Rowland Croucher
Unity
I am reminded of a story told by a Roman Catholic priest working in Indonesia, when someone came to him from a meeting, and reported in great excitement that at the meeting at last all the Christians had managed to agree on a common course of action. “What did you agree on?” asked the priest. […]
Global A I D S and Rick Warren
David Kuo on Global AIDS and Rick Warren Beliefnet.com’s Washington Editor, David Kuo, blogs about the conference on the global AIDS crisis happening this weekend and the controversy that host Rick Warren is facing. To check out the entire post, or the rest of the J-Walking blog, go to http://www.beliefnet.com/blogs/jwalking/. Wednesday, November 29, 2006 Inanity, […]
Combating the stigma of H I V / A I D S
Soundings No. 42 – 1 Dec 2006 Combating the stigma of HIV/AIDS by David Coffey Today is World AIDS Day. Around the world there have been special seminars and public gatherings to call attention to the fact that forty million individuals have HIV. Among those infected are members of our own Baptist community. Yet HIV/AIDS […]
30 November 2006 Daily Update from HCJB World Radio
Today’s Headlines: AUDIO BIBLE A SURPRISE CHRISTMAS BEST-SELLER APPROACH TO PRAYER BUILDS CIVIC, CHURCH UNITY MURDER FAILS TO SLOW MINISTRY IN KASHMIR REGION BRAZILIAN MISSIONARY KILLED IN EAST TIMOR VIOLENCE SURVEY: POPULAR PREACHERS REMAIN UNKNOWN TO MOST Jaclyn Victor won the 2004 “Malaysian Idol” singing contest, and Juwita Suwito was the show’s singing coach. They […]
Homosexual behavior
Thoughts from a friend: The tradition of the last supper includes the story of John, the disciple who Jesus loved, laying his head on Jesus’ breast. In modern, western English speaking society what would be made if, at dinner with Christian male friends, the Pope or the Archbishop of Canterbury experienced such behaviour with one […]
An Inconvenient Truth
(PG) Al Gore, directed by Davis Guggenheim “Green” and “activist” aren’t the first words usually associated with high-level American politicians. But when Al Gore lost the 2000 election, he shifted gears to see how one can make a difference to the world when you’re not President of the United Sates. Gore started travelling the globe […]
Ramblings
Ramblings of a Retired Mind – some thoughts. I was thinking about how a status symbol of today is those cell phones that everyone has clipped onto their belt or purse. I can’t afford one. So, I’m wearing my garage door opener. You know, I spent a fortune on deodorant before I realized that people […]
Traditional Medicine
There are studies in the UK, regarding health service provision for ethnic minority groups, which specifically mention traditional healers as being more effective, in some cases, than mainstream medicine. Also, that if there’s a strong psychological element involved which is culturally-specific, this may in part account for the efficacy. Here’s an article on Trevor Majoro, […]
From Victim to Survivor (of Sexual Abuse)
This speech was originally written for a low-key gig in a pub in Sydney. The intention (and what happened) was to speak for approximately 15-20 mins then open to questions from the floor. So the point of the speech was to give an overview of the topic as a way of inviting further discussion. I […]
Nepal: Peace, equality and religious liberty
—————————————————————- NEPAL: PEACE, EQUALITY AND RELIGIOUS LIBERTY —————————————————————- 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, […]
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