Rowland Croucher
CHURCH BULLETIN BLOOPERS :-)
Love those Church Ladies.. They’re Back! Those wonderful Church Bulletins! Thank God for church ladies with typewriters. These sentences (with all the BLOOPERS) actually appeared in church bulletins or were announced in church services: ————————– The Fasting & Prayer Conference includes meals. ————————– The sermon this morning: ‘Jesus Walks on the Water.’ The sermon tonight: […]
Statement of Faith of the United Church of Canada
We are not alone, we live in God’s world. We believe in God: who has created and is creating , who has come in Jesus, the Word made flesh, to reconcile and make new, who works in us and others by the Spirit. We trust in God. We are called to be the church: to […]
Muslims, Middle Schoolers, and Lawsuits
Sightings 10/14/2010 *Muslims, Middle Schoolers, and Lawsuits* – Joseph Laycock In May, Wellesley Middle School took a class field trip to see the Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center (ISBCC) in Roxbury. The curriculum had previously included field trips to a synagogue as well as performances of gospel music and lectures by Hindu religious leaders. […]
A Special Gift
A young man learns what’s most important in life from the guy next door It had been some time since Jack had seen the old man. College, girls, career, and life itself got in the way. In fact, Jack moved clear across the country in pursuit of his dreams. There, in the rush of his […]
Essential theology books of the past 25 years
Oct 04, 2010 We posed this question to eight theologians: Suppose someone who hasn’t been keeping up with theology for the past 25 years now wants to read the most important books written during that time. What five titles would you suggest? Here are their responses: Stanley Hauerwas Amos Yong Emilie M. Townes Lawrence S. […]
A QUIET MIND
‘Quiet minds cannot be perplexed or frightened, but go on in fortune or misfortune at their own private pace, like a clock during a thunderstorm’. -Robert Louis Stevenson In order for me to attain a quiet mind, which I have found to be a glorious state in which to remain, I need to practice Silence, […]
Schleiermacher Reconsidered
by Rev. Prof. John Macquarrie (Expository Times, April 1969, pp. 196 ff.) Full article available here – http://ext.sagepub.com/content/80/7/196.extract Excerpts: Schleiermacher’s thesis: Faith is the attitude of the whole person, not merely an assent of the mind. Schleiermacher’s successor – Rudolf Otto, who credits Schleiermacher with nothing less than the ‘rediscovery of religion’, while his own […]
Money Making and Money Giving
*Sightings* 10/11/2010 – Martin E. Marty Ungodly and godly money making and money giving are key topics while many Christian churches gear up for November as ¢â‚¬Å“stewardship month. ¢â‚¬ As they and others face ¢â‚¬Å“budget-setting time, ¢â‚¬ multiple items netted from the public press and the internet beckon for attention. Several focus on the more gross stories […]
Love and Need
I love you ‘cos I need to, not because I need you. I love you ‘cos I understand that God has given me your hand – U2, Luminous Times I was walking through the caf ƒ © at work the other day and heard this U2 song playing over the airwaves. The next line of the song […]
Humility Practicum :-)
SIX TRUTHS IN LIFE . 1. You cannot stick your tongue out and look up at the ceiling at the same time – a physical impossibility. . 2. All knuckleheads, after reading #1 will try it. 3. And discover #1 is a lie. 4. You are smiling now because you are a knucklehead. . 5. […]
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