Rowland Croucher
Life-spans
On the first day, God created the dog and said: ‘Sit all day by the door of your house and bark at anyone who comes in or walks past. For this, I will give you a life span of twenty years.’ The dog said: ‘That’s a long time to be barking. How about only ten […]
Aboriginal Reconciliation
Let’s all sit down together and reconcile this sorry mess Frank Brennan December 28, 2007 THE Rudd Government is committed to a national apology to indigenous Australia. Hundreds of thousands of Australians who signed the “sorry” books in 2000 are delighted, and most people are at least relieved that there is some prospect that this […]
History by 6th graders
The following were answers provided by 6th graders during a history test. Watch the spelling! 1. Ancient Egypt was inhabited by mummies and they all wrote in hydraulics. They lived in the Sarah Dessert. The climate of the Sarah is such that all the inhabitants have to live elsewhere. 2. Moses led the Hebrew slaves […]
‘War on Christmas’ Nonsense is a War on Secularists
By Polly Toynbee, My thanks to the kind reader who sent me the program from this year’s Christmas carol service at the Old Royal Naval College chapel in Greenwich. It was written by the Rev Jules Gomes, chaplain of the college, and of Trinity College of Music, and also of the University of Greenwich. Here […]
The Pace of Life
One morning at work, the electricity went out, leaving us to work in a shadowy twilight. I asked our receptionist to dig out the candles from last year’s Christmas decorations and put one on each desk. A little later, the receptionist appeared in my doorway, sheltering a flickering light in her hands. “Now I know […]
Favorite Christmas Carol?
Results of Christianity Today Poll 2007: What is your favorite Christmas carol? * O Holy Night: *32%* * Silent Night: *18%* * Joy to the World: *9%* * O Come, O Come, Emmanuel: *8%* * O Come, All Ye Faithful: *7%* * Other: *7%* * What Child Is This?: *6%* * Hark! The Herald Angels […]
Church and State
To this: It is clear from the history of America’s beginnings that our enlightened founders wanted to keep religion and government separate to protect both from each other, so that government could be of, by and for all people regardless of their creeds – if any – and so that religion could flourish free from […]
Parking the Car
One winter morning a husband and wife in northern Idaho were listening to the radio during breakfast. They heard the announcer Say, “We are going to have 8 to 10 inches of snow today. You must park your car on the even-numbered side of the street, so the Snowplows can get through.” So the good […]
Christmas in the Empire
On Christmas Eve we read a story about how a poor couple named Mary and Joseph were forced by imperial political decrees to pack up, to journey across the countryside (even though Mary was expecting a baby), to hold up in a cow stable, all as the result of Caesar’s enrollment. The Romans had the […]
Misinterpreting the Lord’s Prayer
When my twin daughters were young, I taught them to say this prayer before going to bed. As I listened outside their door, I could hear them say, “Give us this steak and daily bread, and forgive us our mattresses.” My husband and I always had a good laugh over this. That was over 50 […]
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