Rowland Croucher
Kazakhstan; Russia
FORUM 18 NEWS SERVICE, Oslo, Norway http://www.forum18.org/ The right to believe, to worship and witness The right to change one’s belief or religion The right to join together and express one’s belief ================================================= 1 September 2011 KAZAKHSTAN: EXPELLED FOR PREACHING IN OWN CHURCH http://www.forum18.org/Archive.php?article_id=1607 After legal residence in Kazakhstan for 15 years, marriage to a […]
Good Books for Pastors
Compiled September 2008 The following is designed as an aid to help recommend some thoughtful books for pastors. We admit it has gaps. In fact we are sure that it will have glaring omissions largely because we have intentionally tried to keep the number of books diverse yet in a manageable quantity (actually we initially […]
Why do Ex-College students Leave Christianity?
‘Steve Garber’s book The Fabric of Faithfulness asked: “Why do some Christians leave college, and five to ten years later they have also left Christianity? Why do other Christians complete college and continue to integrate their Christian faith with a new set of life circumstances?” His findings: Without exception, those who successfully integrated with life […]
Review: Hidden Worldviews (Steve Wilkens and Mark L. Sanford, IVP Academic, 2009).
The back-cover/blurb asks, under the heading ¢â‚¬ËœChecking Out the Cultural Soup We Swim In ¢â‚¬â„¢: ¢â‚¬ËœWhy do we buy what we buy, vote the way we vote, eat what we eat and say what we say? Why do we have the friends we have, and work and play as we do? It ¢â‚¬â„¢s our choice? Yes, but […]
Humo[u]r
Perfection The preacher said, “There’s no such thing as a perfect woman. Anybody present who has ever known a perfect woman, stand up.” Nobody stood up. “Those who have ever known a perfect man, stand up.” One elderly gentleman stood up. “Are you honestly saying you knew an absolutely perfect man?” he asked, somewhat amazed. […]
True vs False Self (Richard Rohr)
I think some kind of experience of God is necessary for mental and emotional health. You basically don’t belong in the universe until you are connected to its center, and one word for that center (and everything else by implication) is ¢â‚¬Å“God. ¢â‚¬ When you live in the false self you are ¢â‚¬Å“eccentric ¢â‚¬ or off center. […]
Review: Richard Rohr, Falling Upward, Jossey-Bass, 2011
Richard Rohr, a contemporary Franciscan ¢â‚¬Ëœprophet ¢â‚¬â„¢, writes a book a year, produces CDs/DVDs of his teachings on spirituality, and is a communicator par excellence. Two recent books ¢â‚¬“ Things Hidden: Scripture as Spirituality and The Naked Now are good summaries of his approach to Spirituality and Contemplation. Falling Upward is, in my view, his ¢â‚¬Ëœbest yet ¢â‚¬â„¢ ¢â‚¬“ with […]
Pray for the World August 2011
Religious Liberty Prayer Bulletin | RLPB 123 | Wed 31 Aug 2011 AUGUST 2011 UPDATE By Elizabeth Kendal ‘Then I said, “I will appeal to this, to the years of the right hand of the Most High.” I will remember the deeds of the Lord; yes, I will remember your wonders of old. I will […]
Bill Gates’ wisdom to High Schoolers
Whether you like Bill Gates or not – or whether he actually said these things or not – this is pretty cool. Some advice Bill Gates supposedly dished out at a high school speech about 11 things they did not learn in school. He talks about how feel-good, politically correct teaching has created a full […]
Hospital Humour
A sweet grandmother telephoned St. Joseph ‘s Hospital. She timidly asked, “Is it possible to speak to someone who can tell me how a patient is doing?” The operator said, “I’ll be glad to help, dear. What’s the name and room number of the patient?” The grandmother in her weak, tremulous voice said, “Norma Findlay, […]
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