Rowland Croucher
Eritrea
08 June 2011 Tortured, beaten, raped, kidnapped, imprisoned: Eritrean Christian refugees in Egypt need your help Barnabas Fund is helping Eritrean Christian refugees who have fled the brutal regime of their homeland to Egypt where hundreds are in prison or taken hostage for ransom, and subjected to torture, beatings and sexual assault. They risk their […]
Zimbabwe (and Pakistan)
Religious Liberty Prayer Bulletin | RLPB 111 | Wed 08 Jun 2011 ————————————————— ZIMBABWE: ANGLICANS EVICTED FROM CHURCHES AND HOMES Plus Pakistan Update ————————————————— By Elizabeth Kendal RLPB 110 on Zimbabwe was issued last Wednesday 1 June after news emerged that churches were facing escalating levels of political violence (see also Religious Liberty Monitoring). This […]
Stress and Burnout in Pastoral Ministry: A Prologue
A couple of years ago one of our Australian State Baptist Unions asked me to summarize what I ¢â‚¬â„¢d learned in 30 years talking to pastors and ex-pastors. Here ¢â‚¬â„¢s an excerpt from my introduction to the manual they commissioned me to write [1]. Today it ¢â‚¬â„¢s both easier and harder to be a pastor. Easier, because we […]
Will Most Suffer in Hell Forever?
There are many articles on this site on this broad subject – use the search facility with the words ‘universalism’, ‘hell’ etc. Here’s a conservative approach: **** Alan Scholes – Guest Blogger | Written on April 11, 2011 Universalism is once again a hot topic for many Christians. Perhaps this fictionalized conversation can shed some […]
Leadership for success
(Note: applies to churches and their leaders too… Rowland). Equipping Your Nonprofit Board for Success Posted on January 5, 2011 Board member expectations are always a hot topic in this sector. Ask any nonprofit executive or development staff member and they ¢â‚¬â„¢re likely to give you a laundry list of things their board could do better. […]
THE COSMIC CHRIST
Christ is not Jesus ¢â‚¬â„¢ last name. Christ is a much more inclusive title, which we so consistently tack onto the name Jesus that we think Jesus Christ is his full name! There is a wonderful and correct phraseology in Peter’s first sermon after the Pentecost event; he says “God has made this Jesus whom you […]
Clean Humo[u]r
A man consults a therapist and states, “Doc, I’m suicidal. What should I do?” The doctor replies, “Pay in advance.” =========================== Did I Read That Sign Right? In an office: TOILET OUT OF ORDER…… PLEASE USE FLOOR BELOW In a Laundromat: AUTOMATIC WASHING MACHINES: PLEASE REMOVE ALL YOUR CLOTHES WHEN THE LIGHT GOES OUT In […]
Is “Chick Lit” Just Emotional Porn?
A look at the darker side of romance novels. On the nightstand of a woman you know, there ¢â‚¬â„¢s a Christian romance novel and a Bible. Does that matter? On the Kindle of a one of your female friends, there ¢â‚¬â„¢s a ¢â‚¬Å“young adult ¢â‚¬ fiction bestseller. Does that matter? A new book by Boston University researchers Ogi […]
Baptist Cowboy
A cowboy, who just moved to Wyoming from Texas , walks into a bar and orders three mugs of Bud. He sits in the back of the room, drinking a sip out of each one in turn. When he finishes them, he comes back to the bar and orders three more. The bartender approaches and […]
Pray for the World June 7 2011
AUSTRALIAN PRAYER NETWORK NEWSLETTER * MANY STILL UNREACHED IN CHINA * WORLD BANK SAYS WORLD ONE SHOCK AWAY FROM FOOD CRISIS * THE CHANGING FACE OF THE CHURCH * MUSLIMS KILL AT LEAST 100 CHRISTIANS AND BURN OVER 40 CHURCHES IN NIGERIA * PERSECUTION AGAINST CHRISTIANS IN PAKISTAN * ALGERIAN CHURCHES ORDERED TO CLOSE THEIR […]
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