Rowland Croucher
No Smiting (God has mellowed)
No Smiting By PAUL BLOOM Published: June 24, 2009 God has mellowed. The God that most Americans worship occasionally gets upset about abortion and gay marriage, but he is a softy compared with the Yahweh of the Hebrew Bible. That was a warrior God, savagely tribal, deeply insecure about his status and willing to commit […]
Pastoral Visiting
Ministry Perspective #11: Who Rings the Door Bell Now? by John Simpson Is the home visit finished? Has this classic pastoral care strategy finally fallen by the way side? It seems that the door bells are not being rung as often these days. The preacher cum house caller model of pastoral leadership is fading. The […]
Some good quotes
“When anything disagreeable happens to you, remember Christ crucified and keep silent. “ St. John of the Cross “When you pray, move your feet.” African proverb “If to be feelingly alive to the sufferings of my fellow-creatures is to be a fanatic, I am one of the most incurable fanatics ever permitted to be at […]
Parrot, driving, bad marriage, Unleavened bread etc.
A man received a phone call one day, and the caller asked if he had lost a parrot. He said that he had indeed lost the bird, but wanted to know how the caller located him. The caller said that the bird had landed on his balcony and kept repeating, “Hi, you have reached 555-1234. […]
Value of Time
To realize the value of a sister/brother Ask someone who doesn ¢â‚¬â„¢t have one. To realize the value of ten years: Ask a newly Divorced couple. To realize the value of four years: Ask a graduate. To realize The value of one year: Ask a student who Has failed a final exam.> To realize The value […]
Cricket
For those who will be watching The Ashes cricket series between England and Australia starting in July (2009)! In order to assist people who are not familiar with the game of Cricket, we offer this explanation. Cricket is a game in which there are 2 sides – one out on the field, and the other […]
How to Help an Alcoholic
To this: I am *not* paying for the alcoholic who lives on the street with free access to a clinic. He may cost me a *lot more money* if he is given money to access expensive medical care for all of the illnesses he brought upon himself, due to his alcoholism. The least expensive way […]
National Curmudgeon Day
Harry T. Cook 7/02/09 If you are reading this essay, it’s because my editor stopped rolling her eyes and shaking her head from side to side long enough to format and schedule it for posting. That editor does not want her best non-paying customer to become like the prototypical old man sitting sullenly on his […]
By Their Leaves Ye Shall Know Them
Harry T. Cook 5/15/09 The need to vacate a church office I had occupied for nearly 22 years was cause for much book sorting and moving. My working library — books and other publications pertinent to my area of research — had been about evenly divided between church and home. Largely at the latter over […]
Easter Dinner with the Devil
(This looks interesting) Matt Porricelli 2007 ISBN 978-160461483-1 Blurb: Porricelli has come up with a fictionalised account of Jesus’ debate with Satan during the three days he spend in hell following the crucifixion – a debate which touches on all the major christian issues. On the first day, sharp, captivating dialogue occurs between Satan and […]
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