Rowland Croucher
Warmth Around The Fire
During my Pastor’s message on Pentecost Sunday, he reminded us of the fire of the Holy Spirit. One of the qualities he mentioned was the gentle warmth of the Spirit, which softens, soothes and warms our coldest places. The image reminded me of Winter, when I so much enjoy gazing at the open fire. Watching […]
A Grave New World
Democratic governments have a duty to instil hope in their people, but since September 11, 2001, fear has dominated Australian life, writes Michael Parker. OVER the past 10 years hope has been depleted and fear installed as the governing framework in Australian politics. Is that what we want? Old Testament wisdom warns that without a […]
Jesus Through the Centuries
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Acts of God or Forces of Nature?
Sightings 10/19/06 Acts of God or Forces of Nature? — David Albertson and Cabell King Just over a year has passed since Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast. Media sources marked the anniversary with analyses of the various forces contributing to the sufferings of New Orleans. What was “Hurricane Katrina” exactly? Was it an “act […]
Evangelicals and Jews
Among Evangelicals, A Kinship With Jews Some Skeptical of Growing Phenomenon By Alan Cooperman Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, January 8, 2006; Page A01 DANVILLE, Va. — Everyone who worships at the Tabernacle quickly learns three facts about its deeply conservative pastor. He comes from a broken home. He rides a canary-yellow Harley. And he […]
Full Gospel, Fractured Minds?
A review of Full Gospel, Fractured Minds? By Rick Nanez. Zondervan, 2005. It is no secret that there has been a strong tendency in Pentecostal/Charismatic circles to downplay the use of the mind, the intellect, reason, theology and doctrine. Some even relish in bashing theology and the intellect. This of course is not always the […]
Jesus Christ (from a sermon by N T Wright)…
… The spectacular passage we heard from Colossians, one of the very first and still one of the greatest Christian poems ever written. Colossians 1 encapsulates beautifully and movingly this vision of integrated wisdom, and gives it, breathtakingly, a human face: He is the image of God, the invisible one, firstborn of all creation. For […]
Wedding Vows…
Wedding Vows: My practice has been to encourage couples to create their own wording-of-vows and response to legal requirements, within three broad constraints: 1. I am not married to anyone else; 2. You (name) are the one I want to marry; 3. I will be faithful/loyal to/ love you alone as long as I/we live… […]
Farewell to the Rapture (N T Wright)
Farewell to the Rapture (N.T. Wright, Bible Review, August 2001) Little did Paul know how his colorful metaphors for Jesus’ second coming would be misunderstood two millennia later. The American obsession with the second coming of Jesus — especially with distorted interpretations of it — continues unabated. Seen from my side of the Atlantic, the […]
Cross row stokes Christian anger
Cross row stokes Christian anger British Airways has asked a Christian member of staff to conceal her cross necklace because it contravenes the company’s uniform policy. But has it added to a sense of unease among Christians? Crosses may be a fixture around the necks of many Christians, and have even become a fashion accessory […]
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