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SYSTEMS: Getting my head around them…
I woke this morning at 2.30 am with about ten complex questions in my mind – all relating to just one entity, my phone/internet/TV provider (the Australian telcho giant Telstra). 1. Phone/mobile/Internet/TV provider You see, we’re switching from Australia’s #2 telcho provider – Optus – and this holiday-month of January is the time we’re supposed […]
Jan’s Story – with a special focus on her special mother
Note from Rowland: Jan has used some of enforced restfulness following surgery for cancer to reminisce. She uses these jottings about her herself, her family and especially her mother (primarily) to honour a wonderful women. You can read some of my story here . THELMA – The true life experiences of a 20th century woman 1907 […]
‘You Shall Walk in the Dark Places’: Graham Douglas-Meyer’s struggle with his gay orientation
Commendation: Graham Douglas-Meyer’s ‘You Shall Walk in the Dark Places’ (Love of God Publishing, July 2014) This week’s news: ‘A teacher who had a major psychological breakdown after dealing with “feral” students at a Melbourne school has been awarded almost $770,000 in damages. Peter Doulis took legal action against the Victorian Government claiming he suffered a […]
Gay Religious Suicide
Today – September 10 – is World Suicide Prevention Day . Did you know that more LGBT people from faith backgrounds take their own lives than from those from non-faith backgrounds? In the article below I give 7 reasons why this horrific toll can never actually be counted. Please forward this newsletter on to create […]
What women/men want
Good commonsense summaries: http://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/7-things-men-want-in-a-relationship-jgc/ http://www.jordangrayconsulting.com/2013/12/7-things-women-need-in-a-relationship/
Traditional marriage can impoverish women
US campaigner Larry Jacobs claims an emphasis on traditional marriage would eliminate 90 per cent of poverty (”Poverty 90% solved by marriage”, 30/8). I was raised in a traditional family with five children and a father with a well-paid managerial job and a mother who did not work outside the home. We were not rich […]
Mentoring: what young men crave without realizing it…
‘Mentoring is what young men crave without realising it’ A Band of Brothers shows disenfranchised youths a way to become better men ¢â‚¬“ and make a better life for themselves and their families Nathan Roberts runs A Band of Brothers in Brighton. Photograph: Teri Pengilley Erwin James Saturday 28 June 201414.59 EST Being a man means […]
WEDDING HOMILY (Find the Acronym!)
MARRIAGE (FIND THE ACRONYM!) On the 15th April, 1995, the Rev. Jan Croucher (my wife) and I ‘celebrated’ the marriage of our daughter Amanda, to John Southwell. The beautiful service at the Heathmont Baptist Church in Melbourne, Victoria, began with Amanda’s four cousins – sisters who are all brilliant musicians – playing Bach’s Air on […]
Lightning Safety Myths and Facts
Myth: Lightning never strikes the same place twice. Fact: Lightning often strikes the same place repeatedly, especially if it ¢â‚¬â„¢s a tall, pointy, isolated object. The Empire State Building is hit nearly 100 times a year. Myth: If it ¢â‚¬â„¢s not raining or there aren ¢â‚¬â„¢t clouds overhead, you ¢â‚¬â„¢re safe from lightning. Fact: Lightning often strikes more than three miles from the […]
Girls who get ‘caught in a bad romance’ risk more than just their broken hearts
A study shows that bad relationships cause girls real damage. The lesson? Teach young women to value themselves A new study shows just how harmful it is when girls define themselves by their relationships. Photograph: Alamy For high school girls, the reality of romance often feels less like Cinderella and more like Kill Bill. And […]
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