Rowland Croucher
Pick Me Up
This bloke is 70 years old and loves to fish. He was sitting on the river bank the other day when he heard a voice say, ‘Pick me up.’ He looked around and couldn’t see any one. He thought he was dreaming when he heard the voice say again, ‘Pick me up.’ He looked in […]
They Walk Among Us (again)
‘Millionaire’ Contestant Makes Worst Use Of Lifelines Ever NEW YORK – Idaho resident Kathy Evans brought humiliation to her friends and family Tuesday when she set a new standard for stupidity with her appearance on the popular TV show, ‘Who Wants To Be A Millionaire.’ It seems that Evans, a 32-year-old wife and mother of […]
Experiences of a Bushfire Chaplain
From Rowland: if the formatting’s ‘unique’, please ignore that to read the words! ***** Here’s an article I wrote for one of the community groups I’m involved in. Thought you might be interested… Matt Like everyone, I’ve know some families deeply affected by the fires. Words can’t describe the pain. I spent the day at […]
Doh!
~ A chicken crossing the road is poultry in motion. ~ A Christmas sign outside a church: “The original Christmas Club.” ~ A dog who gave birth to puppies on the roadside was cited for littering. ~ A farmer is a man who is outstanding in his field. ~ A friend is a person who […]
Bad umpiring/refereeing
AFL: John Kennedy was asked about the standard of umpiring after Hawthorn had done it tough. “Normally I have no comment, but today I have no comment whatsoever!” And Rugby League legend Roy Masters’ reply to the same question: “I’ve always had a policy of never criticising bad umpiring!”
Barack Obama’s comments at the National Prayer Breakfast
Thursday, February 5th, 2009 at 12:08 pm “This is my hope. This is my prayer.” “The particular faith that motivates each of us can promote a greater good for all of us,” President Obama said this morning to a crowd of several thousand people gathered for the National Prayer Breakfast at the Washington Hilton in […]
Workaholic Clergy
Sent by a friend, February 2009 By Tom Huheey Recent research reported by David Briggs, Associated Press religion writer, says that a typical Sunday begins for the pastor at 7:30 in the morning and runs until 6:30 in the evening/ And Sunday is not their busiest day of the week. The national study by Leadership […]
Saudi Arabia
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. ***** Christians in Saudi Arabia have requested our prayers for two incidents. First, Hamoud Bin Saleh, a Saudi national, was arrested on 13th January after writing […]
A Code of Conduct for Tourism in the Holy Land
A Code of Conduct for Tourism in the Holy Land: A Palestinian Initiative (Pardon the formatting…) ALTERNATIVE TOURISM GROUP 2008 DECEMBER Responsible and just forms of tourism offer communities opportunities to share their cultures, tell their stories, request solidarity and foster tolerance and greater understanding. This is the principle that has shaped this Code of […]
Religion Statistics
FAITH NO MORE DOES LITTLE GOOD FOR SOCIETY John Dickson February 3, 2009 Australians are becoming less religious, but the dramatic increase in those ticking the “no religion” box might not be as troubling for faith as it seems. New reports from census data found the proportion of people identifying themselves as having “no religion” […]
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