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Rowland Croucher

Rowland Croucher has written 26185 posts for John Mark Ministries

Some of you wanted to throw a shoe at George Bush

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Understanding the Gaza Catastrophe

Richard Falk United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in the Palestinian Territories Posted January 2, 2009 For eighteen months the entire 1.5 million people of Gaza experienced a punishing blockade imposed by Israel, and a variety of traumatizing challenges to the normalcy of daily life. A flicker of hope emerged some six months ago […]

Mystery (Richard Rohr)

Utterly Humbled by Mystery I believe in mystery and multiplicity. To religious believers this may sound almost pagan. But I don’t think so. My very belief and experience of a loving and endlessly creative God has led me to trust in both. I’ve had the good fortune of teaching and preaching across much of the […]

Speed-dating for Churches

Postcard: Winchester By Laura Fitzpatrick Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2008 In the basement of Shenandoah University’s Goodson Chapel one chilly November Sunday morning, John Copenhaver, a tall, white-haired professor of philosophy and religion, folded at the waist to demonstrate how to bow like a monk. The eight students clustered around him watched closely. One, taking stock […]

Wisdom and sanity

I like fruit baskets, because they allow you to mail someone fruit without appearing insane – Demetri Martin If your parents never had children, chances are you won’t either. – Dick Cavett. Skepticism is an epistemological tantrum. – Vanhoozer Nothing is more frustrating and restricting than to set up rules for God and then wonder […]

Book Review – The Trouble with Paris

Book Review – The Trouble with Paris, Mark Sayers, 2008 I believe Mark Sayers’ book, The Trouble with Paris, should be compulsory reading for all Christians living in our affluent western culture. Taken from a comment from a friend of Mark’s who talked about moving to Paris to freshen up her life, and from another […]

Groan!

Two Aerials met on a roof – fell in love – got married The ceremony was rubbish but the Reception was Brilliant. ———————————————————————— A man went to the Doc with a strawberry growing out of his head: The Doc said, “I’ll give you some cream to put on it.” ———————————————————————— “Doctor, Doctor. I can’t stop […]

Rest

Rest is as sustaining as the air we breathe and as refreshing as the water we drink. Wanting to function at peak level during our daily activities, we know it’s important for us to get enough sleep.There may be times, however, when we are physically, mentally and emotionally exhausted. When all around us is chaos […]

Do People Actually Retire Permanently on Cruise Ships?

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Smile

=========================== TODAYS RIDDLE : I am partially baked. I am not completely lit. I am a portion of the moon. I am lesser than full wit. I am a divider of the hour. I am not a total lie. I am a sibling through one parent. Can you guess….what am I??? /\ x x x […]