Rowland Croucher
Does God Have a Sense of Humour?
(My daughter Amanda had to take the contra side in a debate in her church – raw deal! Here are the notes from her brief speech. Rowland). “Does God have a Sense of Humour?” Debate Ringwood Salvation Army, 12/11/06 NEGATIVE – First Speaker (Amanda Southwell) The Collins dictionary defines Sense of Humour as being “the […]
13 November 2006 Daily Update from HCJB World Radio
Today’s Headlines: JUDGE ACQUITS PAKISTANI CHRISTIAN OF ‘BLASPHEMY’ AFTER 8 YEARS REPORT: SOUTHERN BAPTISTS REACHING NEW PEOPLE GROUPS GROWING PRESSURE FORCES MANY PALESTINIAN CHRISTIANS TO FLEE TEARFUND LAUNCHES APPEAL TO HELP CHURCHES FIGHT HIV/AIDS SCOTTISH MUSLIMS SUPPORT CHRISTIAN PARTY AGAINST GAY RIGHTS An actor handpicked by Chairman Mao’s wife to star in several Chinese movies […]
Hymns
From a friend: There are also some lyrics in the older mainline hymnbooks which cause mirth (in some cases) among modern youth. If your hymnbook contains the hymn “Fill thou my life, O Lord my God” does one verse include the lines “In intercourse at hearth and home with our beloved ones” ? That’s a […]
Puns
A GOOD PUN IS ITS OWN RE-WORD 1 Energizer Bunny arrested – charged with battery. 2 A pessimist’s blood type is always b-negative. 3 Practice safe eating – always use condiments. 4 A Freudian slip is when you say one thing but mean your mother 5 Shotgun wedding: A case of wife or death. 6 […]
China
AUSTRALIAN PRAYER NETWORK NEWSLETTER * CHRISTIAN CHIEF EXECUTIVES IN CHINA * NEW ZEALAND ANGLICANS DIVIDE OVER GAY ORDINATION * REFORMED HOMOSEXUAL DEMANDS A VOICE IN AMERICAN SCHOOLS * TRADITIONS WEIGH HEAVILY ON CHINA’S WOMEN * BELFAST CHURCH IS BREAKING DIVIDING WALLS BETWEEN PROTESTANTS AND CATHOLICS * SCHOOL OFFICIALS CUT OFF MICROPHONE ON MENTION OF THE […]
Science and Faith
I want to comment generally on how scientists who are Christians approach their jobs and their faith. Someone has remarked that scientists have presuppositions. We certainly do. For Christians, an important presupposition is that the universe is a contingent reality, reflecting the grace, beauty, and intelligence of its creator: the “Vestigia Dei,” the fingerprint of […]
Women and provocative dress
(Following newspaper reports about a Baptist and a Muslim clergy-person suggesting that women ought to be more careful how they dress…. November 2006): When I read the report in this mornings paper, I felt grieved, and I felt it in the same way that I had over Sheik al-Hilali’s earlier comments. I could understand the […]
Computer Tip: Those Unresponsive Shutdowns
Computer TIP Those Unresponsive Shutdowns Sometimes when shutting down, programs can become unresponsive. This can cause a long long delays or even freeze ups during shutdown. This will help with that if these problems are familiar to you. Here’s the steps. Click START>RUN and type in REGEDIT. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER>CONTROL PANEL>DESKTOP On the right panel […]
The Seduction of Reasons
Sightings 11/9/06 The Seduction of Reasons — Robert P. Baird “Courage, sir” is the basic prerequisite for any kind of serious moral thought, and British novelist Martin Amis has always impressed me as a person who has such courage in spades. Amis has never shied from the moral critique of life and literature. But Amis’s […]
Pakistan
‘Small flock challenged to be Leaven and Salt’ LAHORE, Pakistan (UCAN) — The head of the Catholic Church in Pakistan says the local Church exercises prudence in its mission work, focusing primarily on service in the predominantly Muslim country. Archbishop Lawrence J. Saldanha of Lahore, president of the Pakistan Catholic Bishops’ Conference, recently attended the […]
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