Here are some more funny stories from around the world:
Aussie straps in beer, not child : A car driver in Australia has been fined for strapping down his beer rather than his young child. Police said they were “shocked and appalled” when they pulled over the car south of Alice Springs in Australia’s Northern Territory. They [...]
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The BBC are reporting that the Pope’s chief astronomer says that life on Mars cannot be ruled out:
Writing in the Vatican newspaper, the astronomer, Father Gabriel Funes, said intelligent beings created by God could exist in outer space.
Father Funes, director of the Vatican Observatory near Rome, is a respected scientist who collaborates with universities [...]
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The news today has been full of the scenes of riot police and bottle-throwing fans at the UEFA Cup final in Manchester between Rangers and Zenit St Petersburg, and the news that a Russian fan was stabbed. It seems to have wrecked what was looking to be a great final.
While police have said it was only [...]
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In a rare display of generosity from a footballer, Birmingham City midfielder Olivier Kapo gifted his £30,000 Mercedes to his teenage boot boy. James McPike (pictured), a 17-year-old trainee on City’s books, was reportedly stunned when Kapo threw him the keys. Boot boys can usually expect an old pair of boots from the professional to [...]
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Here is this week’s round up of theological and ministry related wanderings:
Interesting post over at Out of Ur: The Emerging Synagogue? Apparently Christians aren’t the only ones feeling the urge to emerge.
Justin Taylor highlighted this advice from John Piper on humility. Check out this line as a sample quote: “be more amazed that you’re saved than that [...]
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Over the last couple of weeks while I have been off line there have been some great news stories and statistics. Here are a few of my favourites:
Man uses hedgehog as weapon - thanks Jon Jolly
Victim of mugging offers coat to mugger as well as wallet - a great story on going the extra mile
Lance Corporal Matt [...]
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According to a report in the Sunday Times today the number of teenagers having breast operations has increased by 150% in the last year. Doctors believe this is nearly all down to following celebrities.
The full report is rightly critical of this trend where once again society seems to be emphasising that you must have what [...]
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This is a disturbing news story that had a lot of press this week.
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Bizarre new story of the day: Graeme Ellis from Swanley, went on the Transport for London (TfL) website to pay the £8 fee and then requested a receipt. The first time, he was sent 500, and then on the next occasion 3,000 arrived at his house, delivered by Royal Mail. TfL said it was an [...]
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Norwich’s Anglican cathedral had to be evacuated midway through an Easter service as candles set off fire alarms. The 400-strong congregation lit candles at the Saturday evening service to symbolise Jesus’s resurrection but as the flames grew fire alarms sounded. Revd Jan McFarlane, of the Diocese of Norwich, said:
New Christians were baptised and confirmed by the [...]
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