Apologetics
Love is the Greatest Apologetic
by Nils von Kalm http://soulthoughts.com In a postmodern world, and a post-Christian Australia, traditional Christian apologetics don’t get very far with a lot of people. 25 years ago when I was still a fairly new believer, books like Josh McDowell’s Evidence That Demands a Verdict were wonderful in helping to strengthen my faith. Today though, they don’t […]
Alan Turing, Codebreaker: a sad story about a persecuted gay man
Alan Turing was a complicated and eccentric genius – a man ahead of his time. In the 1930s, this British mathematician envisioned a digital world few others could imagine. During World War II, he broke the German naval Enigma code and helped Britain defeat the Nazis. As the father of computer science and a leading […]
SUFFERING – wisdom throughout the Bible
SUFFERING takes many forms in the biblical stories – loss in battle, destruction of the nation, ravaging illnesses, premature death, great physical pain, rejection and loneliness, spiritual torment, disbelief about God’s goodness… In the Creation stories God is good and powerful and just. God made a good world for humans to enjoy, but the man […]
Jesus, Divorce and Equal Marriage – A Rabbi reflects on a Christian ‘debate’
Rabbi James Baaden The last couple of weeks has seen much debate concerning the Church of England’s and to a lesser extent the Methodist Church’s responses to the Government’s consulation process on Same-Sex Marriage. One of the leading Christian campaigners for equality on this issue has been the radical social justice think-tank Ekklesia. On 12 June Ekklesia published its […]
Australian Census June 2012
Old trend no leap of faith Barney Zwartz June 22, 2012 People professing no religion are the second largest religious grouping after Catholics in the 2011 census. Photo: Reuters PEOPLE professing no religion have moved past Anglicans to be the second-largest grouping after Catholics in the 2011 Census. Nearly 4.8 million people said they had […]
A Fly-over Of Jerusalem
This is beautiful. What a great way to see Jerusalem. Some of the others at the end are quite interesting as well. An IMAX fly over of Jerusalem. After a year of research and preparation, this giant IMAX 3D screen film, JERUSALEM , is scheduled for worldwide release in 2013. The film takes you on a spectacular […]
Suffering: Richard Rohr (Job); Anchor Bible Dictionary; Rowan Forster’s Questions
Richard Rohr: Job and the Mystery of Suffering (1996). Jottings to ponder… ‘You’ve lost your child but he’s up in heaven now’ is a sufficient answer only if you haven’t lost a child. If we haven’t been there our reactions will be empty, academic. There are two types of suffering (Carl Jung): little ego […]
Marriage Equality
(Articles by various authors) 1. WHY CALL IT ‘MARRIAGE’? In response to hearing that I am campaigning for Marriage Equality, an elderly clergyman asked, ‘Why call it ‘marriage’? My response was to outline the huge changes to the institution of marriage that have occurred over the last 150 years. 150 years ago marriage involved the […]
Review: Keith Mascord: A Restless Faith: Leaving Fundamentalism in a Quest for God
(Note: These are my personal responses, and do not necessarily represent the views of anyone else associated with John Mark Ministries.) Keith Mascord: A Restless Faith: Leaving Fundamentalism in a Quest for God (Xlibris Corporation, 2012). The well-known ‘curate’s egg’ analogy – good in parts – may apply to Sydney more than to any other […]
Nun’s sex talk raises the Vatican’s ire
The World Today By Brendan Trembath Updated June 05, 2012 Sister Margaret Farley’s award-winning book is causing conflict in the Catholic Church. The Vatican has denounced an American nun after she wrote an award-winning book on sexual ethics, which includes topics such as gay marriage and masturbation. The Vatican’s department responsible for doctrine says the […]
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