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Rowland Croucher

Rowland Croucher has written 26185 posts for John Mark Ministries

Losing Our Spines to Save Our Necks – a Response

http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/ali_eteraz/2008/05/islam_isnt_islamism.html

Churchgoing on its knees in the U.K.

May 8, 2008 Churchgoing on its knees as Christianity falls out of favour Ruth Gledhill, Religion Correspondent Church attendance in Britain is declining so fast that the number of regular churchgoers will be fewer than those attending mosques within a generation, research published today suggests. The fall – from the four million people who attend […]

Today’s Evangelicals are concerned with ecology

Today ¢â‚¬â„¢s Evangelicals are as concerned with ecology and human rights as with personal morality Bernice Martin As the second Iraq War turned from a quick liberation into a bloodily contested occupation, long-standing liberal fears about the supposed theocratic ambitions of a reactionary American Evangelicalism were supplemented by suspicions of an apocalyptic fanaticism infecting the White […]

Heaven and Hell

Clare: I seem to sit somewhere among the third or fourth groups, though I’m not quite sure which! **** Rowland Croucher wrote: 3. The third group – I’ll call them *progressive* Christians – believe that yes, there is a hell, but we mustn’t take literalistic black and white (or cold/hot) categories of existence into the […]

The Power of Prayer

Tavern The story is told of a man who got a permit to open the first tavern in a small town. The members of a local church were strongly opposed to the bar, so they began to pray that God would intervene. A few days before the tavern was scheduled to open, lightning hit the […]

The People formerly known as The Congregation

Jay Rosen created the meme of The People Formerly Known as the Audience – those of us who are no longer content to be content consumers – but have become content creators ourselves. The people formerly known as the audience wish to inform media people of our existence, and of a shift in power that […]

Irish Daughter

An Irish daughter had not been home for over 5 years. Upon her return, her father cussed her. “Where have ye been all this time? Why did ye not write to us, not even a line? Why didn’t ye call? Can ye not understand what ye put yer old mum thru?” The girl, crying, replied, […]

China

Interview with Dr. Geoff Tunnicliffe on his recent visit to China May 6, 2008 (left to right: Member of WEA North American council Dr. David Jang, Dr. Tunnicliffe, Vice President of Yanqing Theological Seminary Pastor Qi Tieying) The International Director of WEA, Dr. Geoff Tunnicliffe, paid a meaningful visit to China from April 5-10, 2008 […]

Beautiful Music

From a friend… This music is just beautiful….. All of them is one part only of of a complete musical work of the French composer ‘Saint Saens’… The Swan…. Listen to each of the different renditions by the various performers… I especially take your attention to Young Nathan, an 11 year old boy who, as […]

Be Cautious

From a friend… After reading these 9 crucial tips, forward them to someone you care about. It never hurts to be careful in this crazy world we live in. 1 Tip from Tae Kwon Do : The elbow is the strongest point on your body. If you are close enough to use it, do! 2. […]