Rowland Croucher
An Irishman had just had his first computer installed at home. One day, while his neighbor Pat was working in the front yard next door, Mike walks out of his house and down the street to the post office. Shortly after, he comes walking back with an angry look on his face, goes in and […]
Facts about Isael
The Middle East has been growing date palms for centuries. The average tree is about 18-20 feet tall and yields about 38 pounds of dates a year. Israeli date trees are now yielding 400 pounds/year and enough to be harvested from the ground or a short ladder. Israel the 100th smallest country, with less than […]
A Christmas Story
Christmas Story for people having a bad day…. When four of Santa’s elves got sick, the trainee elves did not produce toys as fast as the regular ones, and Santa began to feel the pre-Christmas pressure. Then Mrs. Claus told Santa her Mother was coming to visit, which stressed Santa even more. When he went […]
Poor blondes again!
A blonde girl got the job of Air Stewardess. After training, she went on her first flight. The captain, on arrival in Madrid, told her the favourite bars/hotels/shops etc., and took her to the hotel. He told her the time to be in the Reception the next morning and left. The next morning, no blonde […]
Atheism and Moral Clarity
Provocations. Commentary and Conversation from the Trinity Forum Provocation 8. November 2006. The Trinity Forum ~~~ A recent book by a militant anti-theist helps to clarify the true sources of attack on our civilization. ~~~ David Aikman A 2004 New York Times best-seller by Sam Harris, The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future […]
Review: Songs 4 Worship: intelligent alternatives
Rowland asks: Where are the committed contemporary poets who are in love with Jesus who can write hymns/ songs which do not insult our musical or literary intelligence? One pastor’s response: I’d put in a word for Robin Mann. Although he’s been around for a while, he hasn’t stayed put. These spring to mind: “Just […]
Jim Wallis: We Need Greater Moral Leadership
I’m Jim Wallis, author of God’s Politics. I was surprised and grateful when Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid called to say his party wanted to set a new tone and invite, for the first time, a non-partisan religious leader to deliver their weekly radio address and speak about the values that could unite Americans at […]
28 November 2006 Daily Update from HCJB World Radio
Today’s Headlines: DOORS TO SPREAD GOD’S WORD OPEN AMID ISLAMIC EXTREMISM POLL: SWEDES TRUST FURNITURE COMPANY MORE THAN THE CHURCH CHRISTIANS, CHURCHES BECOME TARGET OF ATTACKS IN SRI LANKA URBANA 2006 TO OFFER TEACHING TRACK ON MINISTRY IN SLUMS NEW INSPIRATIONAL MOBILE SERVICE CONNECTS CHURCHES, MINISTRIES Jaclyn Victor won the 2004 “Malaysian Idol” singing contest, […]
How Close Are You To Leaving Ministry?
Why do pastors leave local churches? A new book gives us some insights. In their book, Pastors in Transition, Dean R. Hoge and Jacqueline Wenger give us some results from a recent Pulpit and Pew research project. Among the main reasons pastors are calling it quits: –preference for another form of ministry –the need to […]
The Good ol’ days
the good ol’ days….. This means ALL of us!!! TO ALL THE PEOPLE WHO WERE BORN IN THE 40’s, 50’s, 60’s and 70’s !! First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they carried us. They took aspirin, ate blue cheese, tuna from a can, and didn’t get tested for diabetes. […]
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