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Rowland Croucher

Rowland Croucher has written 26185 posts for John Mark Ministries

Protecting Religion

Subj: UN Human Rights Council: Protecting Religion ——————————————— UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: PROTECTING RELIGION ——————————————— On Friday 30 March, the UN Human Rights Council passed a non-binding resolution urging a global prohibition on the public “defamation” of religion, “particularly” (specifically) Islam. The resolution was presented by Pakistan on behalf of the Organisation of Islamic Conference […]

Time to stop all the anti-Western hatred

By Andrew Bolt April 11, 2007 01:00am *MAYBE this time, I thought. Maybe this first Australian Islamic Conference would at last show us the moderate Muslim leaders we’ve searched for.* God, we need them. Look at the latest doings of the hate-preachers we have now. Take the Mufti of Australia, Sheik Taj al-Din al-Hilali, who […]

A Tale Of Two Houses

A TALE OF TWO HOUSES (Cowboys and Indians vs Global Warming) From a friend: ‘Some can talk the talk but don’t bother to walk the walk.’ House 1 The four-bedroom home was planned so that “every room has a relationship with something in the landscape that’s different from the room next door. Each of the […]

Boreham and the Straight Stick

On a beautiful Sunday evening in midsummer, I walked through St James’s Park, past Buckingham Palace, to hear Dr John A. Hutton at Westminster Chapel. It was the only occasion on which I ever enjoyed that privilege. His text was: ‘I judge no one … but if I judge.’ His point was that the gentle […]

Australian News 11th April 2007

AUSTRALIAN PRAYER NETWORK NEWSLETTER * PLANS FOR INTERACTIVE CHRISTIAN MUSEUM APPROVED * NATIONAL CHURCH LIFE SURVEY REVEALS A CHURCH CONSTANTLY ON THE MOVE * ABORTION LINKED TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE STUDY SHOWS ———————————————– PLANS FOR INTERACTIVE CHRISTIAN MUSEUM APPROVED South-east Queensland will be home to Australia’s first interactive Christian museum. A decision of the Planning and […]

Catholics and money

Muldoon lived alone in the Irish countryside with only a pet dog for company. One day the dog died, and Muldoon went to the parish priest and asked, “Father, my dog is dead. Could you be saying’ a mass for the poor creature?” Father Patrick replied, “I’m afraid not; we cannot have services for an […]

Funeral Procession

Smith climbs to the top of Mt. Sinai to get close enough to talk to God. Looking up, he asks the Lord, “God, what does a million years mean to you?” The Lord replies, “A minute” Smith asks, “And what does a million dollars mean to you?” The Lord replies, “A penny.” Smith asks, “Can […]

Pastors and pessimists

There well-intended pastor who breezed into the hospital room and declared to the patient: “I heard you were at death’s door; and I’ve come to pull you through!” And the pessimist’s get-well card that read: “I hope you’re only feeling half as bad as you probably soon will be.”

The Comfort of Reality (Easter)

*(Sorry to spoil this sermon for some of you, but I reckon this is one of the best and worst examples of theologically liberal preaching I’ve read for a long time. Hint: look for God in it. Rowland.) * * ~~~ * * * *April 8, 2007* *//* ** *The Comfort of Reality* ** *By […]

Poverty is…

Poverty is essentially powerlessness, rather than a lack of money…