Rowland Croucher
Mission (Archbishop Rowan Williams)
ACNS 4320 | USA | 21 SEPTEMBER 2007 Archbishop of Canterbury: Sermon Preached at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center New Orleans. Before I begin my sermon, I would just like to say a few words of thanks for the invitation to be with you in this city at this time. And a special words […]
Idee Fixe
Sept. 23, 2007 By Harry T. Cook The title of this essay, according to Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary Tenth Edition, means “an idea that dominates one’s mind, esp. for a prolonged period: OBSESSION.” We brought it directly into English from a French expression coined in 1836. I have no way of knowing how many who sit […]
Again with Wealth
Sept. 23, 2007 By Harry T. Cook Amos 8: 4-12 & Luke 16:1-13 It is a fact that the gospels are replete with statements, stories and morals about money. Some of us who conduct research in the New Testament documents have come to see that, in particular, the gospels’ focus is frequently on economics, that […]
A Prayer
We seem to give back the dead to you, LORD, who gave them to us. But as you did not lose them in giving, so we do not lose them by their return. Not as the world gives do you give, O lover of souls. What you give you do not take away, for what […]
Sharia in Europe? European Parliament politicians make a stand
The EPP-ED Group is the largest political group in the European Parliament with 278 Members from all 27 Member States. “Sharia is not compatible with European legal standards.” Posted by Sitemaster on September 20th, 2007 Press release from EPP-ED Group in the European Parliament “Islamic law laid down in the Sharia is not compatible with […]
Why Men Don’t Write Advice Columns
Dear Walter: I hope you can help me here. The other day I set off for work leaving my husband in the house watching the TV as usual. I hadn’t gone more than a few hundred yards down the road when my engine conked out and the car shuddered to a halt. I walked back […]
Two Beggars
Two beggars are sitting side by side on a street in Rome. One has a cross in front of him; the other one the Star of David. Many people go by and look at both beggars, but only put money into the hat of the beggar sitting behind the cross. A priest comes by, stops […]
Indian
Q: What do you call an Indian standing on one leg? A: Balan Singh
More one-liners
“A Compendium Of Puntifications” 1. I wondered why the baseball was getting bigger. Then it hit me. 2. Police were called to a daycare where a three-year-old was resisting a rest. 3. Did you hear about the guy whose whole left side was cut off? He’s all right now. 4. The roundest knight at King […]
Scottish Dentist
A Scotsman phones a dentist to enquire about the cost for a tooth extraction. “ £85 for an extraction, sir” the dentist replied. “ £85!!! Huv ye no’got anythin’ cheaper?” “That’s the normal charge,” said the dentist. “Whit aboot if ye didnae use any anesthetic?” “That’s unusual, sir, but I could do it and knock £15 off. […]
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