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The Gist of Richard Rohr, Falling Upward
Richard Rohr, Falling Upward, Jossey-Bass, 2011 Falling Upward is, in my view, his ¢â‚¬Ëœbest yet ¢â‚¬â„¢ ¢â‚¬“ with more quotable quotes than any of his previous writings. Here I ¢â‚¬â„¢ll simply list a pot-pourri of his most memorable sayings, in three sections: The first half of life The second half of life, and The age-old principles […]
LIBERATION FROM RELIGION (Richard Rohr)
LIBERATION FROM RELIGION (Richard Rohr) Wednesday, August 10, 2011 at 4:55pm Jesus liberated us from religion. Jesus taught simple religious practices over major theorizing. There is no indication He wanted any of His followers to be what I call ¢â‚¬Å“thought police ¢â‚¬ ¢â‚¬”thought police for others. That has been Rome ¢â‚¬â„¢s preoccupation for the greater part of 1,000 […]
Jewish Joke
A fleeing Taliban, desperate for water, was plodding through the Afghan desertwhen he saw something far off in the distance. Hoping to find water, he hurried toward the oasis, only to find a little old Jewish man at a small stand, selling ties. The Taliban asked, “Do you have water?” The Jewish man replied, “I have no water. Would […]
Bishop Gene Robinson: In the Eye of the Storm (2008)
Bishop Gene Robinson is perhaps the third best-known Episcopal/Anglican bishop around the world (after the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, and Desmond Tutu): all because he ¢â‚¬â„¢s been ¢â‚¬“ reluctantly ¢â‚¬“ the ¢â‚¬ËœMartin Luther ¢â‚¬â„¢ of a new reformation in the church, advocating equality for glbt people. Wikipedia tells us that ¢â‚¬Ëœthe existence of homosexual bishops in […]
MARIA SILVERBACK: A Tribute (2 May 2011)
Good afternoon friends Today we’re celebrating the life and cherishing our memories of Maria Silverback. Last week, on Anzac Day – it was also Dave and Maria’s wedding anniversary – she passed away. A young wife and mum – she was only 35! Occasionally, just occasionally, someone comes into your life – it might be […]
Pathetic Humor
Finding Her Place On her way back from the concession stand, Julie asked a man at the end of the row, “Pardon me, but did I step on your foot a few minutes ago?” Expecting an apology, the man said, “Indeed you did.” Julie nodded, and noted, “Oh good. Then this is my row.” ======================================== […]
Contradictions
God bless our contradictions, those parts of us which seem out of character. Let us be boldly and gladly out of character. Let us be creatures of paradox and variety: creatures of contrast; of light and shade: creatures of faith. God be our constant. Let us step out of character into the unknown, to struggle […]
RELIGION AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN AUSTRALIA
RELIGION AND ETHICS | 30 MAR 2011 Soile Lautsi is not a household name in Australia. It’s different in Europe where this dual Finnish-Italian citizen won a spectacular unanimous ruling from the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in November 2009. The ruling stated that the Italian state had infringed her right to ensure that […]
Pray for the World 7 March 2011
AUSTRALIAN PRAYER NETWORK NEWSLETTER * PRAYING FOR THE DEVASTATED CITY OF CHRISTCHURCH * THOUSANDS OF WOMEN MARCH IN PROTEST AGAINST VIOLENCE IN NIGERIA * MUSLIMS ATTACK CHURCHES IN CENTRAL JAVA * NO CHANGES TO PAKISTAN’S BLASPHEMY LAW SAYS PRIME MINISTER * JUSTIN BIEBER’S MUM IS GROUNDING HIM IN THE CHRISTIAN FAITH * NAMIBIA SET TO […]
The Original Jesus (N T Wright, 1996)
This little book (160 pages, lots of illustrations) is the easiest-to-read of any about Jesus and modern scholarship I’ve come across. What follows is not a review, but a miscellany of quotes to whet your appetite. We know for certain that Jesus of Nazareth was crucified… [and] we know that literally thousands of other Jews […]
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