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Rowland Croucher

Rowland Croucher has written 26185 posts for John Mark Ministries

Global Warming

A warning we ignored 35 years go Neville Nicholls August 31, 2007 MANY people think that our concern about carbon dioxide and global warming is a modern preoccupation driven by the attention of high-profile personalities, politicians and green activists. But Al Gore did not discover global warming. Nor did Tim Flannery, Peter Garrett, Greenpeace or […]

Stress/burnout Inventory For Pastors

     STRESS/BURNOUT INVENTORY FOR PASTORS/LEADERS    TICK ONE BOX 1 = YES/SERIOUS/BAD –> 5 = NO/NOT AT ALL/NOT EVER/OK    ~~~~    BACKGROUND/FAMILY OF ORIGIN/UNDERLYING FACTORS    1. My family of origin was dysfunctional 1. [     ] 2. [     ] 3. [     ] 4. [     ] 5. [     ]    2. My mother was […]

Worship and Awe (Bill Hybels)

Dear Enews Friend, Every once in a while something happens that takes your breath away…(as recently as an hour ago, walking across the Willow parking lot, driving snow and 30 mph winds took my breath and half of my Seven Eleven coffee away…but I digress) This past weekend Willow held 6 Easter services on the […]

Healthy Church D N A

I came across this today…. Rowland. Church Check List: If your church can say, “yes” to any of the following, we can help! * Our church is growing but we don’t have a shared vision that most members support. * Our church is an older church and we are not keeping up to the changes […]

Islamic Violence Against Christians (October 2007)

* NIGERIA – Anti-Christian rioting in Kano state * PAKISTAN – Two Christian schools targeted in NWFP * PAKISTAN – Surprise acquittal of Christian on blasphemy charges * IRAQ – Threats and violence to Christians continue * ETHIOPIA – Persecution of Christians in West * UK – Plight of converts from Islam in national media […]

Groan!

1. A bike can’t stand alone because it is two-tyred. 2. A will is a dead giveaway, but where there’s a will, there are usually lots of relatives. 3. Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana. 4. She had a boyfriend with a wooden leg, but she broke it off. (This was […]

Bingo !

TODAYS RIDDLE : What is the only city with three dotted letters all in a row? /\ x x Scroll down for the answer x x x x x Here it comes x x x x x \/ Beijing =========================== One-Liners: Happiness is the state of minimum regret. SHOES: If they feel good they’re ugly, […]

Husbands

TODAYS RIDDLE : Below are incomplete words. Place two letters in each bracket so that you can complete the word on the left and begin the word on the right. Good luck. Fu (–) am Ed (–) ar Dit (–) urch Ju (–) eam Ran (–) ese Divi (–) bt Pi (–) upt Dro (–) […]

We Were Tough Kids

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE KIDS WHO WERE BORN IN THE 1920’s, 30’s 40’s, 50’s, 60’s and 70’s !! First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they carried us and lived in houses made of asbestos. They took aspirin, ate blue cheese, tuna from a can, and didn’t get tested for […]

Two Old Ladies

Two old ladies were sitting on a park bench outside the town hall where a flower show was in progress. One leaned over and said, “Cripes, life is boring. We never have any fun these days. For $5.00, I’d take my clothes off and streak through the flower show!” “You’re on!” said the other old […]