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Rowland Croucher

Rowland Croucher has written 26185 posts for John Mark Ministries
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Funny Grandma

On March 2, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

(Well, most of it is funny 🙂 http://www.coolestone.com/media/1127/Funny_Grandma_Doing_Amazing_Stand_Up…/

A Text For Pastors/people-helpers

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‘Crowds gathered to hear Jesus’ teaching and be healed, but he would go into the desert…’ (Luke 5:15-16). A key to understanding burnout-as-emotional-exhaustion – ‘overhelpfulness’ (sometimes so helpers can feel good…). What happens in deserts? Nothing. The best thing we can do for some people is leave them alone to help themselves… Evangelicals, note: for […]

Christians Persecuted in Iran

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March 1, 2010 CIRCULATION CODE 3. OPEN. May be circulated to general mailing lists, outside organizations, and quoted from freely in reports citing “Middle East Concern” as the source of the information. ***** Three believers from a Muslim background (BMBs) remain detained in Evin prison after being arrested, along with 12 others, on 24th December […]

Prayer Network Newsletter

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AUSTRALIAN PRAYER NETWORK NEWSLETTER March 1, 2010 * GANG MEMBER CLAIMS MUSLIMS CONTROL BRITISH UNDERWORLD * PUSH FOR ISLAMIC COURTS IN KENYA ALARMS CHRISTIANS * DETAINED AMERICAN MISSIONARIES SET FREE IN HAITI * U.K. POLICE WHO BELIEVE PRAYER CAN CUT CRIME GIVEN FINANCIAL GRANT * GOD HAS NOT SURRENDERED TO ISLAM * CHILD TRAFFICKERS POSING […]

Reunion

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The Reunion !! A group of 40 years old buddies discuss and discuss where they should meet for dinner. Finally it is agreed upon that they should meet at the Ocean View restaurant because the waitresses there have low cut blouses and nice breasts. 10 years later, at 50 years of age, the group once […]

Islam and Christianity: dissent, tolerance and persecution

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From a wise friend on Facebook: You are right to say that persecution should not take place for the reason that we share an essential humanity. But what should happen and what does happen are often quite different. Christians are possibly more widely persecuted for their faith around the world at present than any other […]

Biblical Literalism and Gay Rights

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You may not agree with him, but Martin Marty says interesting things interestingly… *Sightings* 3/1/10 Biblical Literalism — Martin E. Marty Lauren Ashley, self-proclaimed Miss Beverly Hills, now rejected by Hills officials, is drawing more media attention as an oracle than anyone else since another would-be Beauty Queen, Carrie Prejean, spoke. Both commented on homosexuality. […]

Christian Copts in Egypt

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Senior officials of the World Council of Churches have warned that Christian Copts in Egypt are being made to feel like “aliens in their own country”. READ ON

Famous Six-Word Sentences [2]

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Note from Rowland: I posted this on Facebook, *** FAMOUS SIX-WORD SENTENCES: “Brevity is the soul of wit”. “The exits were entrances in disguise.” “For sale: baby shoes, never worn” (Hemingway?). Zen observation: “Tried surfing on a calm day.” “Miserable childhood leads to royalties.” (Frank McCourt). Know any more? *** and got these responses: Rowland […]

Liberals, Conservatives and Sexuality

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*Sightings* 2/22/10 Sexuality — Martin E. Mary Thirteen months ago *Sightings* commented on a report by the Religious Institute on Sexual Morality, Justice, and Healing, and its unsurprising finding that most theological seminaries do nothing to prepare future ministers to deal with sexual issues. They do almost as little on economic issues. Can we all […]

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