Rowland Croucher
Let’s All Get Drunk and Go To Heaven
“Sometimes when I reflect back on all the wine I drink I feel shame. Then I look into the glass and think about the workers in the vineyards and all of their hopes and dreams .. If I didn’t drink this wine, they might be out of work and their dreams would be shattered. Then I say […]
Global Christianity: the World’s Christian Population 2011
22 Dec. 2011 With Christmas fast approaching, the Pew Research Center ¢â‚¬â„¢s Forum on Religion & Public Life published a new comprehensive demographic report on the size and distribution of the world ¢â‚¬â„¢s Christian population. The study finds that there are 2.18 billion Christians of all ages in more than 200 countries around the world, representing nearly […]
John Claypool, The First to Follow: The Apostles of Jesus
John Claypool, The First to Follow: The Apostles of Jesus (Morehouse Publishing, 2008). ~~ John Claypool ¢â‚¬“ pastor extraordinaire, author, ¢â‚¬Ëœprogressive ¢â‚¬â„¢ theologian (in the Southern Baptist tribe they ¢â‚¬â„¢re called ¢â‚¬Ëœmoderates ¢â‚¬â„¢) – is my favorite preaching writer (or writing preacher). I ¢â‚¬â„¢ve read more of his sermons than anyone else ¢â‚¬â„¢s. When a busy pastor at Blackburn Baptist […]
Police Stop 2 am.
An elderly man was stopped by the police around 2 a.m. and was asked where he was going at that time of night. The man replied, “I’m on my way to a lecture about alcohol abuse and the effects it has on the human body, as well as smoking and staying out late.” The officer […]
Bless to us, O God…
Bless to us, O God, the earth beneath our feet. the paths on which we go, the people whom we meet. Bless to us, O God, each thing our eyes see, each sound our ears hear each scent that goes to our nostrils, each taste that goes to our lips, each task to which […]
The Old …… Never Die
OLD ACADEMICS never die, they just lose their faculties OLD ACCOUNTANTS never die, they just lose their balance OLD ACCOUNTS never die, they are deleted OLD ACTORS never die, they just drop a part OLD ALCAHOLICS/DRUG ADDICTS never die, they just get wasted OLD ANTHROPOLOGISTS never die, they just become history OLD ARCHERS never die, […]
When Penguins Die
Did you ever wonder why there are no dead penguins on the ice in Antarctica ? Where do they go? Wonder no more ! ! ! It is a known fact that the penguin is a very ritualistic bird which lives an extremely ordered and complex life. The penguin is very committed to its family and will mate for life, […]
Virgin Birth: ‘God degraded Mary?’
by JOHN SHORE on DECEMBER 20, 2011 in CHRISTIAN ISSUES Pastor to rape victim: ¢â‚¬Å“He should have killed you. At least you ¢â‚¬â„¢d have died a virgin. ¢â‚¬ I got this in yesterday: Hi, John. I became acquainted with your writing a couple of months ago and love it. I so wish I could travel back in time and hear your voice […]
Humo[u]r for Old-timers
I’ve sure gotten old! I’ve had two bypass surgeries, a hip replacement, New knees, fought prostate cancer and diabetes. I’m half blind, Can’t hear anything quieter than a jet engine, Take 40 different medications that Make me dizzy, winded, and subject to blackouts. Have bouts with dementia .. Have poor circulation; Hardly feel my hands […]
International Atrocities
Witness for the Prosecution. The life and times of a judicial emissary… Erik Tanner for TIME December 19, 2011 In the six decades following world War II, no fewer than 313 international and internal conflicts have erupted, killing up to 101 million people by one estimate. Many were victims of crimes against humanity, but most […]
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