|
Heart
of a Child
Review of a book on the child. Jesus’ vision of compassion, blessing and
service of the poor is simultaneously a vision of compassion, blessing and
service of children (by Linda Lee Nelson)
Tough loving:
"Raising a child is hardly a new activity, but it seems parents are finding
it harder to manage..." by The World Today
reporter Julia Limb (ABC)
Corporal
punishment 'not a biblical doctrine'
May 17, 2002
The case proposed in the Court of Appeal that corporal punishment is a
biblical doctrine has been challenged by ekklesia.
What
young people think
Thousands of children and young people were interviewed in Europe, Asia and
Latin America about a range of subjects.
The
Right Kind of Love for the Infants May Prevent the Hate and Violence Later
On
by Dr Francis
Macnab
Why
Men Get Anxious
by Mary Stewart Van Leeuwen
A review of a book that details the decline of
useful work for men and the resulting loss of masculine identity.
Aust Federation Family
Journal
Policies that effect our Children
The Council for Christian Education in
Schools (Victoria)
Faith and Ethics in Everyday Life
www.tcpc.org/progressive_christianity
Paul
and "Working for a Living"
by Paul Rohde. Examining passages from Paul's
Epistles, Paul Rohde questions the validity of what might be called
"the Protestant work ethic."
Why Focus
on the Family is of the Devil
When a
ministry sets itself up as a moral authority, the outcome destroys the
faith of many young Christians.
Family
Values: a biblical view
Critique on Conservative-morals
Needed:
A Continuing Sexual Revolution by James B. Nelson
The
church continues to be silent, timid and negative about sexuality.
Sexual
Taboos and Moral Restraints
by Parker Rossman
Can religious
faith empower individuals to win inner struggles? In sexual temptation,
more than religious commitment is needed.
Caring
for Our Generations
by John Patton
Christian family living
does not refer to the form of the family in which one lives but to caring
for the generations -- the generation before, one’s own generation, and
the generations that follow.
Teen-age
Sexuality and Public Morality
by Allen J. Moore
The church
needs to help teen-agers become more aware of the social and ethical
consequences of sexual activities. Sexual practices can never be examined
and understood independently of other social factors. Sexual behaviour is
intertwined with issues of education, economics, politics, national
security and employment.
Confessions
of a Glutton
by Mary Louise Bringle
Drawing on her own
experience as a compulsive overeater and dieter, Mary Louise Bringle
maintains that the sin of gluttony is not against temperance but against
trust, and that the remedy lies not in resorting to "caloric
Pelagianism" but in following the path of grace.
Biblical
Perspectives on Homosexuality
by Walter Wink
There is no
biblical sex ethic. The Bible knows only a love ethic, which is constantly
being brought to bear on whatever sexual mores are dominant in a given
country, culture or period. Despite ones revulsion against homosexuality,
nevertheless, it appears, for some persons, to be the only natural form
their sexuality takes.
Interpreting
What the Bible Says about Homosexuals
by H. Edward Everding
We all interpret out of our own particular and unique life
contexts which in turn shape the way we listen to the Bible. Biblical
scholars think of this as their "social location" and are
careful to be aware of how it affects their interpretation. The author
leads us through an examination of our own "social location" --
our life context -- what we know about the Bible, sexuality, and
homosexuals as persons, our way of thinking about these matters, and our
way of interpreting them.
Have a great Marriage where
the wine never runs out. Be inspired by God's Kingdom!
The
Marriage of Heaven and Earth
In John's gospel, the story of Jesus is a story about a
wedding banquet where the wine never runs out....”
The
Family Debate:
A Middle Way by Browning Don and Ian Evison
Mainline churches need to say something relevant
to the family debate. Before speaking up, however, they need to face
squarely the disturbing trends in family life that are fueling the debate.
Pro-Family
Public Policy
Creating a Just Society
by Robert V. Thompson
We need a national vision that unifies the many
and complex issues facing families, that understands that human need always
exists in the context of relationship.
The
Practice and Theology of Adoption
The church has failed to recognize that adoption
is a paradigm for the church -- a "family of faith" made up of
people who are not biologically related (by Jeanne Stevenson-Moessner)
|
Worrying signs of the times
Why are
the young so anxious that they are on record-high levels
of medication? By Ewin Hannan and
Amanda Dunn
(The Age)
Bad behaviour: parents fail the test
Victorian teachers
and principals have reported nearly
100 incidents of parental rage,
ranging from abusive language to
iron-bar attacks, over the past two
years(The Age)
Bad behaviour
Does today's pressure-cooker
society encourage anger and rage?
(by William Binrbauer, The
Age)
Why reading is
more fun than TV "These
days there are plenty of shortcuts
to pleasure. But do they lead to
real happiness?" (by
Ross Gittins The
Age, February 18, 2004 )
Kids
Worry About War
"Will I have to be a
soldier?" "Will bombs drop on our house?"
How To Drug Proof Your Kids
Just Saying "No" Is Not Enough!
Marijuana Facts 4 Teens & Families
Recognizing
the Abused Child
Abused children can be found in every city, in
every neighborhood, in every congregation. To deny this or to ignore the
warning signs is to help perpetuate the cycle of abuse (by Sandra L. Sheldon, P.A. Poos & G.M. Balch,
Jr.)
Sexual
and Family Violence:
A Growing Issue for the Churches
by Lois Gehr Livezey.
It is time to break the silence on sexual and
family abuse -- a silence that still haunts churches and schools of
theological education even as these very issues are front-page news. Our
silence will not protect us; it is life-threatening, and it is unfaithful
to our commission.
Center
for the Prevention of Sexual and Domestic Violence
The Center is an interreligious ministry addressing issues of
sexual and domestic violence. Its goal is to engage religious leaders in
the task of ending abuse, and to serve as a bridge between religious and
secular communities. Our emphasis is on education and prevention.
If
Only He Had Asked for Help - Some Don't Know How
by Dr Francis Macnab
Suffer
the Little Children
by Alison Cotes (
Brisbane )
"When
the victims of abuse of any kind, including sexual abuse, are children,
the bible leaves us in no doubt as to the Christian position. Jesus of
Nazareth, the most loving and forgiving of men, forgave even the soldiers
who were crucifying him, but when it came to harming children his
condemnation was absolute"
Moral Wisdom and Sexual Conduct by James M. Wall
Lifestyle is life, and how we live determines who we are.
Men
Behaving Badly
by John Dart
Are women more religious than
men, while men are more violent?
Pornography:
An Agenda for the Churches
by Mary Pellauer
If churches are
to deal responsibly with pornography, they must also affirm healthy human
sexuality. We in the churches especially need to concentrate upon
disentangling sex and sexual violence from each other. Though its primary
harms may be to women and children, pornography affects all of us, for it
makes serious statements about our world and human life.
Compulsive
Gamblers: Reno's Lost Souls
by J. Robin Witt
Who will try to salvage the human wreckage of the green felt
jungle?
Beyond
Slogans: An Abortion Ethic for Women and the Unborn
by James R. Kelley
The pro-life movement has always known that in order to help the unborn,
women must also be helped, but it has not yet found a way to make this
moral insight the operative and unquestioned premise of the entire
movement.
Looking
Past Abortion Rhetoric
by James A. Brix
If the pregnancy
does not threaten the mother’s physical existence, then the rights of
the child ought to be considered as on the same level as the mother’s.
Compassion may be demonstrated in providing all possible assistance,
including emotional support to the mother throughout pregnancy and beyond.
It is not a perfect solution, but neither are many in life.
Friendship
Tested
by Martin E. Marty
Friendship finds its own
distinctive place in a society where most other ties are commercial and
programmed. A friend creates a haven of hospitality where you can regather
your energies for a more open assault on less accepting portions an
inhospitable world.
Jesus
as Lord, Jesus as Servant
by Diogenes Allen
Jesus is a
different kind of lord: he does not need followers. This makes him free to
be a servant.
Tempering
the Spirit of Wrath: Anger and the Christian Life
by Robert C. Roberts
Roberts analyzes the destructive nature of anger that Paul warned about
using metaphors from psychology and computer language to clarify anger's
positive and negative qualities, and to present a Christian model of how
to master its destructive potential.
Problem
Gambling
Not everyone who gambles has a problem!
However...
The Australian Productivity Commission's 1999 Inquiry into Australia's
Gambling Industries stated that: On average around seven other people are
affected by a severe problem gambler's behaviour. That's around 2 million
Australians. 2.1% of the Australian adult population, or around 293,000
people have a significant gambling problem.
The
Reshaping of Work
by Richard W. Gillett
The Christian Community has paid little
attention to work as a religious issue. As technology makes jobs
increasingly specialized, work is becoming meaningless, alienating and
dehumanizing.
|
