Rowland Croucher
Psalm 146: God vs ‘Princes’
Psalm 146: God vs ¢â‚¬ËœPrinces ¢â‚¬â„¢ Point of contact: On the way to church this morning a minibus drove past with a Bible text neatly printed on the back: ¢â‚¬ËœAll have sinned, and come short of the glory of God ¢â‚¬â„¢ Romans 3:23). And on the side door: ¢â‚¬Ëœ ¢â‚¬ ¦ ¢â‚¬ ¦..Gospel Chapel ¢â‚¬â„¢. I grew up in a ¢â‚¬ËœBrethren Assembly ¢â‚¬â„¢ where […]
Asylum-seekers fiasco
Asylum-seekers fiasco the stone sinking Labor BY:PAUL KELLY, EDITOR-AT-LARGE From:The Australian June 08, 2013 Government under mounting pressure over boats Paul Kelly says Labor faces a very serious voter backlash over its handling of asylum-seeker boats at the upcoming election. IT is predictable that the collapse in Australia’s border security and the arrival of more […]
Smile!
A couple is sitting on the porch sipping wine. The wife says, “I love you.” The husband says, “Is that you or the wine talking?” The wife replies, “It’s me, talking to the wine.” ================= A man placed an ad in the classifieds: “Wife wanted.” The next day he received a hundred letters. They all […]
Two tests of intelligence
1. The ambiguity effect: Jack is looking at Anne but Anne is looking at George. Jack is married but George is not. Is a married person looking at an unmarried person? Possible answers are “yes”, “no”, or “cannot be determined”. The vast majority of people will say “cannot be determined”, simply because it is the […]
Psychology of War: America vs China
From John Garnaut, China correspondent of The Age (late May 2013 sometime): This week a new Pentagon paper reported China’s relentless progress to project military power far beyond its shores. China is obsessed with military psychology and political warfare but neglects actual capability. The blind spot might explain why it has spent most of the […]
Islamophobia Comes to Canberra; and Dhimma returns to Syria (and more…)
Posted: 31 May 2013 03:52 AM PDT This post was first published by the Gatestone Institute. See: http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/3739/islamophobia-comes-to-canberra Are we to let our freedoms be shaped by the worst kind of intolerance found in the sharia badlands? How will discrimination among religions based on fear distort human rights? Like student magazines all over the world, […]
Marriage Equality: Kevin Rudd Changes his Mind
There was a lot of harrumphing this week after Kevin Rudd declared he had changed his mind on gay marriage. This was a hugely significant, genuine shift from a former prime minister, but he was mocked for saying it was a ¢â‚¬ difficult personal journey ¢â‚¬ , with many pointing out his journey was not as difficult as […]
Is Pope Francis a Modernizing Reformer?
Is Pope Francis a Modernizing Reformer? K ƒ ¼ng Hopes Yes by Martin E. Marty Monday | May 27 2013 The names of Catholic theologian Hans K ƒ ¼ng and Pope Francis are both in the news because K ƒ ¼ng was sighted saying friendly things about the Pope and the Pope was apparently saying friendly things about God-and-atheists. Such stories […]
Andrew Greeley: A Priest of Many Worlds
Sightings Father Andrew Greeley: A Priest of Many Worlds by Martin E. Marty Monday | June 03 2013 Father Andrew Greeley, who died last week, embodied ¢â‚¬Å“public ¢â‚¬ concerns in religion and theology. Fittingly, the University of Chicago ¢â‚¬â„¢s David Tracy who is the ¢â‚¬Å“Greeley ¢â‚¬ Professor of Catholic Studies (Emeritus) ¢â‚¬”a chair endowed by Andrew ¢â‚¬”provided what has become […]
Why? (A little poem for my dear wife Jan, as she submits to surgery today)
They tell me I must bruise The rose’s leaf, Ere I can keep and use Its fragrance brief. They tell me I must break The skylark’s heart, Ere her cage song will make The silence start. They tell me love must bleed, And friendship weep, Ere in my deepest need I touch that deep. […]
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