Rowland Croucher
NEW YEARS’ RESOLUTIONS: Do they actually work?
Sometimes we preachers are asked ¢â‚¬ËœHow long do you take to prepare a sermon? ¢â‚¬â„¢ There are two answers to that: (1) ¢â‚¬ËœThe whole of my life ¢â‚¬â„¢ (2) ¢â‚¬ËœAbout a week, mostly ¢â‚¬â„¢ ¢â‚¬ ¦ This past week I must have read half a dozen articles in the press about the pros and cons of making New Years’ Resolutions ¢â‚¬ ¦ […]
Burial Plans (Humor)
A man and woman were married for many years. Whenever there was a confrontation, yelling could be heard deep into the night. The old man would shout, “When I die, I will dig my way up and out of the grave and come back and haunt you for the rest of your life!” Neighbors feared […]
Christmas reflection 2014
by Nils von Kalm http://nilsvonkalm.com 100 years ago this year, during the First World War, the Christmas truce took place between British, German and French soldiers in the trenches on the Western Front. On Christmas Eve 1914, soldiers from opposing sides, who were stationed there to kill each other, instead got to know one another, […]
Christian tract for Muslims: comments?
A friend hands these around from a table in downtown Melbourne: ~~ Answering possible questions: Who are you? We are members of a range of Christian churches in Melbourne. We know each other through common friends. We are all volunteers with a common message. Why are you here? Our primary aim to tell people about […]
Humor: Lexophiles (groan!)
“Lexophile” is a word used to describe those that have a love for words, such as “you can tune a piano, but you can’t tuna fish”, or “to write with a broken pencil is pointless.” A competition to see who can come up with the best lexophiles is held every year in an undisclosed location. […]
Dr. Gushee: Contempt for minorities
©David P. Gushee The Reformation Project Conference November 8, 2014 Photo courtesy Rick Wood/The Reformation Project I want to talk tonight about a small minority group that was for almost 2000 years the object of a tragically destructive, religiously motivated, contempt on the part […]
Children in Church (humour)
A little boy was in a relative’s wedding. As he was coming down the aisle, he would take two steps, stop, and turn to the crowd. While facing the crowd, he would put his hands up like claws and roar. So it went, step, step, ROAR, step, step, ROAR, all the way down the aisle. […]
SPIRITUALITY: A BRILLIANT INTRODUCTION…
Review: Hedley Beare ¢â‚¬â„¢s Dolphin ¢â‚¬â„¢s Leap, Hind ¢â‚¬â„¢s Feet: Becoming a Mystic ¢â‚¬“ Journey, Discipline and Practice (Morning Star Publishing 2014). \ Friends ask: ¢â‚¬ËœRowland you ¢â‚¬â„¢re a retired pastor: what are you doing these days? ¢â‚¬â„¢ ¢â‚¬ËœOh, what I ¢â‚¬â„¢ve always done, but without committees or an office. ¢â‚¬â„¢ ¢â‚¬ËœHow ¢â‚¬â„¢s that? ¢â‚¬â„¢ ¢â‚¬ËœI walk the nearby forest trails with people, and we ¢â‚¬Å“rearrange their universe ¢â‚¬ […]
The President and the Astrologer
Joan Quigley, Astrologer to a First Lady, Is Dead at 87 By DOUGLAS MARTIN OCT. 24, 2014 Photo Joan Quigley frequently consulted with Nancy Reagan. CreditEric Risberg/Associated Press In his 1988 memoir, Donald T. Regan, a former chief of staff for President Ronald Reagan, revealed what he called the administration ¢â‚¬â„¢s ¢â‚¬Å“most closely guarded secret. ¢â‚¬ He […]
C S Lewis: 50 years after his death
C S Lewis (1898-1963): two perspectives Today’s C S Lewis Reading (from HarperCollins ¢â‚¬â„¢ A Year With C.S. Lewis: Daily Readings from His Classic Works. Copyright © 2003): Screwtape offers a helpful image: Think of your man as a series of concentric circles, his will being the innermost, his intellect coming next, and finally his fantasy. […]
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