Rowland Croucher
Man shortage
Men and Women and Conversation Listen here, Sonny Jim, and we might get somewhere The man shortage is a vastly overrated problem. From where I sit there seems to be an excess of men. In parliaments, in businesses, in universities, in my own home. I can’t get away from them. There are plenty of men […]
Republicans and Light-Bulbs
How many members of the Republican Party does it take to change a light bulb? Answer: TEN… 1. One to deny that a light bulb needs to be changed, 2. One to attack the patriotism of anyone who says the light bulb needs to be changed, 3. One to blame Clinton for burning out the […]
Worship: Forward to Basics
Forward to Basics. I like that. It could become the mission statement of a the worship committee acting as curators of the worship space working on new approaches to doing worship. Someone in a book I read recently described his top 5 qualities of worship in a postmodern culture as authenticity, community, abandonment of dogma, […]
Good books for pastors
September 2008 The following is designed as an aid to help recommend some thoughtful books to Victorian Baptist pastors. Of course anyone is welcome to use it. We admit it has gaps. In fact we are sure that it will have glaring omissions largely because we have intentionally tried to keep the number of books […]
Australian Prayer Network Newsletter
A few interesting items here… **** * TROUBLE MOUNTS FOR THE CHURCH IN ORISSA * UNITED STATES FIGHTS ISLAMIC ANTI DEFAMATION PUSH IN UNITED NATIONS * OLYMPICS ARE OVER AND LIFE RETURNS TO NORMAL FOR CHINESE CHRISTIANS * JUDGE RULES GOVERNOR CAN ORDER RECOGNITION OF HOMOSEXUAL MARRIAGES * GOD’S PRIORITY FOR ORPHANS * A CALL […]
Forgiving seventy times seven
Another challenging sermon from my liberal friend Harry Cook. Very Close to the Center Harry T. Cook 9/14/08 Matthew 18: 21-35 We are into today’s reading from St. Matthew only by three sentences when we find ourselves at or very near the center of the ethical wisdom credited by history to Jesus of Nazareth. It […]
Tarzan pun
Extensive research has revealed the ultimate fate of Lord Greystoke, better known as Tarzan. It seems he lost his grip on a slippery creeper whilst swinging through the jungle, and fell to his death. The native tribe who discovered his body gave him their highest honour: they extracted his intestines, dried them in the sun, […]
Al Qaeda Targets Evangelist to Muslims
* * * * FLASH TRAFFIC: WASHINGTON UPDATE * * * * EXCLUSIVE: AL QAEDA TARGETS LEADING ARAB EVANGELIST OPERATING IN THE U.S. FOR PREACHING THE GOSPEL TO MUSLIMS By Joel C. Rosenberg (Washington, D.C., September 9, 2008) — You have probably never heard of Father Zakaria Botros. But you need to know his story. […]
Pearly Gates
Famous death With all the sadness and trauma going on in the world at the moment, it is worth reflecting on the death last week of a very important person, which almost went unnoticed. Larry LaPrise, the man who wrote ‘The Hokey Pokey’ died peacefully at the age of 93. The most traumatic part for […]
Swiss proton frenzy (or, are you ready to meet God?)
Swiss proton frenzy 11th September 2008 Magnets making up part of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) particule accelerator sit inside a tunnel (http://www.lhc.ac.uk) Many of you would have heard that yesterday was the day they flipped the switch at The Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland. Some of you may be curious to know just what […]
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