Rowland Croucher
God’s Love
Father John Powell, a professor at Loyola University in Chicago, writes about a student in his Theology of Faith class named Tommy: Some twelve years ago, I stood watching my university student’s file into the classroom for our first session in the Theology of Faith. That was the day I first saw Tommy. My eyes […]
Definition of Globalization
Finally, a definition of globalization I can understand and to which I can relate Question: What is the truest definition of Globalization? Answer: Princess Diana’s death Question: How come? Answer: An English princess with an Egyptian boyfriend crashes in a French tunnel, driving a German car with a Dutch engine, driven by a Belgian who […]
Animal skins
=========================== TODAYS RIDDLE : Change one letter in each word to form the name of a famous person. (Bet Stifler = Ben Stiller) 1. Delta Geese 2. Halve Ferry 3. Since Girl 4. Mew Roan 5. Tint Burner 6. Row Lose 7. Tone Dale 8. Amp Giant 9. Earth Brooms 10. Bray Pita /\ x […]
Kids’ Proverbs
Humor and Fun A first grade teacher had twenty-five students in her class and she presented each child in her class the first half of a well known proverb and asked them to come up with the remainder of the proverb. It’s hard to believe these were actually done by first graders. Their insight may […]
Blame
=========================== TODAYS RIDDLE : What is represented with this rebus? 2. Blame 3. Blame 4. Blame 5. Blame /\ x x x x x Scroll down for the answer x x x x x Here it comes x x x x x \/ There is no “One” to blame. =========================== In a class on abnormal […]
Priests on holiday
Hi Friends Take care with where you go for holidays.you never know who you may meet. Two priests decided to go to Hawaii on vacation. They were determined to make this a real vacation by not wearing anything that would identify them as clergy. As soon as the plane landed they headed for a store […]
Exercise
Some thoughts on exercise for you Walking can add minutes to your life. This enables you at 85 years old to spend an additional 5 months in a nursing home at $5000 per month. My grandmother started walking five miles a day when she was 60. Now she’s 97 years old and we don’t know […]
English Hospitality
An American tourist in London decides to skip his tour group and explore the city on his own. He wanders around, seeing the sights, occasionally stopping at a quaint pub to soak up the local culture, chat with the locals, and have a pint of bitter. After a while, he finds himself in a very […]
Driving
=========================== TODAYS RIDDLE : IT IS A 7 LETTER WORD. IF WE REMOVE 1 LETTER FROM IT, IT REMAINS THE SAME. IF WE REMOVE 2 LETTERS FROM IT, IT REMAINS THE SAME. IF WE REMOVE 3 LETTERS FROM IT, IT REMAINS THE SAME. IF WE REMOVE ALL THE LETTERS FROM IT, STILL IT REMAINS THE […]
The Public Face of Buddhism
*Sightings* 10/25/07 — John C. Holt When most of us in North America think about Buddhist monks, the image we are likely to conjure is one of ochre-robed contemplatives engaged in the quietude of meditation. But in fact, there has been a debate within the Buddhist sangha (monastic community) over the past two millennia regarding […]
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