Rowland Croucher
Biblical principles for sharing the Gospel (3/3)
Previous Ma’arra was a city near Antioch. When the Christians had laid siege to the city of Ma’arra its inhabitants were no match for the European warriors. The leaders of the city offered to surrender in exchange for their lives. “The Christian commander promised to spare the lives of the inhabitants if they would stop […]
Islam makes good citizens
Barney Zwartz LET’S say immediately what it seems Prime Minister John Howard cannot say: to the extent that they follow their religion, Australian Muslims are good citizens. They don’t gamble or drink or steal, they are family-minded, community-minded — particularly within their own ethnic/religious community — and they are civic-minded too. Most of the Muslims […]
‘No’ Means ‘No’
From a review of ‘A Return to Modesty: Discovering the Lost Virtue’ by Wendy Shalit… in Christian Century March 3, 1999, p. 246, review by Gilbert Meilaender… Comments by either author or reviewer: ‘Shalit notes that a great deal of sex education to which young children are subjected has as its point the disenchanting of […]
Playing Favourites – a sermon
Playing Favourites A sermon on James 2:1-17 & Mark 7:24-30 by Nathan Nettleton, 10 September 2006 We human beings are naturally tribal. We identify ourselves with with blood-related clan groups and various other identifiable groups and we readily commit ourselves to serving the interests of our groups. In this town, our tribalism is especially obvious […]
Arab Church Leaders Reject Christian Zionism As ‘False Teaching’
(From a knowledgeable friend: ‘It would be encouraging if the same Christian Palestinian leaders could denounce Hamas and Hizbullah’s jihad ideology, which fits their descriptions of ‘racial exclusivity, perpetual war, militarism, colonialism and occupation” far more accurately than Zionism ever has.’) ~~~ By David Dolan CNSNews.com Correspondent September 06, 2006 Jerusalem (CNSNews.com) – Following the […]
A View from the political right
(A view from the ‘political right’. Rowland). THE SQUIRREL & THE GRASSHOPPER REST OF THE WORLD VERSION: The squirrel works hard in the withering heat all summer long, building and improving his house and laying up supplies for the winter. The Grasshopper thinks he’s a fool, and laughs and dances and plays the Summer away. […]
7 September 2006 Daily Update from HCJB World Radio
Today’s Headlines: JORDANIAN MINISTRY LAUNCHES ‘SWIFT PLAN’ TO HELP SOUTHERN LEBANON CHRISTIAN COUPLE BEGINS ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORK FOR CHURCHES CANADIAN ARRESTED FOR PREACHING, PRAYING ON CALGARY STREETS MOSCOW MINISTRY FORUM TO ADDRESS GROWING HIV/AIDS CRISIS IN RUSSIA CHRISTIAN BROADCASTER PROTESTS SCOTTISH UNIVERSITY’S ‘INTOLERANCE’ Today’s Top Stories: JORDANIAN MINISTRY LAUNCHES ‘SWIFT PLAN’ TO HELP SOUTHERN LEBANON […]
The Islamization of European Anti-Semitism
(From a knowledgeable friend: Note the references to Al-Azhar university. The Imams of Melbourne gave testimony at the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal that Al-Azhar University is the authority they turn to do resolve disputed matters in their religion. Thus Sunni Muslims in Melbourne look to Al-Azhar for their authoritative reference point on Islamic jurisprudence. […]
Evangelicals & assisted reproductive technologies
Rapid advances in assisted reproductive technology (ART) have led to a completely unforeseen consequence: the creation of the world’s largest population of frozen human embryos. The challenge for evangelicals is to develop systematic moral reasoning that can be used to understand ART and a wide range of pressing moral issues. Stephen Grabill argues for a […]
Superstition
Herald Sun 6/6/06 If you walk under ladders, never touch wood for luck and make a point of putting new shoes on the table, consider yourself exceptional. A leading scientist says superstition is unavoidable in the human brain. Research shows we are wired to believe in religion and the supernatural, says experimental psychologist Prof Bruce […]
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