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Rowland Croucher

Rowland Croucher has written 26185 posts for John Mark Ministries
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For dog-lovers :-)

On August 27, 2011 ⋅ One comment

For anyone who loves animals this one is priceless The dog lays a stick by the “man’s” feet and is trying so hard to get him to throw the stick…. funny… http://www.wimp.com/throwstick/

Welcoming Families: Communities of Love and Justice

On August 26, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Welcoming Families: Communities of Love and Justice  ¢â‚¬“ Resources for nurturing faith at home from the Gospel of Matthew (Northcote: Scripture Union, 2011) ISBN 978-0-9871500-2-8. Paperback. 200 pages. RRP$24.95 (Available from Scripture Union  www.suvic.org.au/su-bookshop  or from BUV). Review by Darren Cronshaw God is a welcoming God who likes people and wants to invite us to join in […]

Review: Abraham Joshua Heschel: Essential Writings

On August 26, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Review: Abraham Joshua Heschel: Essential Writings, (Selected and with an Introduction by his daughter, Susannah Heschel, Orbis, 2011) Abraham Heschel is one of the three or four most-read modern Jewish writers – by non-Jews – and probably the most popular Jewish theologian. This book is one of Orbis’ Modern Spiritual Masters series (other titles include […]

Abraham Joshua Heschel quotes

On August 26, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

(From Wikipedia: watch this website for my review of his daughter’s book about her father). “Racism is man’s gravest threat to man – the maximum hatred for a minimum reason.” “All it takes is one person ¢â‚¬ ¦ and another ¢â‚¬ ¦ and another ¢â‚¬ ¦ and another ¢â‚¬ ¦ to start a movement” “Wonder rather than doubt is the root of all […]

Religious Origins of America’s Interventions

On August 25, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Sightings    8/25/2011   Religious Origins of America ¢â‚¬â„¢s Interventions — James K. Wellman, Jr. and S. R. Thompson   America ¢â‚¬â„¢s foreign interventions over the last century arise from deeply held religious motivations. The source of these motivations reaches back to the end of the nineteenth century, and the invention of the  ¢â‚¬Å“social gospel. ¢â‚¬  A gospel that would redeem not […]

Pakistan

On August 25, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Religious Liberty Prayer Bulletin | RLPB 122 | Wed 24 Aug 2011 —————————————————– PAKISTAN: LEGAL PREJUDICE & IMPUNITY FUEL PERSECUTION —————————————————– By Elizabeth Kendal Sharia Law prohibits Christians testifying against Muslims in court. Consequently, in an Islamic state Muslims are essentially guaranteed impunity for crimes committed against Christians. As would be expected, impunity and legal […]

Sexual Lifestyle

On August 25, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

THE BODY’S GRACE Rowan WilliamsABC RELIGION AND ETHICS24  AUG  2011 DECISIONS ABOUT SEXUAL LIFESTYLE ARE ABOUT HOW MUCH WE WANT OUR BODILY SELVES TO MEAN RATHER THAN WHAT EMOTIONAL NEEDS WE’RE MEETING OR WHAT LAWS WE’RE SATISFYING. Why does sex matter? Most people know that sexual intimacy is in some ways frightening for them; most know that […]

THE CULTURED BODY AND THE CULT OF MEDICINE

On August 25, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Jeffrey BishopABC RELIGION AND ETHICS23  AUG  2011 MEDICINE’S ERROR IS THAT IT UNCRITICALLY PARTICIPATES IN THE CULTURAL CONSTRUCTION OF IDEAL BEAUTY THAT IS HARMFUL TO PARTICULAR PEOPLE AND PROMOTES CONSTANT DISSATISFACTION WITH BODILY IMPERFECTIONS. A 2010 survey found that as many as 48% of women and 23% of men said that they are interested in having cosmetic […]

Poverty Perspective

On August 25, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

One day , the father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the express purpose of showing him how poor people live. They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be considered a very poor family. On their return from their […]

European ‘No-Go’ Zones for Non-Muslims Proliferating

On August 24, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

European ‘No-Go’ Zones for Non-Muslims Proliferating “Occupation Without Tanks or Soldiers” Posted:  22 Aug 2011 05:54 PM PDT By  Soeren Kern August 22, 2011 at 5:00 am http://www.hudson-ny.org/2367/european-muslim-no-go-zones Islamic extremists are stepping up the creation of “no-go” areas in European cities that are off-limits to non-Muslims. Many of the “no-go” zones function as microstates governed by Islamic […]

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