Rowland Croucher
Maundy Thursday
John 13:1-17, April 5, 2012 UCUMC By Heidi Denman I have a confession to make. A couple of weeks ago, I skipped church to have pancakes with my family and some friends. It ¢â‚¬â„¢s a tradition we began over 25 years ago, this Lenten trek to Berkshire High School in Burton. Those Rotarians make the best […]
The Other Nehemiah
by Thomas Scarborough Nehemiah, apart from Jesus, may be the most studied leader of the Bible. He receives the attentions of many familiar leadership authors ¢â‚¬“ among them Oswald Sanders, Bobby Clinton, and Chuck van Engen. There is the ¢â‚¬Å“standard model ¢â‚¬ of Nehemiah, which is epitomized by Ted Engstrom. While this is not the only […]
The Resurrection of Jesus: the views of Wright, Crossan and Habermas
Note from Rowland: I was browsing the Web for articles about Wright, Crossan and Habermas and their summary-views of the Resurrection of Jesus. Here are some starters. (It’s all a bit dense, but if you’re motivated, there’s gold in here). ~~ Wright-Crossan Resurrection Forum Back in March I had the privilege of attending the first […]
Henri Nouwen: still more wisdom…
Laying Down Your Life for Your Friends Good Shepherds are willing to lay down their lives for their sheep (see John 10:11). As spiritual leaders walking in the footsteps of Jesus, we are called to lay down our lives for our people. This laying down might in special circumstances mean dying for others. But it […]
The Great Emergence: How Christianity is Changing and Why
Phyllis Tickle, The Great Emergence: How Christianity is Changing and Why (BakerBooks 2008). If Brian McLaren says a book will ¢â‚¬Ëœshape the conversation among a wide range of Christians for years to come ¢â‚¬â„¢ and if the Primate of the U.S. Episcopal Church, Katharine Jefferts Schori reckons ¢â‚¬ËœThis is an immensely important contribution to the current […]
What’s Your Learning Style?
Think for a moment about the way in which you recall a lesson you learned in school. Do you picture in your mind the specific visual elements ¢â‚¬”for example, pictures shown on the PowerPoint presentation, key graphs or flow charts of information? If so, you might be a visual learner. Or maybe you can hear the […]
Belief in God: Is the ‘New Atheism’ Influencing Australians?
Belief in God: Is the ¢â‚¬ËœNew Atheism ¢â‚¬â„¢ Influencing Australians? The ¢â‚¬ËœNew Atheists ¢â‚¬â„¢ was a term coined in 2006 to describe three atheists who were writing popular books promoting atheism: Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris and Daniel Dennett (Blackford 2012). Certainly, Dawkins ¢â‚¬â„¢ book, The God Delusion, sold many copies in Australia as well as overseas. Atheists have […]
PECANS IN THE CEMETERY
On the outskirts of a small town, there was a big, old pecan tree just inside the cemetery fence. One day, two boys filled up a bucketful of nuts and sat down by the tree, out of sight, and began dividing the nuts. ‘One for you, one for me, one for you, one for […]
Some Corny Humo[u]r for a holiday weekend…
My neighbour knocked on my door at 2:30am this morning, can you believe that….2:30am?! Luckily for him I was still up playing my Bagpipes. The Grim Reaper came for me last night, and I beat him off with a vacuum cleaner. Talk about Dyson with death. Paddy says “Mick, I’m thinking of buying […]
The War on drugs has failed – in the U.S. and Australia
Incarceration nation By Fareed Zakaria Something caught my eye the other day: Pat Robertson, the high priest of the religious right, had some startling things to say about drugs. “I really believe we should treat marijuana the way we treat beverage alcohol,” Mr. Robertson said in a recent interview. “I’ve never used marijuana and I […]
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