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Rowland Croucher

Rowland Croucher has written 26185 posts for John Mark Ministries
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Mauritius: if they can do it, why can’t other nations?

On March 19, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Joseph Stiglitz March 11, 2011 Mauritians have increased their income per head from less than $400 to $6700. In a series of bewildering accomplishments, Mauritius shows how to provide free healthcare and education. SUPPOSE someone were to describe a small country that provided free tertiary education, transport for schoolchildren and free healthcare – including heart […]

Life is hard

On March 19, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

by Nils von Kalm http://soulthoughts.com I’ve had an emotional couple of weeks. It started when my wife and I attended a conference on a Christian response to climate change. The situation really is dire but our response is not to be one of despair and throwing our hands up in defeat. Our response is to […]

Rahab – the woman made in the image of God

On March 19, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

by Nils von Kalm http://soulthoughts.com As part of an ongoing celebration of the 100th International Women’s Day, I have been asked by some colleagues to say a few words about a significant woman of history. Here is an extended version of what I plan to say. As a male, I am aware of the responsibility […]

The Hypocrisy of the United Nations Human Rights Council

On March 18, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Libya sitting in judgment on human rights? The UN has that and worse. Frida Ghitis March 18, 2011 Imagine a tribunal before which governments appear to face the world’s judgment on their respect for human rights. Now imagine Muammar Gaddafi’s Libya sitting on that tribunal. It sounds absurd. But it is the true picture of […]

Final briefing on same sex marriage

On March 18, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Greetings all. I’m Peter. Saint Peter if you prefer. But we are all saints, of course, as you Evangelicals know. You are all here to explain to the Almighty why you have opposed same sex marriages before you go to your eternal, um, reward. We don’t normally do pre-Judgment briefings here. But it’s a sensitive […]

Paul Tillich as Hero: An Interview with Rollo May

On March 17, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

by Eliott Wright Mr. Wright is on the staff of Religious News service, New York City. This article appeared in the  Christian Century, May 15, 1974, pp. 530-533. Copyright by The Christian Century Foundation; used by permission. Current articles and subscription information can be fond at  www.christiancentury.org. This material was prepared for Religion Online by Ted and […]

SOUTHERN SUDAN: Serious Conflict

On March 17, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Religious Liberty Prayer Bulletin | RLPB 099 | Wed 16 Mar 2011 ———————————————— SUDAN: SERIOUS CONFLICT IN SOUTH; ABYEI ATTACKED ———————————————— By Elizabeth Kendal Insecurity in predominantly Christian Southern Sudan has intensified since the 9 January 2011 referendum on Southern self-determination. The Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) has been fighting various southern armed opposition groups, […]

‘God rock’

On March 17, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

God rock soars on an appetite for devotion The Hillsong Church band is topping the charts. John Elder reports on its heavenly success. Date: 06/03/2011 Sunday Age IF  ROCK’N’ROLL is the devil’s music, how did an album by Hillsong Church’s house band manage to get to the top of Australian iTunes charts? The Hillsong album, Aftermath, […]

Social Justice

On March 16, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Social Justice is ‘most important’   for Jesus (with love Luke 11:42) But it doesn’t get a mention in our creeds, or – until recently – Statements of Faith or Mission Statements… Why is that? Part 1: [powerpress url=”http://dl.dropbox.com/u/19929237/Social_Justice/Social_Justice-001.mp3″] Part 2: [powerpress url=”http://dl.dropbox.com/u/19929237/Social_Justice/Social_Justice-002.mp3″] Part 3: [powerpress url=”http://dl.dropbox.com/u/19929237/Social_Justice/Social_Justice-003.mp3″] Part 4: [powerpress url=”http://dl.dropbox.com/u/19929237/Social_Justice/Social_Justice-004.mp3″] Part 5: [powerpress url=”http://dl.dropbox.com/u/19929237/Social_Justice/Social_Justice-005.mp3″] Part […]

PRAY FOR THE WORLD 16 March 2011

On March 16, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

AUSTRALIAN   PRAYER   NETWORK   NEWSLETTER * CHRISTIAN MINORITIES VULNERABLE AS REVOLUTION SPREADS * NORTH KOREA FORMER SECURITY AGENTS TELL OF INFILTRATING CHRISTIANS * ZIMBABWE POISED ON THE EDGE OF CHANGE * GOD BLESS THE WORLD'S NEWEST COUNTRY: SOUTHERN SUDAN * SUMMARY OF MIDDLE EAST UNREST * COUPLE SEEK RIGHT TO USE DEAD SON'S SPERM ———————————————– CHRISTIAN […]

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