Missions
U S Soldiers in Afghanistan Told to ‘Hunt People for Jesus’
Published on Monday, May 4, 2009 by RebelReports US Soldiers in Afghanistan Told to “Hunt People for Jesus… So We Get Them into The Kingdom” Military officials at Bagram are caught on tape urging US soldiers to evangelize in the Muslim country. by Jeremy Scahill New video evidence has surfaced showing that US military forces […]
Anglicans called on to convert non-Christian believers
February 12, 2009 Ruth Gledhill, Religion Correspondent London Times Anglicans were commanded to ³go forth and evangelise ² yesterday in a dramatic assertion of missionary fervour that could jeopardise carefully built-up relations with Muslims, Jews and other faiths. The established Church of England put decades of liberal-inspired political correctness behind it in a move that led […]
The Deep Western Worldview Change
Alan Storkey: The Deep Western Worldview Change For the last few centuries Christianity and Enlightenment views have formed western culture. The contribution of Christianity has been downplayed by modern secular thought, but it has been seminal in area after area — personal formation, economics, social life, politics, art, music, learning, science and healing, yet its […]
From Schindler’s List
From Schindler’s List: Stern: It’s Hebrew, from the Talmud. It says, “Whoever saves one life, saves the world entire.” Schindler: I could have got more out. I could have got more. I don’t know. If I’d just…I could have got more. Stern: Oskar, there are eleven hundred people who are alive because of you. Look […]
How to talk to students
Andrew Hamilton December 11, 2008 Golden Years One of the features of post-war Catholicism in the English speaking world was the growth of student chaplaincies. It reflected the expansion of universities. In his early comic novels the English writer, David Lodge has traced the path of young Catholics through the chaplaincies into the later years. […]
Book Review: Across the Bridge
Review by Thomas Scarborough Don Fleming is perhaps best known as the author of several “basic tools” for ministry, of which his World’s Bible Dictionary is my own favourite reference, for all its simplicity. Don is also well known for his work through Bridgeway Publications, which seeks to place these and other tools in the […]
The Australian Constitution – Christian?
To this (quoting Rev. Fred Nile): ‘Our [Australian] Constitution, which I call the Christian Constitution, commences with the words ‘humbly relying upon the blessings of Almighty God'” a netfriend responded: ‘In other words your whole case for disenfranchising Muslims rests on the claim that Muslims don’t believe in the same god. ‘The constitution merely acknowledges […]
Interfaith Dialogue
*Sightings* 6/23/08 Cheers, not Sneers — Martin E. Marty *The Economist* pays more and more attention to religion in world affairs. This time, “When Religions Talk” (June 14) deals with a topic which is often trivialized or treated with yawns, or, as here, partly faint—I *think* it is faint—condescension by the unnamed editorial writers. Why […]
Mission
(Note from Rowland. I don’t always agree with my liberal Episcopal friend Harry Cook – see other examples of his writing on our website, together with my caveats – but I reckon this one is brilliant). The Religion Works Sermons by Harry T. Cook June 15, 2008 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To read this week’s sermon, “The Mission,” […]
Will Bill Gates Go to Heaven?
One of the biggest givers to charity last year was Bill Gates. The Gates foundation says that they upholds two values that we agree are important – All lives have equal value, and, secondly, to whom much is given, much is expected. We could even say that Gates giving provides a wonderful example of Christ […]
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