Rowland Croucher
Change: thought-provokers
From the annals of history: ¢â‚¬ ¢ “I think there is a world market for maybe five computers.” – Thomas Watson, chairman of IBM, 1943 ¢â‚¬ ¢ “There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home.” – Ken Olson, president, chairman and founder of Digital Equipment Corp., 1977 ¢â‚¬ ¢ “This ‘telephone’ has too many […]
Iran: the latest on pastor’s death sentence
CIRCULATION CODE 3. OPEN. May be circulated to general mailing lists, outside organizations, and quoted from freely in reports citing “Middle East Concern” as the source of the information. Greetings in the name of Jesus, Prince of Peace Further intercession has been requested for Iranian pastor, Yousef Nadarkhani who received a death sentence for apostasy […]
To Pray or Not to Pray? Civil Religion and the 9/11 Memorial Service
Sightings 9/15/2011 To Pray or Not to Pray? Civil Religion and the 9/11 Memorial Service — Rick Elgendy Last weekend, as the nation marked the tenth anniversary of the September 11 attacks, our collective media gaze focused on lower Manhattan, where the memorial service and dedication led by Mayor Michael Bloomberg had already provoked controversy. Though […]
And this one was obviously put together by a male…
An Answer to All OUR QUESTIONS ¢â‚¬ ¦ ¢â‚¬ ¦ ¢â‚¬ ¦ ¢â‚¬ ¦ ¢â‚¬ ¦ ¢â‚¬ ¦! After being Married for Thirty Years…. a Wife asked Her Husband to describe Her. He looked at Her Slowly…then said, “You’re A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K.” She […]
WHY MEN ARE NEVER DEPRESSED
WHY MEN ARE NEVER DEPRESSED: Men Are Just Happier People — What do you expect from such simple creatures? Your last name stays put. The garage is all yours. Wedding plans take care of themselves. Chocolate is just another snack. You can be President. You can never be pregnant. You can wear a white […]
STARTING A NEW FACEBOOK PAGE/GROUP 15/09/2011
Dear FB friends, I’m allocating an hour or two today to mastering how to reach the hundreds of people I’ve ‘Not Now’d’ when they requested friendship. A good friend in a similar situation suggests the following, and I’d appreciate any help/comments/suggestions. (I’ve always been a consensus/let’s-do-it-together leader)… For example, do I really have to re-apply […]
SOMALIA: A LAND OF TERROR AND MARTYRDOM
Religious Liberty Prayer Bulletin | RLPB 125 | Wed 14 Sep 2011 By Elizabeth Kendal Christ has a Church (a people) in war-ravaged, famine-wracked Somalia. This Church consists almost entirely of Somali converts from Islam. Al- Shabaab — the Islamic fundamentalist al-Qaeda affiliate that controls most of Somalia — is committed to extinguishing this Church. […]
Riddle
(Supposedly only 5% of Stanford University Students could answer this.) Can you answer all seven of the following questions with the same word? 1. The word has seven letters…. 2. Preceded God… 3. Greater than God… 4. More Evil than the devil… 5. All poor people have it… 6. Wealthy people need it…. 7. If […]
Philip Yancey’s Second-best Book
Philip Yancey, What Good is God? On the Road with Stories of Grace, H&S, 2010. Anyone who reads Christian books knows Philip Yancey. In his 20+ publications this ¢â‚¬ËœProgressive Evangelical ¢â‚¬â„¢ popular writer is renowned for his stories, excellent research, readability, and global appeal. This one ¢â‚¬â„¢s more autobiographical than most. Eg.: ‘I should mention that on personality tests […]
Spirituality and the Twelve Steps: making amends (Richard Rohr)
BREATHING UNDER WATER: We made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others. ~ Step Nine of the Twelve Steps The Twelve Steps are about two things: making amends and keeping us from wounding one another further. Too much earnest zeal here, ¢â‚¬Å“spilling […]
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