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Rowland Croucher

Rowland Croucher has written 26185 posts for John Mark Ministries

Malaysia

2nd October 2006 AUSTRALIAN PRAYER NETWORK NEWSLETTER * PRESSURE ON MULTI FAITH MALAYSIA * PARENT’S FORGIVENESS BRINGS PRODIGAL SON TO JESUS * WHO WILL SUCCEED KOFI ANNAN AS UN SECRETARY * POPE CHALLENGES ISLAM ON RELIGIOUS FREEDOM * PEOPLE FLOCK TO CHURCH IN ZIMBABWE AS INFLATION TOPS 1000 PERCENT * TEEN BIRTHS DOWN IN USA […]

Divine Healing

Friend [1]: I had a conversation with a minister in our town the other day about healing which really annoyed me. Her understanding of the Bible’s teaching was along the lines of: 1.. All sickness if of the devil 2.. Jesus is stronger than the devil 3.. Therefore all sickness should get healed Inevitably I […]

Jesus [41] The Meaning of Jesus: Two Visions (27)

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 Marcus Borg: ‘Truly I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death before they see the Kingdom of God come with power’… […]

Belief in/and God

From a netfriend: ‘It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so’ (Mark Twain) It ain’t what we don’t know that gives us trouble, it’s what we know that ain’t so. — Will Rogers ~~~ I believe Will Rogers is responsible for the […]

Mocking God

Someone just sent this to me. I hesitated before putting this on our website… Read on and you’ll see why… JOHN LENNON: Some years before during his interview with an American Magazine, he said: “Christianity will end, it will disappear. I do not have to argue about that. I am certain. Jesus was ok, but […]

Pakistan’s War on Christians

I’ve just read a well-written, graphic article by Cathy Scott Clark and Adrian Levy – ‘Pakistan’s War on Christians’ – and the nearest Google could find was the following… Can anyone email the original article, from Readers’ Digest or Sunday Times? Thanks. Rowland ~~~ …Pakistan, for gross discrimination against Christians, detailed in the Reader’s Digest […]

25 September 2006 Update from HCJB World Radio

Today’s Headlines: JORDAN PROMOTES CHRISTIAN BIBLICAL SITES FOR RELIGIOUS TOURISM SPIRITUAL SCREENPLAY CONTEST OFFERS $50,000 IN PRIZES ANNUALLY MUSLIM MOB IN NIGERIA INJURES 6, DESTROYS 10 CHRISTIAN CHURCHES 30 CHOIR ROBES: UNUSUAL DONATION FINDS PERFECT HOME IN ETHIOPIA TED HAGGARD AND EVANGELICALS CONFIRM, ‘BUSH IS NOT THE DEVIL’ Today’s Top Stories: JORDAN PROMOTES CHRISTIAN BIBLICAL […]

How Britain is turning Christianity into a crime

DAILY MAIL UK http://tinyurl.com/qvhc5 by Melanie Phillips Last updated at 11:14am on 7th September 2006 How long will it be before Christianity becomes illegal in Britain? This is no longer the utterly absurd and offensive question that on first blush it would appear to be. An evangelical Christian campaigner, Stephen Green was arrested and charged […]

27 September 2006 Update from HCJB World Radio

Today’s Headlines: SOMALI CHRISTIAN STUDENT SHOT TO DEATH FOR REFUSING TO CHANT KORAN AUTHORITIES ARREST PAKISTANI TEENAGER FOR ‘BLASPHEMY’ EXTREME PERSECUTION CONTINUES IN INDIA’S MADHYA PRADESH STATE MAF DEDICATES NEW HEADQUARTERS FACILITY IN NAMPA, IDAHO 4,000 CHRISTIANS MEET FREELY AT RALLY IN KAZAKHSTAN Today’s Top Stories: SOMALI CHRISTIAN STUDENT SHOT TO DEATH FOR REFUSING TO […]

On human cloning

Two research papers opposing human cloning are now available at the Sydney Anglicans website: http://www.sydneyanglicans.net/indepth/the_clone_wars/ Alternative site at http://www.baptistsocialissues.org.au/index.php?id=34 Note also the online petition backed by the Australian Christian Lobby (currently registering 878, up from 703 at 3.30 pm yesterday afternoon, but aiming for 10,000) – http://www.makeastand.org.au/campaign/index.stw?campaign_id=2