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Rowland Croucher

Rowland Croucher has written 26185 posts for John Mark Ministries
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Church and State (Australian Democrats, October 2006)

On October 23, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

It’s online. Make sure you get the entire link, it might break across lines: http://www.democrats.org.au/docs/2006/DiscussionPaper_SeparationChurchState_Oct2006.pdf I have only read it quickly… Doesn’t seem to refer to their survey at all (which they claim was distorted because Churches/ Christians lobbied furiously to weight the answers/numbers… ) — — Shalom! Rowland Croucher

19 October 2006 Daily Update from HCJB World Radio

On October 23, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

Today’s Headlines: MORE THAN 200 KOREAN STUDENTS MAKE COMMITMENT TO MISSIONS PAKISTANI FEMALE STUDENT BEATEN FOR WEARING CROSS TO SCHOOL ‘CHRISTIANITY TODAY’ NAMES TOP 50 CHRISTIAN BOOKS OF ALL TIME ERITREAN POLICE TORTURE 2 CHRISTIANS TO DEATH, IMPRISON SINGER BRITISH AIRLINE WORKER SUSPENDED FOR WEARING CROSS TO WORK Are you interested in learning more about […]

20 October 2006 Daily Update from HCJB World Radio

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Today’s Headlines: ETHIOPIAN CHRISTIANS ATTACKED DURING WORSHIP SERVICE ROMANIAN TELEVISION STATION NOW COVERING ALL OF EUROPE 500 VILLAGERS ATTACK CHRISTIAN HOME FOR DESTITUTE IN INDIA UZBEK ORGANIZATIONS SHUT DOWN FOR ‘SYSTEMATIC MISSIONARY WORK’ PRAYER BINDERS TO BE DELIVERED TO FAMILIES OF AMISH CHILDREN Are you interested in learning more about the people God is using […]

Separation of Church and State

On October 23, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

There is a lot of confused thinking about the concept of separation of church and state in particular, and the role of faith in public life in general. The former is often used by secularists to insist that religion should have nothing to do with politics, and that the public square should be a religion-free […]

Jesus [44] The Meaning of Jesus: Two Visions (30)

On October 23, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

Continuing our summary/review of Tom Wright and Marcus Borg’s discussion… For other articles in this series visit http://jmm.org.au/catalog/section/jc1.htm. These brief excerpts are meant to provoke thought/reflection… More from Tom Wright: ‘[Our aim is] to get into the minds of our subjects… When we do so, the categories that Jesus’ own world offered to describe someone […]

18 October 2006 Daily Update from HCJB World Radio

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Today’s Headlines: WELL DRILLING BRINGS OPPORTUNITIES FOR EVANGELISM IN UGANDA WOMAN KILLED AFTER DAUGHTER CONVERTS TO CHRISTIANITY THOUSANDS OF LOW-CASTE HINDUS ADOPT NEW FAITH IN PROTEST *WHISTLING FROG WINS INDEPENDENT CHRISTMAS RADIO AWARD Are you interested in learning more about the people God is using around the world? Podcast or listen online to HCJB World […]

Wearing the veil in the Arab world

On October 20, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

October 19, 2006 9:30 PM Wearing the veil in the Arab world Many women struggle with the issues around the veil and the hijab The Muslim headscarf has become a controversial issue in Britain, with government ministers speaking out against women covering their faces. BBCArabic.com asked four Muslim women across the Arab world for their […]

Jesus… God’s Messiah (N T Wright)

On October 20, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

We… must learn again and again the lessons that Peter himself had to learn between that moment of sudden understanding – You’re God’s Messiah! – and the time when he stood up in front of a surprised Jerusalem crowd on the first Pentecost morning and announced fearlessly that God had shown Jesus of Nazareth to […]

IN HONOR OF STUPID PEOPLE

On October 20, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

IN HONOR OF STUPID PEOPLE. On a Sears hairdryer — Do not use while sleeping. (That’s the only time I have to work on my hair.) On a bar of Dial soap — “Directions: Use like regular soap.” (and that would be???….) On some Swanson frozen dinners — “Serving suggestion: Defrost.” (but, it’s just a […]

Supermarket

On October 20, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

I was teaching a First Aid Class for some very senior citizens at a Retirement Village here in Gippsland. One older gentleman in our group, did not seem to be willing to respond to questions about other possible actions, that might be taken, if something we thought might be an effective method of treatment did […]

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