Rowland Croucher
American Politics and Health Care
June 17, 2007 On the Map Now By Harry T. Cook This weekend, Michael Moore will release his new documentary Sicko, which rightly savages the state of health care distribution in this country. The premiere will be in Bellaire, Michigan, the village in which I grew up. It will be shown at the theater in […]
The Party Crasher
June 17, 2007 The Party Crasher By Harry T. Cook Luke 7: 36-50 It would be as useless to ask if the story about the woman in the city who was a sinner is the account of an actual event as it would be to ask if Jonah was really swallowed and regurgitated by a […]
Reactivity in Ministry
original source: http://www.christianitytoday.com/le/2007/002/11.121.html Our Allergic Reactions Some react to churches doing things cheap and sloppy, others to doing things “with excellence.” Either way, a bad reaction can be deadly. by Brian McLaren A friend said it well: “You’re only as sick as your reactivity.” The more things you’re reacting against, like allergens, and the stronger […]
India: Bangalore – The Barometer of India?
Subj: India: Bangalore – The Barometer of India? INDIA: BANGALORE – THE BAROMETER OF INDIA? The following posting consists of a Compass Direct News Flash by Vishal Arora that highlights the escalating severity of persecution of Christians in India. Arora’s report (along with a photograph of Pastor Laxmi Narayan Gowda) can also be found on […]
James Dobson And The Australian Connection
June 2007 In a bizarre move, James Dobson’s Focus on the Family has recently entered into a formal partnership with the New South Wales Conference of Churches of Christ. Churches of Christ (CoC) are a diverse and an increasingly fragmented denomination. It’s one in which the local congregation is pre-eminent. Yet with government funding it […]
The Buzzard, The Bat, The Bumblebee
=========================== BUZZARD: If you put a buzzard in a pen that is 6′ x 8′ and is entirely open at the top, the bird, in spite of its ability to fly, will be an absolute prisoner. The reason is that a buzzard always begins a flight from the ground with a run of 10-12′. Without […]
Islam Watch
June 2007 Israel: It’s Payback Time – Amil Imani Saudi/CAIR’s Muslim-to-be Night in Amherst & How About a Kaffir-to-be Night in Riyadh! – Denis Schulz Is Islam compatible with Democracy, Part 4 – Fjordman Muslim Brotherhood’s Long-Standing War On The West, Part 2- Adrian Morgan My Testimony of Leaving Islam – Shara How I Almost […]
Joy in Divine Wisdom (Marva Dawn)
Review: Marva Dawn, Joy in Divine Wisdom: Practices of Discernment from Other Cultures and Christian Traditions (Wiley, 2006). How is one supposed to make wise decisions in difficult situations? What is ‘God’s will’ for my life? Wise discernment is a very valuable tool for Christian living – or any kind of living for that matter. […]
The Seven Deadly Sins
The Seven Deadly Sins: 1. Lust (Latin, luxuria) – fornication, perversion 2. Gluttony (Latin, gula) – waste, overindulgence – unreasonable or unnecessary excess of consumption 3. Greed (Latin, avaritia) – treachery, covetousness – excessive unneccessary acquisition of wealth 4. Sloth (Latin, acedia) – laziness, sadness, apathy 5. Wrath (Latin, ira) – anger, hatred, prejudice, discrimination […]
Zeal
Saw this somewhere recently: Zeal is not justified by its object. Even a cursory glance at church history tells us that many of our theological heroes, who were honestly and in good faith dedicated to the cause of the gospel nonetheless allowed their passionate commitment to Christ to spill over into metaphorical and sometimes literal […]
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