Rowland Croucher
A Question of Ownership
(Note from Rowland: a theological liberal approach) March 25, 2007 By Harry T. Cook Luke 20: 9-19 This parable of the vineyard and its workers’ rejection of the owner’s claim to its title was told, according to Luke’s version of things, by Jesus sometime after his arrival in Jerusalem – the legendary event to be […]
World Leaders to Mr. Bush
The prime Minister of China called President Bush to console him after the attack on the Pentagon: ” I’m sorry to hear about the attack. It is a very big tragedy. But in case you are missing any documents from the Pentagon, we have copies of everything.” ============ ========= Musharraf calls Bush on 11th Sept: […]
A review of The Dawkins Delusion? By Alister McGrath
A review of The Dawkins Delusion? By Alister McGrath. SPCK, 2007. The God Delusion by veteran theophobe Richard Dawkins has caused no small stir since being released late last year. It was a wild slugfest by the Oxford atheist and biologist, taking on most types of religion and belief in God. Many reviewers, even fellow […]
Money
Money It can buy a house. But not a home It can buy a clock. But not time It can buy you a position. But not respect It can buy you a bed. But not sleep It can buy you a book. But not knowledge It can buy you medicine. But not health It can […]
Uzbekistan: a new wave of serious persecution
—————————————————————————————– UZBEKISTAN: A NEW WAVE OF SERIOUS PERSECUTION MAY BE JUST BEGINNING —————————————————————————————– The religious liberty situation for Protestant Christians in Uzbekistan has deteriorated markedly since May 2005. There are two reasons for this and while one is well understood, the other is not. Reason One: HOLDING ON TO POWER As is well understood, the […]
10 Rules For A Blessed Day
1. TODAY I WILL NOT STRIKE BACK . . . If someone is rude, if someone is impatient, if someone is unkind, I Will not respond in a like manner. 2. TODAY I WILL ASK GOD TO BLESS MY ‘ENEMY’ If I come across someone who treats me harshly or unfairly, I will Quietly ask […]
Is it Ever Right to Kill?
CultureWatch Bill Muehlenberg’s commentary on issues of the day… What does it mean to be pro-life? There is some confusion as to what the term implies. If a person is opposed to abortion, must that same person also be opposed to war, or the death penalty? Indeed, religious conservatives tend as a whole to be […]
Discrimination and Disagreement: A Crucial Distinction
Sightings 3/22/07 — Susan Jacoby “Does discrimination against Catholics still exist in this country today?” was a recent question posed in “On Faith,” a blog published by the Washington Post and Newsweek. The responses were extraordinarily revealing — not about anti-Catholic discrimination, but about the profound American confusion between discrimination and disagreement. Many panelists and […]
Paint job (corny)
There was a painter named Wayne who was very interested in making a penny where he could, so he often thinned down his paint to make it go a wee bit further. As it happened, he got away with this for some time, but eventually the Baptist Church decided to do a big restoration job […]
I hope this doesn’t ruin your day, but ….
Right from his childhood, he was fascinated with tractors. His bedroom walls were covered with pictures of tractors, and all he ever talked about was tractors. This was strange, because he lived in the centre of town and never saw one live and upclose until he was twenty, when he went up country and came […]
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