Rowland Croucher
The Kite Runner
BOOK REVIEW: THE KITE RUNNER BY KHALED HOSSEINI (2003) “There is a way to be good again,” Rahim Khan said to Amir in the The Kite Runner – the New York Times number-one seller for over 100 weeks. The Kite Runner is a beautiful story about the friendship between two Muslim boys, Amir and Hassan, […]
BOOK REVIEW: IRRESISTIBLE REVOLUTION BY SHANE CLAIBORNE
BOOK REVIEW: IRRESISTIBLE REVOLUTION BY SHANE CLAIBORNE (2006) Shane Claiborne’s Irresistible Revolution is a must for every Christian who wants to be a true follower of Jesus. It is not a book for those who want to settle for a mediocre life. Nor is it for those who want to be extraordinary. Instead, as the […]
The Seven Deadly Sins
The Seven Deadly Sins. March 14, 2008 The seven deadly sins, also known as the capital vices or cardinal sins, are a classification of vices that were originally used in early Christian teachings to educate and instruct followers concerning (immoral) fallen man ¢â‚¬â„¢s tendency to sin. The Roman Catholic Church divided sin into two principal categories: […]
Women in Iraq
Women are bearing brunt of violence in Iraq, international women’s group says By Agence France Presse (AFP) Daily Star, Saturday, March 08, 2008 BAGHDAD: “There was a stranger at the door. He gave me an envelope which had two bullets and a letter that said, ‘If you do not close your beauty parlor, we will […]
You Gotta Feed The Poor – Larry Norman
You gotta feed the poor You must obey When Jesus asks you if you’ve fed the poor What are you going to say You gotta feed the poor Their dying every day If Jesus asks you why you didn’t What are you going to say There’s a little child Lying on the ground Too weak […]
Pope plans to rehabilitate ‘heretic’ Martin Luther
Pope Plans to Rehabilitate ¢â‚¬ËœHeretic ¢â‚¬â„¢ Martin Luther. March 11, 2008 Is the Pope Catholic? Now he plans to rehabilitate ¢â‚¬Ëœheretic ¢â‚¬â„¢ Martin Luther Daily Mail March 8, 2008 The Pope is planning to rehabilitate Martin Luther ¢â‚¬“ whose actions instigated the Protestant Reformation – by arguing that he did not intend to split Christianity but only […]
Power in our World
From a pastor-friend: “For to all those who have, more will be given, and they will have an abundance; but from those who have nothing, even what they have will be taken away.” Mt 25:29. What Jesus observes (and gives an alternative to) in the parable of the talents, and it’s an issue we definitely […]
Church Stewardship Campaigns
From a pastor-friend [I am suspicious of stewardship campaigns]… I remember one that went the other way – that is, after the dust had settled and the fees had been paid to the consultant, the bottom line was in the red and the consultant’s fees not recovered by increased offerings (indeed 6 months after the […]
Go Somewhere Else to Die
The mayor of a village in south west France has banned residents from dying. And Gerard Lalanne has threatened “severe” punishment for anyone who disobeys. The mayor issued the unusual edict when it became clear that there was no room left in the overcrowded village graveyard in Sarpourenx in the Bordeaux region. In an ordinance […]
The Buck Stops with the Immigration Minister
[Note the parallels with what Dawn Rowan is asking of the Finance Minister. See http://dawnrowansaga.blogspot.com/ ]. Mary Aldred March 3, 2008 The Immigration Minister should retain his powers of discretion. IMMIGRATION Minister Chris Evans thinks he is playing God by performing the role he has been elected to do. Evans recently told a Senate estimates […]
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