Rowland Croucher
Review: Alexander Shaia, The Hidden Power of the Gospels
Alexander Shaia (with Michelle Gaugy), The Hidden Power of the Gospels: Four Questions, Four Paths, One Journey, Harper One, 2010. Now here ¢â‚¬â„¢s an interesting ¢â‚¬Ëœtake ¢â‚¬â„¢ on the Gospels. Shaia ¢â‚¬â„¢s approach doesn ¢â‚¬â„¢t win the approval of some (most?) New Testament scholars. But the names of the people whose endorsements appear on the back cover (Brian McLaren, […]
The Laws of Computing :-)
* When computing, whatever happens, behave as though you meant it to happen. * When you get to the point where you really understand your computer, it’s probably obsolete. * The first place to look for information is in the section of the manual where you least expect to find it. * When the going […]
A day that changed my life
by Nils von Kalm http://soulthoughts.com Can you think of a time when someone has been brutally honest and vulnerable about themselves and it ¢â‚¬â„¢s taken you by surprise? For me it happened about 20 years ago at a church I had just started attending. As I remember it, the person leading the service that day […]
Smile!
New Teacher: A former Sergeant in the Marine Corps took a new job as a high school teacher. Just before the school year started, he injured his back. He was required to wear a plaster cast around the upper part of his body, but fortunately, the cast fit under his shirt and wasn’t noticeable. On […]
Information overload
by Nils von Kalm http://soulthoughts.com If ever we had a case of information overload in human history it is in these days of the world wide web. No wonder it has been coined the information superhighway. We have so much information, and knowledge beyond measure. But is it good for us? Has it […]
Alcohol (fuelling the journey to meet God earlier)
Why do writers drink? Does it help writers to drink? Certainly Jack Kerouac, Dylan Thomas, John Cheever, Ernest Hemingway and F Scott Fitzgerald thought so. But, wonders Blake Morrison, are the words on the page there despite and not because of alcohol? Blake Morrison The Guardian, Saturday 20 July 2013 ‘ ¢â‚¬Å“Write drunk; edit sober ¢â‚¬ is Hemingway ¢â‚¬â„¢s much-quoted […]
Two Types of Genius :-)
TWO TYPES OF GENIUS (one a little more expensive than the other): A toothpaste factory had a problem. They sometimes shipped empty boxes without the tube of toothpaste inside. This challenged their perceived quality with the buyers and distributors. Understanding how important the relationship with them was, the CEO of the company assembled all of […]
The Politics of Climate Change
Politicians go cold as climate issue heats up Date July 17, 2013 Peter Christoff Instead of focusing on the looming peril of climate change, Australia’s leaders have reduced the issue to counting the dollars and cents. Digital image: Judy Green. Climate change is a dangerous political issue. It has helped unseat three prime ministers and […]
Pornography and teenage boys (and girls)
How to raise boys in the era of internet porn Date July 17, 2013 Steve Biddulph The sewers of the net can harm the way young men relate naturally to girls. ‘The chances of getting hooked on uglier and crueller porn, distorting and disturbing their faith in human warmth and lovingness, and becoming disabled around […]
Australia – egalitarian?
Egalitarianism in Australia is just a facade Date July 17, 2013 Ross Gittins The Sydney Morning Herald’s Economics Editor We call each other mates but the widening gap between rich and poor tells the real story. One thing that makes me proud to be Australian is our tradition of egalitarianism. I love living in a […]
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