Rowland Croucher
New Pet
A man walks into a pet shop and says, “I’d like to buy a wasp, please.” “Sorry sir, we don’t sell wasps.” “You’ve got three in the window.” ***** [Sometimes it’s a baker’s or greengrocer’s shop…]
Dreams From My Father by Barack Obama
(By Geoff Pound) This reprinted book illustrates the power of publicity. In the preface to this 2004 edition Barack Obama said that when the book was first released in 1995 the sales were ‘underwhelming’. Since he became US Senator and Vice Presidential nominee the book has become the ‘No. 1 International Bestseller’. The author’s honesty […]
Australian Prayer Network Newsletter
October 6, 2008 * VIOLENCE AGAINST CHRISTIANS CONTINUES IN INDIA * CHRISTIANS IN LONDON PRAY FOR AN END TO GUN AND KNIFE CRIMES * MOST SUCCESSFUL EUROPEAN PASTOR PASSES ON THE BATON * WINDOWS INTERNATIONAL PRAYER ALERT FOR IRAN * TONY BLAIR SEARCHES FOR RELIGIOUS YOUTH AMBASSADORS * GIDEONS COMMEMORATE 100th ANNIVERSARY OF FIRST BIBLE […]
Barnabas Fund Prayer Focus Update
Prayer Focus Update October 2008 Issue 144 PRAYER FOCUS UPDATE is a monthly information bulletin with up-to-date news on the persecuted Church to help Christians pray for their suffering brothers and sisters. You can use this for prayer groups, your own information and for inclusion in church magazines. It can be sent via email, is […]
Grace isn’t fair
Matthew 20:1-16 The workers in the vineyard ‘For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire labourers for his vineyard. 2After agreeing with the labourers for the usual daily wage,* he sent them into his vineyard. 3When he went out about nine o’clock, he saw others […]
Grace isn’t fair
Hi Rowland, Below is a piece that appeared in last Sunday’s Age on grace. It’s entitled ‘Grace isn’t fair’. Nils I’ve been realising recently how much I try to impress God. I know I can’t make God love me any more or any less than he already does, but still I try to impress him. […]
Christian Populism, Then and Now
*Sightings* 10/2/08 — Robert S. McElvaine Vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin may seem at first glance to have much in common with Christian populist William Jennings Bryan: Both present themselves as representatives of the Common Citizen and claim to believe that everything in the Bible is literally true. But is this populism — or this Christianity […]
Repent, the End is Near! (The financial collapse)
************************************************* SojoMail a weekly email-zine of spirituality, politics, and culture http://go.sojo.net/ct/C7LWub11OSjl/ ************************************************* ================================================= QUOTE OF THE WEEK ================================================= These hundreds are engaged in conspiratorial actions against Palestinians and the security forces. It’s a very grave phenomenon. This is harming our ability to carry out security missions in the territories. We have to divert our efforts […]
Iranian Parliament provisionally approves death penalty for leaving Islam
The Iranian Parliament has given provisional approval, by a majority of 196 to seven, to a bill that mandates the death penalty for apostasy from Islam. Until now Iranian judges could impose the death penalty in such cases only on the basis of Islamic law and /fatwas, /not on the basis of Iranian law. The […]
The Church Wrecker’s Guide
By Thomas Scarborough Christian leadership guru Bobby Clinton writes: “I have been particularly amazed at how much conflict there is in Churches… I would guess that most leaders spend the majority of their time and energy dealing with conflict” (The Making of a Leader, pg. 162). While I wouldn’t fit the profile of “most leaders”, […]
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