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Rowland Croucher

Rowland Croucher has written 26185 posts for John Mark Ministries

Kazakhstan; Tajikistan

FORUM 18 NEWS SERVICE, Oslo, Norway http://www.forum18.org/ The right to believe, to worship and witness The right to change one’s belief or religion The right to join together and express one’s belief ================================================= 6 October 2008 KAZAKHSTAN: MONTHS IN PRISON FOR LEADING UNREGISTERED WORSHIP? http://www.forum18.org/Archive.php?article_id=1199 If convicted at his trial due on 9 October in […]

Churches and Politics in Canada

Churches weigh in on 2008 election Sunday, October 5, 2008 By Dennis Gruending Some Canadian churches are posing earnest but polite questions for candidates and parties in the 2008 election campaign while religious conservatives are denouncing Stephen Harper for betraying them on abortion. The statements and election kits prepared by the churches fall into three […]

360 Degree Feedback

360 Degree Feedback: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly What is 360 Degree Feedback? By Susan M. Heathfield, About.com Leadership DevelopmentBest Australian leadership training Most researched leadership coursehttp://www.theleadershipchallenge.com.au 360 Degree FeedbackA Little Team Building Goes a Long Way for Your Business. Find It Now!http://www.business.com 360 performance appraisalDone quickly and accurately! See for yourself. 14 […]

F W Boreham, ‘Second Thoughts’

Dr F W Boreham was introduced to an international conference of pastors in 1936 as ‘the man whose name is on all our lips, whose books are on all our shelves and whose illustrations are in all our sermons.’ Frank Boreham lived in England, New Zealand and Australia between 1871 and 1959. He authored 55 […]

Boreham’s New Book ‘A Packet of Surprises’

Ten Reasons To Read Boreham’s New Book ‘A Packet of Surprises’ Have you got yourself a copy of the new F W Boreham book that has just been released? I think it is one of the most important books to read for these ten reasons: 1. This is the *first time the best sermons and […]

When is Kosher not Kosher?

*Sightings* 10/9/08 — Nora Rubel In my introductory Judaism course, the most common questions my students have relate to confusion over dietary laws. Many are surprised to learn that the actual definition of *kosher* has nothing to do with food. The slang use of the term (“Something’s not kosher here”) is actually correct. Kosher meat […]

Ultimate Irish Joke?

Mick and Paddy were walking home from the pub. Mick says to Paddy, ‘I can’t be bothered to walk all that way.’ ‘I know,’ says Paddy, ‘but we’ve no money for a cab and we’ve missed the last bus home.’ ‘We could steal a bus from the depot,’ Mick suggests. They arrive at the bus […]

A Shattering moment in America’s fall from power

The global financial crisis will see the US falter in the same way the Soviet Union did when the Berlin Wall came down. The era of American dominance is over ***** Our gaze might be on the markets melting down, but the upheaval we are experiencing is more than a financial crisis, however large. Here […]

Diet Rules

1. If you eat something, but no one else sees you eat it, it has no calories. 2. When drinking a diet coke while eating a Mars bar, the calories in the Mars bar are canceled by the diet coke. 3. When you eat with someone else, calories don’t count as long as you don’t […]

Girl with a problem

A woman takes her 16-year-old daughter to the doctor. The doctor says, “Okay, Mrs. Jones, what’s the problem?” The mother says, “It’s my daughter Carla, she keeps getting these cravings, she’s putting on weight and is sick most mornings.” The doctor gives Carla a good examination then turns to the mother and says, “Well, I […]