Rowland Croucher
Sermon by Rev. John Saunders on Aborigines
From Rev. Rod Benson (12/2/08): ‘Please find attached the full transcript of a sermon, “Claims of the Aborigines,” preached by Rev John Saunders on 14 October 1838. Saunders was apologising 170 years ago….’ ***** “Claims of the Aborigines,” a sermon preached by the Rev John Saunders, Bathurst Street Baptist Church, Sydney, 14 October 1838 From […]
Another Light Bulb joke
Q: How many women with MENOPAUSE / PMT does it take to change a light bulb? Woman’s Answer: One! ONLY ONE!!!! And do you know WHY? Because no one else in this house knows HOW to change a light bulb! They don’t even know that the bulb is BURNED OUT!! They would sit in the […]
Australian Parliament says ‘Sorry’
PARLIAMENTARY YEAR BEGINS IN CHURCH AND WITH AN HISTORIC APOLOGY Whilst not attracting as much attention as the Indigenous contribution to the opening of Parliament nevertheless the start of the new Federal parliamentary year was marked with an ecumenical church service hosted by the Parliamentary Christian Fellowship at St Christopher’s Cathedral in Forrest (Canberra) yesterday […]
French Navy Recruiting Slogan
“A l’eau! C’est l’heure!” Get it? Say it aloud, in French. “Allo Sailor”. Good moaning.
What the Archbishop Actually Said
Here’s the first part of his address – the part in which he explains what he said, didn’t say, and intended to say last week. This is the transcript of the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Rowan Williams’ presidential address at the opening of the General Synod. ‘The prevailing attitude…was one of heavy disagreement with a […]
Love of Power or Power of Love?
Feb. 10, 2008 By Harry T. Cook Matthew 4: 1-11 In the backwash of Super Tuesday – the big casino of several state presidential primaries – it is not at all inappropriate to ask what is driving anybody aspiring to the highest office of what is at least for now the most powerful nation in […]
Insights into Genuine Leadership
One of the classic books on leadership is A Tale of Three Kings, by Gene Edwards. This slim volume of wisdom tells the story of David, Saul and Absalom – three kings who approached leadership differently, and achieved vastly different results. Described as a study in brokenness, submission and authority, Edwards has crafted a riveting […]
Dynastic Churches
I wrote: I remember doing a seminar with an inner suburban Anglican church and asking them what their strengths are… ‘We’re a welcoming/friendly church’, they said. Then I asked ‘Think of the names of anyone who has been ‘welcomed’ here and has stayed more than a year, say in the last ten years’. They couldn’t […]
The Archbishop of Canterbury’s views on Sharia Law
First, from an informed friend: I have never had such a reaction in terms of e-mails and personal approaches on a single topic as in the past few days, to the Archbishop of Canterbury’s lecture and interview. Rather than write my own response, I enclose below a good and clear rebuttal by Melanie Phillips. She […]
Pray for the World
AUSTRALIAN PRAYER NETWORK NEWSLETTER * DARFUR WOMEN DESCRIBE GANG RAPE HORROR * CHRISTIAN LEADERS IDENTIFY CHALLENGES THE CHURCH WILL FACE IN 2008 * KENYAN GOVERNMENT LOOKS TO CHRISTIANS TO FACILITATE HEALING AND RECONCILIATION * MULTIPLE WIVES WILL MEAN MULTIPLE BENEFITS IN BRITAIN * NEPAL GOVERNMENT SAYS ‘WE MUST FINE YOU BECAUSE YOU’RE A CHRISTIAN’. * […]
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