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Rowland Croucher

Rowland Croucher has written 26185 posts for John Mark Ministries
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MIDDLE EASTERN CHRISTIANS FACE BLEAK FUTURE

On February 15, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Religious Liberty Prayer Bulletin | RLPB 146 | Wed 15 Feb 2012 By Elizabeth Kendal The ‘Arab Spring’ opened the door for long-repressed Sunni Muslim Brotherhood and Salafi forces to rise up and seize power locally and challenge the balance of power regionally. Faced with escalating persecution and decreasing security, Christians are increasingly opting for […]

STUDENT WHO OBTAINED 0% ON AN EXAM

On February 14, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

(I’d have given him a grade for creativity).     Q1. In which battle did Napoleon die? * his last battle Q2. Where was the Declaration of Independence signed? * at the bottom of the   page Q3. River Ravi flows in which state? * liquid Q4. What is the main reason for divorce? * marriage Q5. What […]

Torture reigns in the land of the free

On February 14, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Sidney Rittenberg January 29, 2012 Few can retain their sanity after a long period in isolation. While China’s record is shocking, the US holds the most prisoners in long-term solitary. FEBRUARY 22, 1968. As they walked me down the grey prison corridor towards my cell, I was startled to see the same mediaeval torture scene […]

Humo[u]r

On February 13, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Mrs. Flanders decided to have her portrait painted. She told the artist, “Paint me with diamond earrings, a diamond necklace, emerald bracelets,  and a ruby pendant.” “But you’re not wearing any of those,” he told her. I know, it’s in case I die before my husband. I’m sure he’d remarry, and I want her to go […]

Pray for the World (Feb. 13, 2012)

On February 13, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

AUSTRALIAN   PRAYER   NETWORK   NEWSLETTER SUDAN THREATENS TO ARREST CHURCH LEADERS BUILDING A REAL FUTURE FOR HAITI’S NEXT GENERATION MEMBER OF KUWAITI ROYAL FAMILY BELIEVED TO HAVE EMBRACED CHRIST CAIRO CHURCH TAKES THEIR PRAISE AND WORSHIP TO TAHRIR SQUARE SOUTH SUDAN VIOLENCE SUPREME COURT RULING A VICTORY FOR RELIGIOUS FREEDOM JUSTIN BIEBER’S LATEST WITNESS TO HIS […]

ALL I REALLY NEED TO KNOW I LEARNED IN KINDERGARTEN

On February 13, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

(a guide for Global Leadership) All I really need to know about how to live and what to do and how to be I learned in kindergarten. Wisdom was not at the top of the graduate school mountain, but there in the sand pile at school. These are the things I learned: *    Share […]

THE LOVE OF A FATHER

On February 13, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

By Keith Miller Today I came out of a “Tunnel” into a world that seems bright and filled with hope. I had been having the “blahs” again and had been stumbling through my days with a kind of grey feeling. And this-morning I wanted to shout at God, “Where did You go? Where are You?” […]

Richard Rohr’s wisdom

On February 13, 2012 ⋅ One comment

YOUR IMAGE OF GOD CREATES YOU How can we look at the Biblical text in a manner that will convert us or change us? I am going to define the Bible in a new way for some of you. The Bible is an honest conversation with humanity about where power really is. All spiritual texts, […]

Humo[u]r

On February 13, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

An elderly woman called 911 on her cell phone to report that her car had been broken in to. She is hysterical as she explains her situation to the dispatcher: “They’ve stolen the stereo,  the steering wheel, the brake pedal and even the accelerator!” she cried. The dispatcher said, “Stay calm. An officer is on the […]

God, though unseen, is still there!

On February 12, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Do you know the legend of the Cherokee Indian youths’ rite of Passage? His father takes him into the forest, blindfolds him and leaves him alone. He is required to sit on a stump the whole night and not remove the blindfold until the rays of the morning sun shines through it. He cannot cry […]

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