Rowland Croucher
EASTER PRAYERS
Lord of life, submitting to death you conquered the grave. By being lifted on a cross, you draw all peoples to you. By being raised from the dead, you restore to humanity all that we had lost through sin. Throughout these fifty days of Easter we proclaim the marvelous mystery of death and resurrection. For […]
CONVERSION
I don’t know Who – or what – put the question. I don’t know when it was put. I don’t even remember answering. But at some moment I did answer Yes to Someone – or Something – and from that hour I was certain that existence is meaningful and that therefore my life in self-surrender […]
WISDOM :-)
* Always remember you’re unique. Just like everyone else. * If you think nobody cares whether you’re alive or dead, try missing couple of mortgage payments. * Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize hem, you’re a mile away and you have their shoes. * […]
Modern Christian Martyrs
Did you know an estimated 176,000 Christians were martyred in the 12 months prior to June 2009? That is 482 people who died for their faith every day or one every 3 minutes. Source: Open Doors USA
SLOW DAY IN TEXAS
It’s a slow day in a little East Texas town. The sun is beating down, and the streets are deserted. Times are tough, everybody is in debt, and everybody lives on credit……On this particular day a rich tourist from back east is driving through town. He stops at the motel and lays a $100 bill […]
Antonyms
At the orientation class for first-year psychiatry students at a Houston university, the lecturer had invited them to volunteer antonyms of the human experiences that he would list for them; and everything was progressing so well…. “Fear!” “Courage!” “Grief!” “Happiness!” “Elation!” “Depression!” “Woe!” Silence, until one student piped up: “Sir, Ah do believe that would […]
Non-Muslim Minorities Under Islamic Rule
The Status of Non-Muslim Minorities Under Islamic Rule Dhimmitude: the Islamic system of governing populations conquered by jihad wars, encompassing all of the demographic, ethnic, and religious aspects of the political system. The word “dhimmitude” as a historical concept, was coined by Bat Ye’or in 1983 to describe the legal and social conditions of Jews […]
PRAY FOR THE WORLD April 2010
AUSTRALIAN PRAYER NETWORK NEWSLETTER * RUSSIA BECOMES TARGET OF JIHADIST EXTREMISTS * NORTH KOREAN CHRISTIANS USED TO TEST CHEMICAL WEAPONS * PRAYER FOR CHINA EARTHQUAKE * NEW LIFE SPRINGING FROM BLOOD SOAKED GROUND * ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT ON ANGLICAN BISHOP IN EL SALVADOR * VOODOO PRIEST SEES JESUS AND GIVES HIS LIFE TO CHRIST * INDIA: […]
To what shall I compare the kingdom?
To what shall I compare the kingdom? Let’s dream a little… Some time ago a group of people of which I am a part were asked how we would explain the Kingdom of God to a person with no biblical background. We had to be careful to avoid any ‘Christian-ese’! I immediately thought of how […]
We Turn to You O God
We turn to you, O God of every nation,/ giver of good and origin of life;/ your love is at the heart of all creation,/ your hurt is people’s pain in war and death.// Teach us, good Lord, to serve the need of others,/ help us to give and not to count the cost./ Unite […]
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