‘My Favorite Things’ from the legendary movie ‘Sound Of Music’. Here are the lyrics she used: (Sing It!)-Maalox and nose drops and […]
Non-synoptic Church Leadership
You probably know that important guides for the Christian faith are the Synoptic Gospels. Synoptic is a word that comes from the Greek meaning literally to see together. A symphony is when everything sounds together. Synoptic is when we see everything together – such as the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke, whose accounts of […]
Algerian Christians asking for our prayers
Click here for printable version Algerian Christians asking for your prayers and your voice of support Algeria has seen a sharp rise in official and unofficial discrimination against Christians over the last few months. Since the beginning of this year, some 20 churches have been closed; many of them have been operating officially for many […]
On the I R S (Billy James Hargis)
*Sightings* 5/19/08 On the IRS — Martin E. Marty Billy James Hargis, a now forgotten but once towering figure on the not yet couth religious right, built a radio ministry and developed an anti-Communist front that has to be remembered as rabid. The preacher of righteousness was so overtly political that the Internal Revenue Service […]
Schools open to scrutiny after same-sex ban
Christopher Bantick May 12, 2008 THE decision last month by Brisbane’s Anglican Church Grammar School – commonly known as Churchie – to ban same-sex partners from attending a year 12 formal raises two important questions: The first is whether the all-boy school was right to do so; the second, did this amount to discrimination? In […]
It’s not sport without sportsmanship
(Just occasionally a sports journalist writes something quite brilliant!) Greg Baum May 10, 2008 IT WAS, if you like, John Landy and Ron Clarke all over again. Two weekends ago, in a college softball play-off at a 300-seat stadium in a small US town called Ellensburg, pint-sized Sarah Tucholsky of Western Oregon University swung lustily […]
Parents: Too much praise is NOT a good thing
Too much praise is NOT a good thing. Cheryl Critchley Saturday, May 03, 2008 Telling kids mediocre efforts are fabulous has an adverse effect, writes Cheryl Critchley HAVE you ever looked at your child’s truly crappy art work and told them it was FANTASTIC? Or watched them lose a basketball game by 145 points and […]
Charity and Justice
Saw this in an old Expository Times (1960s) magazine article: There was one kind of march we haven’t seen for a generation. We hope we never see it again in this country (U.K.). But it isn’t all that many years since long lines of ragged men with pinched faces and crumbling shoes, set off on […]
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