Rowland Croucher
Matthew 25: the sheep and the goats
Simon wrote: It strikes me that our destructive side (sin) is exactly that which makes us want to divide and put boundaries around things. This is precisely the scandal – what Richard Rohr calls the ‘humiliation’ – of grace; we have no control over the loving inclusiveness of God. We are loved and included, even […]
A Little Joy…a little oy
TWO JEWS, THREE OPINIONS Jews consider themselves mavens, however, rarely do the mavens agree: As the plane settled down at Ben Gurion airport, the voice of the captain came over the speaker. “Please remain seated with your seat belt fastened until this plane is at a complete standstill and the seat belt signs have been […]
Aesop Revisited
– or Aesop Revisited. ================ A hungry fox leaped up, time and again, trying to reach some luscious grapes on a vine, but they were just out of reach. A rabbit suddenly came around the corner, and enquired what the leaping was about. “But you’re a fox”, said the rabbit, “and foxes don’t eat grapes!” […]
Krishnamurti’s Secret
From Eckhart Tolle’s ‘A New Earth – Awakening to your Life’s Purpose’ (Michael Joseph 2005): J. Krishnamurti, the great Indian philospher and spiritual teacher, spoke and travelled almost continually all over the world for more than fifty years attempting to convey through words…that which is beyond words. At one of his talks in the later […]
Protestantism and prosperity
From two netfriends: [1] According to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protestant_work_ethic, Protestantism is linked to prosperity and the article seems to suggest that Protestantism causes economic prosperity. “The Protestant work ethic is often credited with helping to define the societies of Northern Europe and other Protestant countries where Protestantism was strong, such as in Scandinavia, northern Germany, Great Britain […]
Christmas carols for the disturbed
Christmas carols for the disturbed .. 1. Schizophrenia — Do You Hear What I Hear? 2. Multiple Personality Disorder — We Three Kings Disoriented Are 3. Dementia — I Think I’ll be Home for Christmas 4. Narcissistic — Hark the Herald Angels Sing About Me 5. Manic — Deck the Halls and Walls and House […]
Nepal: Peace, Equality and Religious Liberty
Nov 29, 2006 On 1 February 2005 Nepal’s King Gyanendra, backed by the Nepalese Army, dismissed the Prime Minister and his government, seized absolute power in a bloodless coup and declared a state of emergency. He claimed the move was necessary to combat the Maoist insurgency. Civil rights were suspended, the press was muzzled and […]
Gifts to the Needy
Dec 20, 2006 God “scatters abroad” and “gives to the poor” (2 Corinthians 9:9). So should we. Let’s return for a moment to Christmas giving. I described it earlier as a feast of mutual delight in exchange of gifts within the circle of family or friends. But there is something very one-sided about celebrating Christmas […]
An Interesting view of history of the Middle East
http://www.mapsofwar.com/images/EMPIRE17.swf gives you a 5000 year view of the various empires which have ruled the Middle East. It takes about 90 seconds.
The Strength in weakness
Barney Zwartz December 23, 2006 IMAGINE that a Hollywood director who knows nothing of Christianity wants to make a film depicting God. Surely it would be a special effects extravaganza, transfixing with its images of glory and power. What is almost inconceivable is that the encounter should be with a helpless newborn baby in a […]
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