Rowland Croucher
The Rapture – Should it be Left Behind?
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 And regarding the question, friends, that has come up about what happens to those already dead and buried, we don’t want you in the dark any longer. First off, you must not carry on over them like people who have nothing to look forward to, as if the grave were the last […]
Justice, Gravity and Water
Note from Rowland: This is a brilliant sermon, in my view, except for one word – in the last paragraph. The word is ‘unknowable’… Harry T. Cook 11/09/08 Amos 5: 18-24 The little man from the little village of Tekoa about 10 miles due south of Jerusalem set down his pruning shears and shepherd’s crook […]
Atheism
The Soviets loved to publicize Gagarin’s famous line, that he went up in to heaven, and didn’t see God there. An anonymous Russian Orthodox priest is said to have answered, “If you could not see God on earth, you will certainly never see Him in Heaven”.
Bits of knowledge
THESE BITS OF KNOWLEDGE WILL JUST MAKE YOUR DAY.. “Stewardesses” is the longest word typed with only the left hand …. And “lollipop” is the longest word typed with your right hand. (Bet you tried this out mentally, didn’t you?) No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, or purple. “Dreamt” is […]
The Death Penalty
Here’s an article written by ethicist Andrew Cameron, when Australian Nguyen Tuong Van was executed in Singapore: “I will demand an accounting for the life of his fellow man. Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed; for in the image of God has God made man.” (God, Genesis 9:5b-6) […]
The Case for Non-Violence
From a thoughtful friend: The general assumption is that either we a. do nothing in the face of oppressive circumstances or b. we have to use violent force. I think (and Jesus, Gandhi, MLK Jr. and others thought) there was another – much better – way of nonviolent resistance. Nonviolence means getting in the way […]
Two Prawns (groan…)
Far away in the tropical waters of the Caribbean, two prawns were swimming around in the sea, one called Justin and the other called Christian. The prawns were constantly being harassed and threatened by sharks that inhabited the area. Finally one day Justin said to Christian, “I’m fed up with being a prawn; I wish […]
The U.S. Election: Martin Marty’s take on which Christians voted for whom
*Sightings* 11/10/08 Base Rebuilding — Martin E. Marty If you trust the blunt instrument of exit polls, you will have followed up after the presidential election by reading somewhat contradictory observations by experienced columnists. To put an old clich © to work, Naomi Schaefer Riley in the November 7th *Wall Street Journal* sees the glass half […]
Healthy People
Larry Crabb (“Understanding People”) “…Healthy people experience a marred joy. For them, life is lived in the minor key, but with an eager anticipation of the day when the Master Musician will strike up the eternal anthem in the major key. Healthy people are sad because they know things are not now as they should […]
Like Mandela, Obama can lead his country to a better future
* Desmond Tutu * November 11, 2008 I AM rubbing my eyes in disbelief and wonder. It can’t be true that Barack Obama, the son of a Kenyan, is the next president of the United States. But it is true, exhilaratingly true. An unbelievable turnaround. I want to jump and dance and shout, as I […]
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