Rowland Croucher
Never too old
The first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didn’t already know. I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. I turned around to find a wrinkled, little old lady beaming up at me with a smile that lit up her […]
Minister’s Own Rules Sealed His Fate
The following article appeared in today’s New York Times. It is an interesting look into the oversight and accountability structure set up in Ted Haggard’s church which, ultimately, resulted in his dismissal following his confession of sexual immorality. It unpacks a bit about the responsibility we have to ‘protect’ the church from ourselves (interestingly, Ted […]
Now About Iraq
Nov. 19, 2006 By Harry T. Cook The argument is that if the United States removes its military forces from Iraq, civil war and chaos will break out. Really? What do you call what’s going on there now if not civil war and chaos? And let us recall what occasioned all that unshirted hell. In […]
The Seductive Power of Apocalyptic
Nov. 19, 2006 By Harry T. Cook Mark 13: 14-23 We are now approaching the outer suburbs of the city known as Last Judgment – or, if you will, that season in the church’s peculiar calendar during which we sense the rumbling approach of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse – one of the abiding […]
Christians don’t have a monopoly on kitsch
I usually dislike URLs posted without an adequate description, but this one cannot be described, it can only be experienced. A friend posted it in his blog with the comment that he was glad to see that Christians did not have a monopoly on religious kitsch. http://www.artgoddess.com/purses.htm With acknowledgements to Matt Stone at Eclectic Itchings […]
Facing the Drought (Service of Worship)
Service of Worship Facing the Drought 12th November 2006 We are thankful for the work of Dorothy McRae-McMahon and the People of the south Sydney Uniting Church whose liturgies are the basis upon which this service is built. GREETING FROM THE PEOPLE OF SOUTH SYDNEY UNITING CHURCH TO ALL THOSE WHO SUFFER IN THE DROUGHT: […]
Skeleton
A very large, old, building was being torn down in Chicago to make room for a new skyscraper. Due to its proximity to other buildings it could not be imploded and had to be dismantled floor by floor. While working on the 49th floor, two construction workers found a skeleton in a small closet behind […]
International News 20th November 2006
INTERNATIONAL NEWS 20th November 2006 AUSTRALIAN PRAYER NETWORK NEWSLETTER * USA ELECTIONS – A CHRISTIAN PERSPECTIVE * BEHEADED GIRLS RAMADAN TROPHIES * ABORTION STATISTICS IN NEW ZEALAND HIDE BRUTAL TRUTHS * PUSH IS ON FOR STEM CELL RESEARCH IN NEW ZEALAND * FORMER GENERAL REPORTS MANY MUSLIMS TURNING TO CHRIST IN IRAQ * REPORT LISTS […]
Does God Have a Sense of Humour?
Yes – penguins walking, echidna, platypus… ~~~ Of course he does. For 40 years he marched the Jews all over the Middle East then settled them on the bit that didn’t have oil under it. ~~~ The total absence of humour from the Bible is one of the most singular things in all literature. — […]
17 November 2006 Daily Update from HCJB World Radio
Today’s Headlines: MUSLIM EXTREMISTS RANSACK DISCIPLESHIP CENTER IN BENIN NEW AWARD TO RECOGNIZE CHURCHES THAT ADDRESS HIV/AIDS 18,000 ‘BOXES OF LOVE’ BRING HOLIDAY CHEER TO NEEDY AMERICANS Audio clips from the award-winning radio group GRF Christian Radio, produced to coincide with the release of the new James Bond film, “Casino Royale,” are available from HCJB […]
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