Rowland Croucher
Pastoral knowlege/caring
“People don’t care how much you know, until they know how much you care” – John Maxwell
Brave girls pay high price for exposing evil
a.. Les Kennedy b.. April 19, 2009 TWO girls who exposed their school principal as a sexual predator say their lives have been ruined since they were expelled from the Christian college. Friends Sarah Johnson and Bec Gavan blew the whistle on St Andrew’s Christian School headmaster Frank Bailey, who is awaiting sentencing after pleading […]
Rabbi Harold Kushner – THE PROBLEM OF EVIL
I recommend Rabbi Harold Kushner’s “When Bad Things Hapen To Good People” (HarperCollins: 1981) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ from Samantha Trenoweth “The Future Of God: Personal adventures in spirituality with thirteen of today’s eminent thinkers”(Millenium Books: 1995) [Speaking with Rabbi Harold Kushner] Why do bad things happen to good people? …. “This is the crucial question … When […]
Welcome To Holland: Raising A Child With A Disability
This very timely piece of writing addresses a common need: for parents and carers to adjust to the challenging task of raising a child with a disability. See http://ameliasgranddad.blogspot.com/ for the story of our little Bella… Rowland Croucher, April 2009 ***** WELCOME TO HOLLAND by Emily Perl Kingsley. I am often asked to describe the […]
Doughnuts and creativity: did you know this important piece of information?
Hansen Gregory, an American, claimed to have invented the ring-shaped doughnut in 1847 aboard a lime-trading ship when he was only sixteen years old. Gregory was dissatisfied with the greasiness of doughnuts twisted into various shapes and with the raw center of regular doughnuts. He claimed to have punched a hole in the center of […]
Ways to be Saved!
From a Usenet newsgroup: If you want to look at all the different ways of being saved, it seems all you have to do is: – Say the right things – Matthew 12:37 – Do the right things – John 5:29, Psalm 62:12, Jeremiah 17:10, Ezekiel 18:27, Matthew 16.27, Matthew 25:34-36, Romans 2:6, 13, 2 […]
Crazy for God: An Interview with Frank Schaeffer
Interview Crazy for God An Interview with Frank Schaeffer By John W. Whitehead The public image of the leaders of the religious right I met with so many times also contrasted with who they really were. In public, they maintained an image that was usually quite smooth. In private, they ranged from unreconstructed bigot reactionaries […]
Update on trial of murderers of Christians in Turkey
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. April 2009 Greetings in the name of Jesus, our risen Lord This Saturday, 18th April, is the second anniversary of the murders of Necati Aydin, Ugur […]
The Dawn Rowan Vigil: A Retrospective
This is the first time – in 71 years of living, and about 40 years of stirring on social justice issues – that I’ve participated in a public protest. I’m not ‘that kind of person’, but this gross injustice has got me wound up. Being a clergyman, I’m generally treated with respect, sometimes with deference. […]
Differing Perspectives
Two guys were discussing popular family trends on sex, marriage, and family values. Bill said, ‘I didn’t sleep with my wife before we got married, what about you?’ Larry replied, ‘I’m not sure, what was her maiden name?’ ——————————————————— A little boy went up to his father and asked: ‘Dad, where did my intelligence come […]
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