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Rowland Croucher

Rowland Croucher has written 26185 posts for John Mark Ministries
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George Carlin’s Views on Aging

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Do you realize that the only time in our lives when we like to get old is when we’re kids? If you’re less than 10 years old, you’re so excited about aging that you think in fractions.’How old are you?’ ‘I’m four and a half!’ You’re never thirty-six and a half. You’re four and a […]

The Hazards of Citizen Journalism in China

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Thursday, Jan. 24, 2008 By SIMON ELEGANT Zhou Shuguang’s brief but spectacular career as China’s first roving citizen reporter on the Internet ended abruptly last December after he was punched in the throat by an angry policeman in the northeastern city of Shenyang. Zhou’s offense: investigating a bizarre pyramid scheme involving ants and aphrodisiacs. The […]

Reversing Loss of Memory

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http://tinyurl.com/38osmm By Jeremy Laurance, Health Editor Wednesday, 30 January 2008 Scientists performing experimental brain surgery on a man aged 50 have stumbled across a mechanism that could unlock how memory works. The accidental breakthrough came during an experiment originally intended to suppress the obese man’s appetite, using the increasingly successful technique of deep-brain stimulation. Electrodes […]

20 things everyone needs to know

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Ever felt you were slightly lacking in the life skills department? Let’s face it, there’s so much to master – and so little time in which to do it. But worry no more. Expert help is at hand. From building a fire to asking for a rise, this guide means you’ll never be at a […]

Walter Brueggemann on biblical authority

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Walter Brueggemann on Biblical Authority. January 31, 2008 Walter Brueggemann on biblical authority Submitted by DanSteiger on 20 November, 2003  ¢â‚¬“ 19:31. Walter Brueggemann on Biblical Authority. January 31, 2008 Walter Brueggemann on biblical authority Submitted by DanSteiger on 20 November, 2003  ¢â‚¬“ 19:31. From the outset I would like to add a personal note […]

Walter Brueggemann’s 19 theses

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Walter Brueggemann ¢â‚¬â„¢s 19 theses. January 31, 2008 Walter Brueggemann’s 19 theses The accompanying audio can be found here: http://soupiset.typepad.com/soupablog/ Brueggemann_19_Theses.html Walter Brueggemann ¢â‚¬â„¢s 19 theses. 1. Everybody lives by a script. The script may be implicit or explicit. It may be recognized or unrecognized, but everybody has a script. 2. We get scripted. All of us […]

Preaching and Politics

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When Leaders Rock the Vote In this political season, how much should I say? by Gordon MacDonald In the faith community of my boyhood, our defining hymn could have been “This world is not my home, I’m just a-passing through.” We were relatively disinterested in any public issues except those that had something to do […]

What On Earth Is The Great Commission?

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Here’s a provocative article just received from a friend who has other articles on this site (use the Google ‘Search this Site’ facility to locate them). THE GREAT COMMISSION I am totally committed to the Great Commission in Matthew 28:18-20. I learned about it when I was a young Christian. For a long time I […]

Europe, Faith and Culture

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Archbishop of Canterbury’s Liverpool lecture – Europe, Faith and Culture Posted On : January 28, 2008 4:58 PM | Posted By : Admin ACO Related Categories: Lambeth The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Rowan Williams, gave a lecture entitled ‘Europe, Faith and Culture’ at the Anglican Cathedral in Liverpool – Europe’s Capital of Culture 2008. A […]

Wesleyans and Scripture

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Wesleyans and Scripture. January 30, 2008 Wesleyans and Scripture This is an excerpt on Wesleyan commitment to Scripture from my book United Methodist Beliefs (available from Cokesbury).  William H. Willimon  January 28, 2008 On Wesleyan Commitment In our Discipline the first source of theology is Scripture. Scripture is primary in Wesleyanism: We share with many Christian communions […]

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