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Rowland Croucher

Rowland Croucher has written 26185 posts for John Mark Ministries

If it seems like your pastor is crazy

6AUGby  Guest Author Losing Paradise, He Qi Note from CM:  Randy Thompson  is one of our faithful readers and commenters. Randy and his wife Jill have served churches in New England for over twenty years and are now running a retreat in New Hampshire  called  Forest Haven  where they minister to other ministers. Today ¢â‚¬â„¢s post will help you understand why they […]

Pray for the World August 2012

AUSTRALIAN   PRAYER   NETWORK   NEWSLETTER ISLAMIC NIGHT OF POWER – TUESDAY 14th AUGUST – WILL YOU JOIN US IN PRAYER? SHOWING MERCY TO THE NEEDY AND PURSUING GOD’S PRESENCE THE KEY TO CHURCH GROWTH MEDIA EXPERT SPEAKS OUT ON MOVIE VIOLENCE IRAN’S LEADERSHIP BELIEVES ISLAMIC MESSIAH COMING SOON AHMADINEJAD DENIES CHRISTIANITY AND JUDAISM EXIST PRINCE OF […]

Seventh-Day Adventist Educators speak out against bullying Gays

Say a Prayer for the Gays in Your School Schools are typically evaluated using numbers like enrollment, standardized scores, and finances. Churches are usually judged by the number of their converts or by the correctness of their theology. But Jesus made it very clear that He will judge the effectiveness of our work for Him […]

Australians, Americans and Gun Control

Brothers in arms, yes, but the US needs to get rid of its guns Date August 1, 2012 John Howard Australia was right to take a different path to the US and opt for gun control Civil rights activist Reverend Jesse Jackson hugs the cousin of Alex Sullivan, who was killed in the Colorado shooting.  Photo: […]

Powerful Prayer-song

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Brain exercise :-)!

A BIT OF BRAIN EXERCISE………………… TO MY INTELLIGENT FRIENDS: I am sending this only to my smart friends. I could not figure it out. My first thought was wrong and I had to look at the answer. See if you can figure out what these seven words all have in common? 1. Banana 2. Dresser […]

Henri Nouwen: still more wisdom…

Hiddenness, a Place of Purification One of the reasons that hiddenness is such an important aspect of the spiritual life is that it keeps us focused on God.   In hiddenness we do not receive human   acclamation, admiration, support, or encouragement.   In hiddenness we have to go to God with our sorrows and joys and trust […]

Islam’s Evangelism

From an erudite friend: You must subscribe just for a a few weeks to this link to see how much contemporary Islam mimics the memes of contemporary evangelicalism. The most recent one, with a dreamy, blurry photo background, has the line: “They say you can never love someone whom you have never seen. I just […]

Humo[u]r

A man who was just married was flying to the Florida Keys for a business trip. His new bride was to accompany him the next day. When he got there he E-mailed his wife to let her know he made it there safely. When he sent the E-mail he miss-typed the address. In Boston, a […]

Pastoral Resources for Visiting the Sick and Dying

31JULby  Chaplain Mike Resources for pastoral care, especially when it comes to visiting and ministering to the sick and dying. First,  the mainline and historic traditions usually have excellent resources for ministers. The contents of the best of these prayer books and pastor ¢â‚¬â„¢s manuals reflect the wisdom of the ages as they guide the visitor in various […]