Rowland Croucher
More on movies with a Christian theme
Further to http://jmm.org.au/articles/19874.htm This poll on http://www.ship-of-fools.com. asks Which born again movie would you most like to munch your popcorn to? Here are the results… Breakfast Epiphanies 95 (18%) Full Metal Cassock 84 (16%) 101 Damnations 42 (8%) When Harry Met Jesus 41 (7%) Sinning in the Rain 40 (7%) Honey, I Blew Up the […]
International News 9th July 2007
AUSTRALIAN PRAYER NETWORK NEWSLETTER * CAN A CULTURE OF HATE BE TURNED AROUND – PRAYING FOR AN ARAB AWAKENING * STAGGERING NUMBERS OF MUSLIMS COMING TO CHRIST * RUSSIA CLAMPS DOWN ON CHURCHES AND CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES * SPANISH CHURCH LEADER EXHORTS FLOCK TO FEARLESSNESS IN FACE OF PERSECUTION * FRANCE NO LONGER A CATHOLIC COUNTRY […]
Gayness: another view
I have had gay friends in the past. Unfortunately, I did not try very hard to keep in contact with them, and at the time I did not understand that gayness was still sinful even though inborn. I thought, “Hey, if they are born with it, that automatically means it is non-sinful.” Boy was I […]
One-liners
The fourth-grade teacher had to leave the room for a few minutes. When she returned, she found the children in perfect order. Everybody was sitting absolutely quiet. She was shocked and stunned and said, “I’ve never seen anything like it before. This is wonderful. But, please tell me, what came over all of you? Why […]
Fuller’s Unique Position
Note from Rowland: Here’s an excellent article by Fuller Seminary’s president on the theological ethos of this, my most recent Alma Mater]. Over Someone’s Objections: Fuller’s Unique Position in the World of Theological Education By Richard J. Mouw Spring 2007 Most students come to Fuller over someone’s objections. Someone always says we’re either too conservative, […]
Quotes
Sometimes, when I look at my children, I say to myself, “Lillian, you should have remained a virgin.” Lillian Carter (mother of Jimmy Carter) Last week, I stated this woman was the ugliest woman I had ever seen. I have since been visited by her sister, and now wish to withdraw that statement. Mark Twain […]
Leadership is About Change
Lovett Weems has written a helpful book on leading change in the local church — Lovett H. Weems, Jr., Take the Next Step: Leading Lasting Change in the Church (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2003). Over the next few weeks, I will focus on some of his insights that are of relevance to pastoral leadership. Here are […]
Southern Baptists
Q: Why don’t Southern Baptist teenagers have sex standing up? A: Because it might lead to dancing! Q: Why should you always take two Southern Baptist ministers when you go fishing? A: Because if you only take one he’ll drink all your beer!
Muslims in the UK
A round-up of reports from the UK. July 10, 2007 http://wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=56503 Across town from the site of the recent attempted car-bomb attacks, several thousand Muslims gathered in front of the London Central Mosque to applaud fiery preachers prophesying the overthrow of the British government – a future vision that encompasses an Islamic takeover of the […]
Three Holy Men and a Bear
A priest, a Pentecostal preacher, and a rabbi all served as chaplains at Northern Michigan University. They regularly got together two or three times a week for coffee and to talk shop. One day, one of them commented that preaching to people isn’t all that hard. A real challenge would be to preach to a […]
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