Rowland Croucher
Four little bits of wisdom
‘Ubuntu’ – ‘I am because we are’ (Desmond Tutu) ‘Satyagraha’ – ‘Hold tight to the truth’ (Gandhi) Sometimes (eg. climate change) ‘panic is the only appropriate response’ ‘Tall trees attract wind’ (Chinese aphorism) and this: W H Auden said his writing didn’t save a single Jew…
Shopping Spree
A woman was in town on a shopping trip. She began her day finding the most perfect shoes in the first shop and a beautiful dress on sale in the second. In the third shop everything had just been reduced to a fiver when her cell phone rang. It was a doctor notifying her that […]
Faith school fakers
Tory leader doesn’t condemn faith school fakers By staff writers 24 Jan 2008 Tory leader David Cameron has refused to condemn parents who pretend that they have Christian beliefs in order to win places in church schools. His comments came in an interview for the Times newspaper. Almost a quarter of parents in London would […]
Islam: two contrasting views
Here are two very contrasting expressions of Islam which came into my inbox yesterday (24.1.08) * the first from ANS & Religion Today regarding Indonesia, * the second from the middle east by Moshe Sharon who is Professor Emeritus of Islamic History at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. STUDY: INDONESIAN MUSLIMS GENERALLY TOLERANT OF DIVERSITY […]
Islam: A brief Overview…
ISLAM a brief overview for the layman by Mark Tronson Background Mahomet or Muhammad, better known in the west as Mohammed was born in 570. His birth place was Mecca in Arabia. He claimed descent from the family of Hashem and the tribe of Koreish, which in their tradition had been entrusted with a famous […]
A Consistent Biblical Approach to (homo)sexuality
Dr. Keith Dyer (Professor of New Testament, Whitley College, University of Melbourne) Placing Bible and homosexuality together in the one sentence always provokes questions. Some questioners are genuinely puzzled, some are angry: Why do we continue to ask what the Bible says about homosexuality when the few verses that do seem to refer to it […]
English Doctor
An English doctor was being shown around a Scottish hospital. Near the end of his visit, he saw a ward of patients with no obvious injuries. He started to examine the first patient, but the man proclaimed: “Fair fa’ yer honest, sonsie face / Great chieftain o’ the puddin’ race!” The doctor, taken aback, moved […]
Zen Sarcasm
1. Do not walk behind me, for I may not lead. Do not walk ahead of me, for I may not follow. Do not walk beside me either. Just pretty much leave me the hell alone. 2. The journey of a thousand miles begins with a broken fan belt and leaky tire. 3. It’s always […]
Wesleyan Theology (more)
Wesleyan Theology (more) January 23, 2008 Wesleyan Theology (more) This is an excerpt on Wesleyan tradition from my book United Methodist Beliefs (available from Cokesbury). William H. Willimon January 2008 Wesleyan Tradition From our Anglican roots United Methodists got the notion that the living core of the Christian faith was revealed in Scripture, illumined by […]
Australian Prayer Network Newsletter
AUSTRALIAN PRAYER NETWORK NEWSLETTER Jan. 21, 2008 * INDIA: 2007 MOST VIOLENT EVER FOR CHRISTIANS SINCE INDEPENDENCE * INTERNATIONAL RESEARCHERS ADDRESS FIRST EVER CONFERENCE ON MEN AND ABORTION * ETHNIC TENSIONS DIVIDING KENYA * BISHOP WARNS OF NO-GO ZONES FOR NON-MUSLIMS * HUGE PRO-LIFE DEMONSTRATIONS IN SPAIN AHEAD OF ELECTIONS * PHILADELPHIA BOY SCOUTS TO […]
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