Showing posts with label Christianity. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Christianity. Show all posts
Thursday, 4 April 2019

Istanbul not Constantinople; Kadikoy not Sultan Ahmet

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There is a historic – mainly Ottoman – Istanbul in the Sultan Ahmet district. Then there is the rest of Istanbul. Within 'the rest...
Monday, 25 March 2019

Istanbul – not Constantinople

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Turkey is a long way from Singapore. And despite 97 percent of the country's land mass and approximately 90 percent of Turkey's ...
Tuesday, 14 April 2015

Bulgaria: the gateway to Europe

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Sofia is not well known for tourism. The capital of Bulgaria has no recognizable icons like the Eiffel Tower nor commercial attr...
Monday, 6 April 2015

Byzantine churches, Ottoman mosques and Constantinople's conversion to Istanbul

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Many in predominantly Christian parts of Europe associate Turks and Turkey only with Islam. I have even heard some refer to a mosqu...
Wednesday, 2 April 2014

Faith, hope, miracles and the free market

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I believe in the free market of ideas. Even if some of these ideas are ludicrous, the ‘magic of the marketplace’ will discredit them ove...
Sunday, 8 September 2013

City Harvest Church, the law courts and the abstract arena of trust

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Forgive me, Lord, for I have sinned!  Nope, it should actually say, "The Lord seeks forgiveness from City Harvest Church (CHC) ...
Friday, 5 April 2013

Leadership lessons from Pope Francis

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Crisis management is not an easy task, particularly for a global organization with a mission statement which might read, 'Spread th...