1. "A few years ago, a
priest working in a
slum section of a
European city was
asked why he was
doing this replied,
'So that the rumor
of God may not
completely
disappear."
Peter Berger, (Rumor of Angels)

2. The rumour of God.
A whisper, an
argument that one
can make when
others say that there
is no good in the
world, that people
hate and hurt each
others. That life is
hopeless.
You can say….

3. Somewhere,
someone gives
a warm, clean,
dry pair of
shoes to a
person living
on the street

4. A 101 year old Man
Races For Women's
Rights in India because
his “daughters, grand
daughters and great
grand daughters are no
longer safe,” and “he
wants to open up the
conversation to social
change.”
(fromwww.huffingtonpost.com)

5. In a world where
children are
constantly hearing
words of hate,
somewhere
someone tells their
child…not
everyone is like
that….

6. It is not easy to
have faith… or
rather to admit
to having faith…
it’s almost
embarrassing
isn’t it?

7. How do we live in the world we live in…
where religion is the cause of so much
hate, where religion is used to excuse
abuse, discrimination, oppression… and
admit in polite company that
we too believe?
How do we distance ourselves from those
who use the words that we proclaim are
words of radical love and equality –
to proclaim the opposite?

8. The apologetics have
always been a part of
our faith… it’s an
impressive list of the
worlds great thinkers.
Nature is
mathematical… and
because he could
delight in that fact but
not explain it…
Einstiend had faith…

9. So how do we
defend being
people of faith?
The best defense is
a good offense -
live the rumours of
God, so that they
do not disappear.

10. How are you going to live
it this week?
Why not be generous…
randomly generous.. fill
you purse or pocket with
some spare change, a
bandaid, something you
can give to someone put
in your path(check out
www.40acts.org.uk
for more ideas.

11. “Every Time
You Smile At
Someone,
It Is An Action
Of Love, A Gift
To That Person,
A Beautiful
Thing.”
Mother Theresa

12. It doesn’t even
have to be
something
physical, how
about giving out
grace, forgiveness,
give somebody a
break

13. How about doing the things on this list?

14. View the world
differently….
How can you have faith
with all of the evidence
against it…
With all of your
intelligence, education,
don’t you know better ?
Yes you do… but you have
a rumour of God…and
even more….
Your actions have been
the start of a new one…