Rowland Croucher
Red Marbles
I was at the corner grocery store buying some early potatoes. I noticed a small boy, delicate of bone and feature, ragged but clean, hungrily appraising a basket of freshly picked green peas. I paid for my potatoes but was also drawn to the display of fresh green peas. I am a pushover for creamed […]
Lost And Found: The Sheep And Coin
LOST AND FOUND: THE SHEEP AND COIN (Luke 15:1-10) (Other readings: Psalm 14; Jeremiah 4:11-12, 22-28; 1 Timothy1:12-17) Kinglake West/Whittlesea UC, 16-9-07 During my eight days in Israel 2 ½ years ago we were fortunate to have Jacob, tour guide and former army intelligence captain, drive our small group around Israel in a four-wheel drive vehicle. […]
Other Muslim Voices
Pontiffs on the offensive —Salman Akram Raja There are certainly other Muslim voices but it needs to be realised that answers to the tangled question of violence and propagation of faith are more complex and problematic than is often imagined by ordinary Muslims In drawing conclusions it is important to notice that Pope Benedict XVI […]
Jihad
I asked an informed British friend: What do you make of this: http://jmm.org.au/articles/20147.htm ? Response: First off, I am *not* impressed by the Times imitating a tabloid, but with longer words. Norfolk dramatically announces that half the mosques are “owned” by Deobandi, but this information comes, apparently, only from “a police report seen by the […]
Unattractive Mother
A very loud, unattractive, hard-faced woman walks into Tesco with her two kids in tow, screaming obscenities at them all the way through the entrance. The door greeter says, “Good morning and welcome to Tesco, nice children you’ve got there. Are they twins?” The unsightly woman stops screaming long enough to snarl: “Of course they […]
Intelligent Design
To this: I have a paper punch in front of me on my computer table. Except for the plastic cover on the base for catching the cut pieces of paper if any other part is taken away it would not act as a punch. That is irreducible complexity in its simplest form. Ken Smith responded: […]
The Search for Osama
Soundings A forum for analysis and debate on issues of religion, ethics and public policy in Australia and internationally No. 64 – 20 September 2007 From fear to farce The outcome of America’s search for Osama in Iraq by Ellen Goodman After 9/11, my husband started each morning reaching for the remote and saying, “Let’s […]
An Irish Ghost Story
This story happened a while ago in Dublin , and even sounds like an Alfred Hitchcock tale, it’s true. John Bradford, a Dublin University student, was on the side of the Road hitchhiking on a very dark night and in the midst of a storm. The night was rolling on and no car went by. […]
Quiz Answers (All True)
QUIZMANIA (ITV) Greg Scott: We’re looking for an occupation beginning with ‘T’. Contestant: Doctor. Scott: No, it’s ‘T’. ‘T’ for Tommy. ‘T’ for Tango. Contestant: Oh, right . . . (pause) … . . Doctor. DANNY KELLY SHOW (RADIO WM) Kelly: Which French Mediterranean town hosts a famous film festival every year? Contestant: I don’t […]
When Madness Reigns, Children Suffer
From Bill Muelenberg: In an age obsessed with granting adults every single whim and craving, often the biggest losers are children. We are so intent on pleasing the desires of adults, especially those from the various noisy minority groups, that the wellbeing of children is often the very last thing taken into consideration. And sometimes […]
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