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Ronald Reagan: Riches of Rags
Riches of Rags (Ronald Reagan) Historian Robert Dallek noted that Ronald Reagan, America’s fortieth president, was “brilliant at creating a kind of rapport with the country; appealing to its better angels, to the native optimism which is so much a part of our culture and tradition.” But Reagan’s optimism didn’t come easy. He grew up […]
Considering Pope Benedict XVI
Sightings 4/25/05 Considering Pope Benedict XVI — Martin E. Marty Back from relative hiding on mounts and in wastelands during a papal funeral and a papal election, I have returned to the real world. Asked frequently for my take on Pope Benedict XVI, I have this to offer: — Benedict XVI is a good choice […]
Pope Benedict XVI
Sightings 4/25/05: Considering Pope Benedict XVI — Martin E. Marty Back from relative hiding on mounts and in wastelands during a papal funeral and a papal election, I have returned to the real world. Asked frequently for my take on Pope Benedict XVI, I have this to offer: — Benedict XVI is a good choice […]
Remembering the Anzacs (Mark Tronson)
When the Turkish leg of our ‘Seven Churches of The Revelation’ itinerary was in the planning stages, as a group of Australians, Gallipoli was insisted upon. It so happened that an American evangelical was part of this process who could not fathom the integral importance to us of including Gallipoli. But there was something in […]
Ninure
Those of you who inhabit various Christian Usenet newsgroups will have regularly been encouraged by daily devotional/ inspirational posts by ‘Ninure’… Who is ‘Ninure’? Over the past few days I’ve been privileged to meet her, as we both attended a Tom Bandy/Paul Borden conference in Chicago (look ’em up: very good Church consultants). We took […]
Dorothy L. Sayers
I have recently been reading a biography of Dorothy L. Sayers: Barbara Reynolds, “Dorothy L. Sayers: Her Life and Soul”, reprinted by St. Martins Griffin, New York in 1997. Dorothy L. Sayers (1893-1957) was one of the most influential people in Christian circles in England in the 1940s and 1950s (some have argued that the […]
Stan Grenz dies
Passing on information from a friend… Dear Friends, It saddens me to share with you that Stan Grenz died early Saturday morning. He has been a beautiful example of an intellect devoted to Jesus and his church. For those of us in the postmodern and emergent church, Stan’s absence and leadeship will be noteable. He […]
David Sheppard
CRICKETER BISHOP GENERIC MODEL Well-Being Australia Press Release – 10 March 2005 CRICKETER BISHOP GENERIC MODEL Dr Mark Tronson the Australian Cricket Chaplain for 22 years says that the most significant post war “generic model” in sports evangelism was the late former England Cricket Captain and Church of England Bishop, David Sheppard. David Sheppard died […]
Franky Schaeffer
from Franky Schaeffer “Sham Pearls For Real Swine” ( Wolgemuth & Hyatt; Brentwood:1990) [Francis Schaeffer’s son] Sir Winston Churchill coined the phrase “sham pearls for real swine” in refernce to the Britiush public school (private prep school to Americans) he attended. He said of the teaching there that it was a place “where sham pearls […]
Gordon Powell
[I was privileged to know Gordon Powell a little, when we were both pastoring city churches in Sydney, and with occasional contacts in Melbourne. The last of his tribe of ‘relevant preachers’ who could fill a downtown church Sunday after Sunday for years. Rowland]. Friday, March 11, 2005 Sydney remembers a special preacher Worldwide Photos […]
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