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Rowland Croucher

Rowland Croucher has written 26185 posts for John Mark Ministries

Considering Ted Haggard’s Plight

Sightings 11/6/06 Considering Ted Haggard’s Plight — Martin E. Marty Sightings usually avoids stories that are over-reported and commented on, but this is an exception. Here’s why: If Pastor Ted Haggard had not waited until a second query to admit that he bought methamphetamine and a massage from a male prostitute in Denver; were the […]

The 7 Ups

1. Wake Up !! Decide to have a good day. “This is the day the Lord hath made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.” Psalms 118:24 2. Dress Up !! The best way to dress up is to put on a smile. A smile is an inexpensive way to improve your looks. “The […]

Jesus Loves Me

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The Baptist Tibet?

Defending the Faithful November 6, 2006 If I were to ask you to name the most Baptist state, you would probably guess Georgia, Alabama, or somewhere else in the South. The correct answer is the Indian state of Nagaland. More than 90 percent of its two million inhabitants are Christians, and more than 80 percent […]

New Churches, New Future

Penny Marler and Kirk Hadaway, veteran church observers, have documented that denominations grow, not primarily for ideological reasons (there was a time when we thought that “conservative,” “evangelical,” churches were growing churches, whereas “liberal,” churches declined), nor for primarily sociological reasons (some church growth observers contended that sociological similarities led to growing churches) but rather […]

Science and Faith

From a friend: In “The Language of God” Francis Collins tells his own story. Collins is an eminent scientist best known for his leadership of the Human Genome Project. He explains his conversion from Atheism to Christianity. In addition to being autobiographical, the book is apologetic (Collins draws on CS Lewis whose writings were important […]

Why Computers Sometimes Crash!

Why Computers Sometimes Crash! By Dr. Seuss. (Read this to yourself aloud – it’s great!) If a packet hits a pocket on a socket on a port, and the bus is interrupted at a very last resort, and the access of the memory makes your floppy disk abort, then the socket packet pocket has an […]

A Trucker’s Story

A Truckers Story If this doesn’t light your fire… your wood is wet! I try not to be biased, but I had my doubts about hiring Stevie. His placement counselor assured me that he would be a good, reliable busboy. But I had never had a mentally handicapped employee and wasn’t sure I wanted one. […]

Australian News 8th November 2006

AUSTRALIAN NEWS 8th November 2006 AUSTRALIAN PRAYER NETWORK NEWSLETTER * A NATION TURNING TO GOD * DAY OF PRAYER FOR VETERANS NEXT WEDNESDAY 15TH NOVEMBER * OFFER OF FREE HOLIDAY FOR STRUGGLING RURAL FAMILIES * STOP PRESS: HUMAN CLONING VOTE LOST IN SENATE ———————————————– A NATION TURNING TO GOD There are encouraging signs that more […]

The Radical imams of the West

In appreciation of the radical imams of the West By Mona Eltahawy Saturday, November 04, 2006 Let us appreciate the radical imams of the West. As a liberal Muslim woman I am generally loathe to express gratitude to conservative men, but the more these imams perfect the ability to say something stupid – often in […]