Rowland Croucher
Dogma is the danger
a.. 28 October 2006 From New Scientist Print Edition. Was it by divine coincidence that Mary Midgley’s article (7 October, p 50) appeared in the same edition of New Scientist as the cover story on confabulation? Midgley is right to say it is not irrational to use imaginative structures as a necessary preparation for reasoning, […]
2 November 2006 Daily Update from HCJB World Radio
Today’s Headlines: MISSIONARY CREDITS PRAYER FOR SAFETY DURING KIDNAPPING JOURNALIST CLAIMS BRITS SUSPICIOUS OF EVANGELICALS AND BUSH HINDU PARTY CALLS FOR ARREST, DEPORTATION OF MISSIONARIES VIETNAM REGISTERS 18 CHURCHES AS U.S. WEIGHS TRADE DECISIONS Interested in what it takes to be a missionary in the 21st century? Visit Missional Hands-an ongoing conversation sponsored by HCJB […]
Think like a woman
Think Like A Woman A woman was walking down the street when she was accosted by a particularly dirty and shabby-looking homeless woman who asked her for a couple of dollars for dinner. The woman took out her purse, extracted twenty dollars and asked, “If I give you this money, will you buy some wine […]
Blacksmith
The village blacksmith finally found an apprentice willing to work hard at low pay for long hours. The blacksmith immediately began his instructions to the lad, “When I take the shoe out of the fire, I’ll lay it on the anvil; and when I nod my head, you hit it with this hammer.” The apprentice […]
1 November 2006 Daily Update from HCJB World Radio
Today’s Headlines: 150 MORE CHRISTIANS IMPRISONED IN ERITREA, BRINGING TOTAL TO 2,078 NIGERIAN TELEVANGELIST TO BUILD $67-MILLION CHURCH IN BRITAIN WORLD RELIEF APPLAUDS MUSLIM NOBEL PEACE PRIZE WINNER 300 CHINESE CHRISTIANS STAGE SIT-IN PROTEST FOR CHURCH PROPERTY MYANMAR’S CONFLICT WITH KAREN PEOPLE INCREASES INTENSITY Interested in what it takes to be a missionary in the […]
Churches and Public Debate
Clive Hamilton discusses the shift in moral attitudes of the progressive ‘left’ and the conservative ‘right’ and whether he really sees churches as the only future for progressive politics in this country. Transcript This transcript was typed from a recording of the program. The ABC cannot guarantee its complete accuracy because of the possibility of […]
The Way Children See Things
NUDITY I was driving with my three young children one warm summer evening when a woman in the convertible ahead of us stood up and waved. She was stark naked! As I was reeling from the shock, I heard my 5-year- old shout from the back seat, “Mom! That lady isn’t wearing a seat belt! […]
Egypt: Christian Convert From Islam Jailed
Wednesday October 18, 2006 EGYPT: CHRISTIAN CONVERT FROM ISLAM JAILED http://www.compassdirect.org/en/display.php?page=lead&lang=en&length=long&idelement=4596&backpage= http://tinyurl.com/yh34ta Bahaa el-Din el-Akkad October 18 (Compass Direct News) – A Muslim sheikh jailed in Egypt for 18 months has declared from his prison cell that he is under arrest for “insulting Islam” by becoming a Christian. Egypt’s secret police transferred Bahaa el-Din Ahmed […]
31 October 2006 Daily Update from HCJB World Radio
Today’s Headlines: RENEWED FIGHTING IN SRI LANKA MAY STIR SPIRITUAL REASSESSMENT 2 CONVERTS IN INDIA BEATEN FOR REFUSING TO RETURN TO HINDUISM IRAQI TEEN BEHEADED FOR CARRYING CHRISTIAN IDENTIFICATION CARD BAPTIST COUPLE STARTS MINISTRY TO APPALACHIAN TRAIL HIKERS AUTHORS ENDORSE VIDEO GAME BASED ON ‘LEFT BEHIND’ SERIES Defending the Christian faith is the focus of […]
Top Ten Biographies
(I discovered Scot McKnight’s blog by accident: quite brilliant. Rowland). ~~~ Top Ten Books: Biographies A list of my top ten biographies is likely to connect with nobody completely, but that is because biographies are enjoyed because they connect with us for a variety of reasons. I’ve listed those that I’ve enjoyed the most and […]
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