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Rowland Croucher

Rowland Croucher has written 26185 posts for John Mark Ministries

Archbishop and Pope share worship

23 NOVEMBER 2006 Archbishop and Pope share worship: ‘our churches share witness and service’ His Holiness Pope Benedict XVIth and the Archbishop of Canterbury today shared worship together at the Redemptoris Mater Chapel in the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican. The worship followed a formal Audience in the Papal Library. The service took the form […]

Barnabas Fund Christmas Appeal 2006 – Iraq

As we approach the season of Christmas, and the frenzied preparation and celebration that we anticipate, let us take time to pause and remember those Christians who will not be able to enjoy a peaceful time with their family and friends this Christmas… Fear in Iraq …Christians like the thousands of frightened Iraqis who face […]

Christmas Message 2006 from the WCC General Secretary

Christmas Message 2006 from the World Council of Churches General Secretary “Do not be afraid; for see – I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people…” (Luke 2.10) St Luke recounts the story of the heavenly host of angels who announced the birth of Jesus to shepherds in the fields […]

Rich industrialised nations must drastically reduce their emissions

WCC says rich industrialised nations must drastically reduce their emissions “Listen to the scientists and the cry of the Earth and address the reality of climate change with the extreme urgency that it demands” is the WCC’s call to delegates at the second meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (MOP 2) and to […]

The Gospel and Economics

When Zaccheus meets the Lord, his response is recorded: Zacchaeus stood there and said to the Lord,”Look, half of my possessions, Lord, I will give to the poor; and if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I will pay back four times as much. Then Jesus said to him,”Today salvation has come to this house, […]

These are REAL 911 Calls!

BELIEVE it or not, These are REAL 911 Calls! Dispatcher: 9-1-1 What is your emergency? Caller: I heard what sounded like gunshots coming from the brown house on the corner. Dispatcher: Do you have an address? Caller: No, I have on a blouse and slacks, why? Dispatcher: 9-1-1 What is your emergency? Caller: Someone broke […]

Jesus ist HERR

(For interest: anyone read German? I hope they translated it correctly!) Jesus ist HERR – ein Aufruf zu radikaler J ¼ngerschaft von Rowland Croucher Schriftlesung: Philipper 2,9-11: „Darum hat ihn auch Gott erh ¶ht und hat ihm den Namen gegeben, der  ¼ber alle Namen ist, dass in dem Namen Jesu sich beugen sollen aller derer Knie, die […]

Bart Campolo

http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2006/novemberweb-only/147-12.0.html Bart Campolo’s Karamazov God “If those things are true, then God might as well send me to hell.” Collin Hansen “Some might say I would be wise to swallow my misgivings about such stuff, remain orthodox, and thereby secure my place with God in eternity. But that is precisely my point: If those things […]

A Defense of Biblical Equality

An Explanation – A Defense of Biblical Equality It may appear strange that my wife and I, theologically conservative, Bible believing and Christ honoring Christians can at the same time espouse gender equality, but it is true. By gender equality we mean identifying men and women as equal in being and function, (ie. we believe […]

Prostitution

From a netfriend: Certainly adultery and fornication is a sin. But how, or why, does a woman make a choice for such a horrible life? Usually this order: Abuse when young by a trusted male figure. Leading to home troubles/being kicked out/running away. Leading to street life when young. Leading to drugs leading to using […]