Rowland Croucher
A Book For Pastors
Celia Bowring, ‘We’re in this Together’, Authentic Media, 2006. Here’s a book waiting to be written – a practical handbook ‘about, by and for women who are married to Christian leaders.’ Celia is one of those – for many years she coordinated a national leaders’ wives’ network in the U.K. Pastors’/leaders’ wives’ roles have been […]
Children’s Science Exam
If you need a laugh, then read through these Children’s Science Exam Answers: Q: Name the four seasons. A: Salt, pepper, mustard and vinegar. Q: Explain one of the processes by which water can be made safe to drink. A: Flirtation makes water safe to drink because it removes large pollutants like grit, sand, dead […]
Con-artists
Charlotte, North Carolina. A lawyer purchased a box of very rare and expensive cigars, then insured them against, among other things, fire. Within a month, having smoked his entire stockpile of these great cigars and without yet having made even his first premium payment on the policy the lawyer filed a claim against the insurance […]
Wife’s Burial
A man and his ever-nagging wife went on vacation to Jerusalem. While they were there, the wife passed away. The undertaker told the husband, “You can have her shipped home for $5,000, or you can bury her here, in the Holy Land, for $150.” The man thought about it and told him he would just […]
A Close Call
Fred bought a brand new Holden Monaro. He took off down the road, pushed it up to 150 kph, and was enjoying the wind blowing through his (thinning) hair. “This is great,” he thought and accelerated to an even higher speed. Then, he looked in his rear view mirror, and there was a police car. […]
Answers given by 2nd grade school children
*Why did God make mothers?* 1. She’s the only one who knows where the scotch tape is. 2. Mostly to clean the house. 3. To help us out of there when we were getting born. *How did God make mothers?* 1. He used dirt, just like for the rest of us. 2. Magic plus super […]
How Christians Should Respond to Muslim Outrage
How Christians Should Respond to Muslim Outrage at the Pope’s Regensburg Message About Violence and Reason By John Piper September 20, 2006 “Whoever offends our Prophet Mohammed should be killed on the spot by the nearest Muslim.” Those were the words of Sheikh Abubakar Hassan Malin to a gathering of Muslims in Mogadishu on Friday, […]
John Shelby Spong and the Phoenix Affirmations
Why Did They Do It? Crosswalk America Revisited In early September, I looked out from the pulpit of the historic Foundry United Methodist Church in Washington, D.C., preparing to address a group of foot-weary people who had just completed a twenty-five hundred mile, five million-step walk across America. I admired their energy and their dedication. […]
The Computer Swallowed Grandma
COMPUTERS. The computer swallowed Grandma; yes honestly it’s true ! She pressed “Control” and “Enter” then disappeared from view. It devoured her completely; the thought just makes me squirm, She must have caught a virus, or been eaten by a worm. Grandpa searched through recycle bin and files of every kind, The reply was negative, […]
Solving the Enigma
Britain faced starvation during early World War Two, as Nazi U-boat “wolf packs” continually attacked the convoys that supplied vital foodstuffs and war materiel. Barely-visible to escorting warships, these submarines caused most havoc in mid-Atlantic; where radar could not detect them and aircraft could not reach them. But their most mysterious weapon was Enigma: the […]
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