Rowland Croucher
PERFECTIONISM AND MINISTRY
Alan E. Craddock, Driven to Despair: Perfectionism and Ministry, Mosaic Press, 2013. Perfectionism isn ¢â‚¬â„¢t funny. When I put the words perfection humor into Google I had a hard time finding anything humorous. Instead: ¢â‚¬Å“Perfectionism is self-abuse of the highest order ¢â‚¬ (Anne Wilson Schaef). ¢â‚¬Å“The grandest seduction of all is the myth that DOING EVERYTHING BETTER gets […]
Smile!
A prisoner in jail receives a letter from his wife: “Dear Husband, I have decided to plant some lettuce in the back garden. When is the best time to plant them?” The prisoner, knowing that the prison guards read all mail, replied in a letter: “Dear Wife, whatever you do, do not touch the back […]
Syria’s Christians: A Population at Risk
by Martin E. Marty Monday | Sept 16 2013 ¢â‚¬Å“Buridan ¢â‚¬â„¢s Ass ¢â‚¬ comes to mind as citizens ponder what to think and what to favor in the Syrian civil war. Look it up: this is the dilemma of Buridan ¢â‚¬â„¢s ass (named after philosopher John Buridan). Poised equidistantly between two equally attractive bales of hay, the animal […]
A Blessing for Carers
A friend sent this: quite encouraging for someone like myself at the moment, who’s caring for a wife battling cancer with the help of chemo/radiotherapy: See here: Cancer: What Works and What’s Crazy, for more… ~~ Poem or blessing from John O’Donohue, in your role as carer for Jan. In this fragile frontier place, your […]
Racism, War, British exceptionalism etc: a poem
Sir John Betjeman’s poem,”In Westminster Abbey”. Reflecting on war, peace & remembrance, a good place to start is always with the poets. In Westminster Abbey Let me take this other glove off As the vox humana swells, And the beauteous fields of Eden Bask beneath the Abbey bells. Here, where England’s statesmen lie, Listen to […]
Favorite Hymns of Different Professions
Favorite Hymns of Different Professions The Dentist’s Hymn … Crown Him With Many Crowns The Weatherman’s Hymn … There Shall Be Showers Of Blessing The Contractor’s Hymn … The Church’s One Foundation The Tailor’s Hymn … Holy, Holy, Holy The Golfer’s Hymn … There Is A Green Hill Far Away The Politician’s Hymn … Standing […]
Preventing Runaway Climate Change
Astronomer royal calls for ‘Plan B’ to prevent runaway climate change Lord Rees appeals for research into geoengineering technologies in case efforts to curb carbon emissions fail Alok Jha, science correspondent The Guardian, Thursday 12 September 2013 04.20 AEST Geoengineering could buy time to develop cleaner energy sources, Lord Rees will tell the British Science Festival […]
The Wisdom of Socrates
Ancient Greece, 469-399 BC. Socrates: lauded for his wisdom. The philosopher meets an acquaintance who excitedly exclaims, “Socrates, do you know what I just heard about one of your students?” “Just a moment,” Socrates replies. “Before you tell me I’d like you to take the Test of Three.” “Test of Three? Alright…” “Okay,” Socrates continues. […]
Russia: tortured for being gay
10 September 2013 Dear ….. , Imagine your internet date wasn’t a date ¢â‚¬“ but a trap set by anti-gay thugs, who strip you, kick and punch you, make you drink urineor drive you to a graveyard where they threaten to kill you. It’s happening for real in Russia. The thugs film the attacks and […]
MY VOTING RATIONALE (7th September 2013)
Today Australians are voting for House of Representatives and (half) Senate. Here’s my take on it: A. I’ll vote primarily for the party/parties which major on helping the ‘deserving disadvantaged’ – both at home and overseas. B. My Senate vote will put a number above the line for the party I believe will do A. […]
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