Rowland Croucher
God’s Universe
Memories of ‘The Hitchhiker’s Guide’ Look at the second picture down. http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=17524 Makes you feel all small and insignificant, doesn’t it? ~~~ And non-theistic view of the universe – If you really want to feel small visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oT7bAuOz8ao ~~~ Here’s the Eric version (pictures not so good though): http://dingo.care2.com/cards/flash/5409/galaxy.swf ~~~
Gays must Change, says Archbishop
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/08/27/ngay27.xml Jonathan Wynne-Jones The archbishop of Canterbury has told homosexuals that they need to change their behaviour if they are to be welcomed into the church, The Sunday Telegraph can reveal. Rowan Williams has distanced himself from his one-time liberal support of gay relationships and stressed that the tradition and teaching of the Church has […]
And now for bigger things [2]
Here’s another way of looking at it … http://www.nelsonbay.com/~gc/WebPerspective.htm
Living a long life
A New York family bought a ranch out West where they intended to raise cattle. Friends came to visit and asked if the ranch had a name. “Well,” said the would-be-cattleman. “I wanted to call it the Bar-J. My wife favored the Suzy-Q. One son liked the Flying-W, and the other son wanted the Lazy-Y. […]
Temptations of Jesus
Feb. 25, 2007 We’re On Our Own By Harry T. Cook Luke 4: 1-13 If I were a masochist, I would try to gather up and read some of the sermons that will be preached today on this text. Their preachers will first of all, many of them, treat the story uncritically as something that […]
Protesting against Iraq
(Note from Rowland: I like Harry’s robust approach to things, even though I would not express myself the way he does – nor would a majority of you, I guess). ~~~ Feb. 25, 2007 Just One Day: Go For the Gonads By Harry T. Cook The U.S. House of Representatives passes a resolution of opinion […]
Pastors and churches
From a fellow-pastor: 1. The ‘rush from a good sermon’ is one side of the coin [about surviving in pastoral ministry]; the other side is the sense of discomfort, discouragement, anxiety, failure when your sermon lands without a splash and attracts no response or comment.and you hate yourself for wanting the applause of earth not […]
Marriage and other funnies
One day, a man came home and was greeted by his wife dressed in a very Sexy nightie. “Tie me up,” she purred, “and you can do anything you want.” So he tied her up and went golfing. ************************************************** A woman came home, screeching her car into the driveway, and ran into the house. She […]
Nun
A man suffered a serious heart attack and had open heart bypass surgery. He awakened from the surgery to find himself in the care of nuns at a Catholic Hospital. As he was recovering, a nun asked him questions regarding how he was going to pay for his treatment. She asked if he had health […]
The Anglicans: What Happened in Tanzania [First Things]
The Anglicans: What Happened in Tanzania By Jordan Hylden First Things Thursday, February 22, 2007, 10:47 AM ³We came very close to separation, ² said Archbishop Gregory Venables of this weekend ¹s meeting of global Anglican leaders, ³but Biblical doctrine and behavior have been affirmed as the norms in the Anglican Church. ² It could have gone the […]
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