Rowland Croucher
Blonde Men
Three blonde men are stranded on an island. Suddenly a fairy appears and offers to grant each one of them a wish. The first blonde asks to be intelligent. Instantly, he is turned into a brown-haired man and swims off the island. The next one asks to be even more intelligent than the previous one, […]
Australian Christian Statistics
LARGE MAJORITY OF AUSTRALIANS STILL PROFESS THE CHRISTIAN FAITH Christianity remains far and away the main religion in Australia, but Hinduism and Buddhism are growing at a greater rate. Almost 12.7 million Australians declared they were Christian in the 2006 census, up from 12.6 million in 1996. But as a proportion of the population, those […]
My favourite things
When Julie Andrews turned 69 to commemorate her birthday she made a special appearance at Manhattan ‘s Radio City Music Hall. One of the musical numbers she performed was “My Favorite Things” from the legendary movie “Sound Of Music.” Here are the lyrics she used: Maalox and nose drops and needles for knitting, Walkers and […]
Post Office Story
THIS IS BRITISH POSTAL SERVICE STORY Our dog, Abbey, died August 23, and the day after Abbey died, my 4 year old, Grandaughter Meredith, was SO upset. She wanted to write a letter to God so that He would recognize Abbey in heaven. She told me what to write, and I did. Then she put […]
Evangelical Social Engagement
Soundings A forum for analysis and debate on issues of religion, ethics and public policy in Australia and internationally No. 62 – 4 September 2007 A Statement on Evangelical Social Engagement by the World Evangelical Alliance Theological Commission The Philadelphia Statement, August 2007 This statement was prepared by participants of a mini-Consultation on faith, providence […]
Two Way Mirrors
From a friend: I thought this was quite interesting! And I know in about thirty seconds, you’re going to do what I did, and find the nearest mirror. Often heard about the two-way mirror but could never tell, so I thought you might be interested. Do you know how to determine if a mirror is […]
Nervous Priest
A new priest at his first mass was so nervous he could hardly speak. After mass he asked the monsignor how he had done. The monsignor replied, “When I am worried about getting nervous on the pulpit, I put a glass of vodka next to the water glass. If I start to get nervous, I […]
The Purpose of Sociability
Sept. 2, 2007 By Harry T. Cook Luke 14: 1, 7-14 I began my career as an Episcopal minister in a large and venerable downtown Detroit congregation in which there then remained a number of Old Money families whose members had long since decamped for the Grosse Pointes. They still, however, came to services in […]
Political Theology
Sept. 2, 2007 This Side of Theocracy: Warding Off the Dangers of Political Theology By Harry T. Cook A clear-eyed reading of current events pretty strongly suggests that the two most potent forces at work in the world of 2007 are politics and religion. And when they intersect, all hell is likely to break loose. […]
Kazakhstan; Turkmenistan; Uzbekistan
FORUM 18 NEWS SERVICE, Oslo, Norway http://www.forum18.org/ The right to believe, to worship and witness The right to change one’s belief or religion The right to join together and express one’s belief ================================================= 28 August 2007 KAZAKHSTAN: WHY WAS CHURCH SUBJECTED TO 15-HOUR RAID? http://www.forum18.org/Archive.php?article_id=1011 Two places of worship of the Grace Presbyterian Church – […]
Categories
Articles may be reproduced in any medium, without applying for permission
(provided they are unedited, and retain the original author/copyright information - and a reference to this website :-)!
26,756 articles online.
Protected by Akismet, Digital Ninjas and an Ion Cannon. Really.
Blog with WordPress