Rowland Croucher
Things Hidden (Richard Rohr)
“Quick! Tell me before I forget!” January 22, 2008 By Kerry Walters Toward the end of his marvelous Things Hidden, Richard Rohr tells an equally marvelous story. Parents bring home a newly-born baby. Their 4-year-old daughter insists on speaking to her new sibling–alone, she insists. The amused parents leave, but stand at the doorway for […]
Good news from Uzbekistan
Bobur, one of the Christians in Uzbekistan who were arrested on 3 April, was released after six days’ imprisonment on 9 April (all the others were released on the day of the arrest). All criminal charges against Bobur have been dropped. The only charges against him now are administrative charges for holding religious meetings without […]
The Laws of Physics
A Black Hole “teaches us that space can be crumpled like a piece of paper into an infinitesimal dot, that time can be extinguished like a blown-out flame, and that the laws of physics that we regard as ‘sacred,’ as immutable, are anything but.” –John A. Wheeler, one of the giants of the world of […]
Balanced Churches
Letter just received from a former pastor. Reproduced here with his permission… Dear Rowland, Hope you are well. After the last number of years, which has included loss of parents, others and jobs, I have returned to Rome. So, Sunday mornings our family attends the hard line Presbyterian church, [truth minus love] church 50 weeks […]
North Korea
The image Global Justice Prayer Network INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER FOR NORTH KOREA : APRIL 27 2008 The International Day of Prayer for North Korea is a call to Christians worldwide to repentance and prayer for the nation of North Korea, which is regarded as the worst persecutor of Christians and one of the worst […]
The Resurrection: why Galilee?
He Came Back….To Us! And very early on the first day of the week, when the sun had risen, they went to the tomb…. As they entered the tomb, they saw a young man, dressed in a white robe,…he said to them, ‘Do not be alarmed; you are looking for Jesus of Nazareth, who was […]
Hope
“There is nothing in a caterpillar that tells you it’s going to be a butterfly.” – Buckminster Fuller (1895-1983) American architect and engineer.
Life and How to Survive It
“LIFE … and how to survive it” – Robin Skinner & John Cleese (Methuen; London:1993) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ p. 253 -255 John: … In fact you could claim that most values in the West are derived from Christianity, and you don’t find anything more inclusive than the words of Jesus Christ. … Robin: … people interpret each […]
Warning: another blonde joke
Janice tells her Dr that she’s a bit out of sorts in the mornings, Dr runs his stethoscope over her, asks a few questions and takes a sample. ‘Janice,’ he says, ‘you’re pregnant!’ ‘Oh Doc’, she replies ‘thats really the last thing I want……. are you sure it’s mine?’
The Purposes of the Church ( Methodist perspective)
The Bible is clear about the purpose of the Church. Jesus is clear that the mission of the church is to “make disciples.” The Church is the place where we are called to follow Christ. The Church is the place where we learn what it means to follow Christ. The Bible guides us in our […]
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