Rowland Croucher
World church leader urges repentance for violence of Christianity
June 8, 2007 Christians need to acknowledge the violence they used in the past in oppressing other faiths, the head of the World Council of Churches has said at Germany’s biggest Protestant gathering. “If we do not own up to this history, turn around and repent, this part of our past will always haunt the […]
Strange Noises
A man is driving down a country road and his car breaks down near a monastery. He goes to the monastery, knocks on the door, and says, “My car broke down. Do you think I could stay the night?” The Monks graciously accept him, feed him dinner, show him to a room, and even fixes […]
Bad Breath
A man went to his dentist to ask how to deal with his bad breath. The dentist smelt his breath and told him to get some horse manure and rub it in his teeth. ‘Will that cure it? ‘No but it will tone it down a bit’
The Islamisation of Malaysia
Subj: The Islamisation of Malaysia This is an extended posting in two parts. First there is an examination of the 30 May 2007 ruling in Malaysia’s Federal Court that finally and officially severs Malaysia’s Muslims from their fundamental and constitutional right to religious freedom (Article 11 of Malaysia’s Constitution) and shackles them to Sharia (Islamic […]
Assailants Gun Down Priest, Deacons in Iraq
Summary: ISTANBUL, June 5 (Compass Direct News) – Iraq’s Chaldean community yesterday mourned the deaths of a priest and three deacons shot on Sunday night (June 3) by unknown assailants in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul. Father Ragheed Ganni was leaving his Holy Spirit parish at 6:40 p.m. with three deacons when armed men […]
Barnabas Fund Prayer Focus Update
Prayer Focus Update June 2007 Issue 128 PRAYER FOCUS UPDATE is a monthly information bulletin with up-to-date news on the persecuted Church to help Christians pray for their suffering brothers and sisters. You can use this for prayer groups, your own information and for inclusion in church magazines. It can be sent via email, is […]
Success
Any decent dictionary can define success for you in an unexceptionable way. Success is attaining a desired result. Thus, a successful building project is one in which the building gets built, and a successful builder is one who can complete such projects. The problem comes when you stop talking about specifics like buildings and builders […]
The Thought God is Lost In (Richard Rohr)
“The Thought God Is Lost In” We are God’s prayer. We are, in fact, God’s thought. And God is hopelessly lost in thinking us. All we can do is stay naked and self-forgetful, ready for lovemaking. The primary temptation is to cover ourselves with roles, controls, successes and satisfying explanations. The mind will discover a […]
Overseas Aid
IS MONEY SPENT IN AUSTRALIA REALLY OVERSEAS AID More than $600 million of Australia’s foreign aid over the past two years never went overseas.Development assistance of $644 million to Iraq, was in fact the repayment of a 17-year-old Iraqi debt. Including it in Australia’s foreign aid figure makes the nation appear more generous than it […]
Happy IVGLDSW Day!
Today is International Very Good Looking, Damn Smart Woman’s Day, so please send this message to someone you think fits this description. Please do not send it back to me as I have already received it from a Very Good Looking, Damn Smart Woman! And remember this motto to live by: Life should NOT be […]
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