Rowland Croucher
Pope Francis: Untying the Knots
Date September 15, 2013 Peter Craven POPE FRANCIS: UNTYING THE KNOTS Paul Vallely Bloomsbury, $25 Not much in the extraordinary history of the Church has been weirder than the election of Pope Francis six months ago. For a start, it followed in the wake of Pope Benedict’s all-but-unheard-of abdication. Then we were greeted with […]
TWO WOLVES
One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people. He said, “My son, the battle is between two wolves inside us all. “One is Evil – It is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, […]
THE WORLD IS MINE
Today, upon a bus, I saw a very beautiful woman and wished I were as beautiful. When suddenly she rose to leave, I saw her hobble down the aisle. She had one leg and used a crutch. But as she passed, she passed a smile. Oh, God, forgive me when I whine. I have […]
Controversial Anglican Church Signs
Father Rob Bower’s provocative signs outside his Anglican Church in Gosford, NSW, have been seen by millions around the world through new media leading up to the 7 September 2013 Australian Federal Election. Two signs, “Dear Christians, some people are gay, get over it, love, God” and “Jesus had 2 dads and he turned out […]
Pre-dawn Prayer-walk
6th October 2013 (First day of summer-time) 3.30: alert wakefulness Why, Lord? Half-hour enquiry / mental note-taking Rise for slow wash, dress-for-walking, coffee –>> To my oratory-desk for scripture – from Mark’s Gospel Lectio-divina Intercessions: + my beautiful soul-mate slowly recovering from cancer-scare during last five months + Syria: ++ Christians were there before Islam; […]
The U.S. Gerrymander: The world’s worst/scariest…
Republicans to struggle with crisis they created Date October 4, 2013 Waleed Aly The US cash coma has its origins in the Republicans’ recent success in creating gerrymanders. The Obamacare crisis was waiting to happen. A US federal employee protests against the government shutdown in Washington. Photo: Reuters Contrary to obvious appearances, the Republicans in Congress […]
Nuclear Energy and our Future…
Promise of nuclear energy deserves fresh scrutiny Date October 4, 2013 Robert Stone The need to cut through the dogma and opt for another power source is looming. Like it or not, nuclear energy is the most scalable and abundant source of clean, non-CO2-emitting energy available. Photo: Getty Images In the face of climate change and […]
Climate Science: Australia’s Government in Denial of Laws of Science
Tony Abbott’s rising tide of inconvenient truths Date September 30, 2013 Kenneth Davidson Senior columnist at The Age Our new Prime Minister has quickly demonstrated his contempt for climate science. Why the IPCC report matters The latest climate change report is the most scrutinised document in the history of science, according to one expert who […]
Hell: some notes from last Sunday’s sermon
First, a little note: the Gospel lectionary reading for Sunday September 29, 2013, was about the parable of The Rich Man and Lazarus. I spoke mostly without notes. That’s because the topic is so huge, and I only had 25 minutes max. But I always, as a preacher, have notes handy. I don’t trust my […]
Climate Change: the latest (IPCC September 28, 2013)
IPCC climate change report: Human role in global warming now even clearer By Jake Sturmer, Alex McDonald VIDEO: IPCC urges world to reduce greenhouse emissions(Lateline) PHOTO: The IPCC’s latest climate change estimates are considered to err on the conservative side (AFP: NASA) MAP: Sweden The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) says there is now a 95 per cent probability that […]
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