Rowland Croucher
Meeting the Saviour: the Glory of Jesus in the Gospel of John
Review: Meeting the Saviour: the Glory of Jesus in the Gospel of John by Derek Tidball (Bible Reading Fellowship 2007). Here’s a delightful, warm, devotional book which takes us on a journey through the Fourth Gospel. The theme is ‘glory’ – a strange idea for moderns, but common in the Old and New Testaments to […]
Christmas Sermon
Here is a story that appeared in the Washington Post earlier this year… He emerged from the Metro at the Plaza Station and positioned himself against a wall beside a trash basket. By most measures, he was nondescript: a youngish white man in jeans, a long-sleeved t-shirt and a baseball cap. From a small case, […]
Grandma’s Wood Bowl
author unknown Grandma was alone at 80 after grandpa died, and she was too old and feeble to care for herself, so her daughter decided to move her in with her husband and their three children. Cathy-grandma’s oldest daughter-and her husband, Steve called a family meeting; they all discussed it, and they promised that they’d […]
Dear Santa (from a mother)
Dear Santa, I’ve been a good mum all year. I’ve fed, cleaned and cuddled my children on demand, visited the doctor’s office more than my doctor, sold sixty-two cases of choc.bars to raise money to plant a shade tree on the school playground. I was hoping you could spread my list out over several Christmases, […]
The 10 Deadly Sins of Preaching
by John Ortberg (Notes by a netfriend from a talk given at a National Pastor’s Conference) Note: This was originally going to be a list of seven deadly sins, but preaching offers so many temptations that this had to be expand to ten. 1. The temptation to be inauthentic We want to present an image […]
Santa’s Reindeers
According to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, while both male and female reindeer grow antlers in the summer each year, male reindeer drop their antlers at the beginning of winter, usually late November to mid-December. Female reindeer retain their antlers till after they give birth in the spring. Therefore, according to EVERY historical […]
Good Housekeeping Tip
Another Maxine Tip… Always keep several get well cards on the mantlepiece, So if unexpected guests arrive, They will think you’ve been sick and unable to clean
Transfiguration (john Dear)
Review: Transfiguration: A Meditation on Transforming Ourselves and Our World, by John Dear (Doubleday 2007) Jesuit priest, retreat leader, writer and peace activist John Dear is running with the baton handed on by the Berrigan Brothers. (He spent at least one session in jail with one of them). Which means that he’s prepared to do […]
Human movement: it’s about taking care of people
Antonio Guterres December 11, 2007 The ideal is for people not to have to move, and to care for them if they do. THE 21st century will be defined by the movement of people from one country and continent to another. The number living outside their homeland already stands at 200 million, the same as […]
Christmas: Less Cash, More Caring
Less cash, more caring December 11, 2007 If the stress levels are mounting and your credit card bill is soaring, try Metro’s ethical gift guide. CHRISTMAS is just two weeks away and already many are feeling the pressure of not enough time and too much food, drink and debt. But those who long for a […]
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