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The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life
By Barbara Kiviat Thursday, Sep. 25, 2008 The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life By Alice Schroeder Bantam Books; 976 pages Warren Buffett the investor is widely known: his $5 billion bet on the battered Goldman Sachs on Sept. 23 surely came as no surprise to fans of his coolheaded strategy of buying […]
Dreams From My Father by Barack Obama
(By Geoff Pound) This reprinted book illustrates the power of publicity. In the preface to this 2004 edition Barack Obama said that when the book was first released in 1995 the sales were ‘underwhelming’. Since he became US Senator and Vice Presidential nominee the book has become the ‘No. 1 International Bestseller’. The author’s honesty […]
Ich Bin Ein Elitist
Another well-written, provocative essay by my liberal friend Harry. Harry T. Cook [ 9/26/08 My immigrant mother rapped my knuckles when, as a kid, I said “ain’t” or “he done it.” My first-generation American without-benefit-of-college father gave me a Webster’s Dictionary for a sixth birthday present, and strongly suggested I read it from cover to […]
Books on Church History for Busy Pastors
First, read the pastors’ reading list at http://jmm.org.au/articles/21674.htm Two key sections missing: church history, and lexicons. To rectify this, Dr Ken Manley (retired Australian Baptist prof. of church history) wrote: Rowland, There are many books which I would think a busy pastor would value and find not only inspiring but offer many a good illustration […]
Pushing for the power of now
A response to the article: “Pushing for the power of now” by Thornton McCamish at: http://jmm.org.au/articles/21492.htm Dear Rowland, In the article entitled, “Pushing for the power of now” by Thornton McCamish, recently posted on your site, it seems to me that we have here yet another example of inept journalism regarding contemporary religion and or […]
A Friend’s Favorite Quotes
Favorite Quotes: “We’re all latecomers to history. When we get here, all this stuff has happened.” — Jaya Savige “Hinduism is rich, Buddhism sophisticated, Judaism essential, Islam muscular and Christianity true.” — John Dickson “All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us. There are other forces […]
Like Clockwork
The Religion Works Essays by Harry T. Cook August 22, 2008 A good many 21st Century human beings seem to like the concept of “clockwork” because it implies dependability, promptness and what my German-speaking friends call Deutsche punkt! Truth to tell, I am bound head, foot, heart and mind to the near-precise movements made by […]
How secularism misses the mark
Carol Herman Sunday, August 3, 2008 Noted social critic Herbert London opens his latest book with a simple statement: “Belief matters.” Every bit a cri de coeur, in little more than 100 pages Mr. London goes on to show how Americans, to the contrary, have come to embrace secularism – and do so at their […]
Website Review – Jubilee Centre
http://www.jubilee-centre.org/ This is quite simply one of the best websites I have come across in many years, especially for those looking to see how their faith can interact in an intelligent way with the world around them. The Jubilee Centre is a UK based Christian think-tank which seeks to explore a biblical vision for society. […]
‘Boy Parachutist 1943-45’ – Harry Henkel’s story
(Received from Mark Tronson, 21st July 2008): ‘Boy Parachutist 1943-45’ are the recollections, as if it were yesterday, of post-war migrant Harry Henkel now 82. It tells of his adventures and exploits as a 16 year old Wehrmacht paratrooper during World War II, and afterwards as an English translator working for the American liberators. Harry […]
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