Thoughts to Ponder
Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice. It is the protection of a fundamental human right, the right to dignity and a decent life. Nelson Mandela
Massive poverty and obscene inequality are such terrible scourges of our time – times in which the world boasts breathtaking advances in science, technology, industry and wealth accumulation – that they have to rank alongside slavery and apartheid as social evils. Nelson Mandela
The problems we face today, violent conflicts, destruction of nature, poverty, hunger and so on, are human created problems which can be resolved through human effort, understanding and the development of a sense of brotherhood and sisterhood. We need to cultivate a universal responsibility for one another and the planet we share. 14th Dalai Lama
Peace can only last where human rights are respected, where the people are fed, and where individuals and nations are free. 14th Dalai Lama
Because there is global insecurity, nations are engaged in a mad arms race, spending billions of dollars wastefully on instruments of destruction, when millions are starving. And yet, just a fraction of what is extended so obscenely on defence budgets would make a real difference in enabling God’s children to fill their stomachs, be educated, and be given the chance to lead fulfilled and happy lives. Desmond Tutu
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to let the oppressed go free. Jesus
| » NEWS HEADLINES | | | | Worship in September (7/25/2010) - 5 September: Russ Revell and Cynthia Brown
12 September: Revd Marion Millin (5pm Cafe Church)
19 September: Revd Neville Watson
26 September: Karen Sloan
The topic for First Sunday Forum in September is:
Election Post Mortem . . . 
| The Reality of Unreality (7/14/2010) - FOR SOME TIME NOW there has been something niggling in my mind about our society that I have been unable to identify. Last week, I think I identified it and it came by courtesy of Monty Python’s dead parrot sketch. I did think of playing it this morn . . . 
| A dialogue meditation on the Personality of Jesus (7/7/2010) - Jesus, you were a man of youthful spirit,
You chose to live as one
with the poor and the oppressed.
You wanted to set at work in the world
an inner dynamic:
To bring to life in us, a power
that would both form and transform us.
You . . . 
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