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Rowland Croucher

Rowland Croucher has written 26185 posts for John Mark Ministries

The Religion of Peace?

http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=23128 By Andrew G. Bostom FrontPageMagazine.com | June 28, 2006 During the discussion period after a recent talk by the courageous secular Muslim “apostate” Wafa Sultan, Judea Pearl, father of slain Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl (who was barbarously murdered by pious Muslim terrorists), alluded to the Koran’s “verses of peace”—which certain votaries of […]

Mental Hospital

Just because someone doesn’t love you the way you want them to, doesn’t mean they don’t love you with all they have … (keep reading) Jim and Edna were both patients in a mental hospital. One day while they were walking past the hospital swimming pool, Jim suddenly jumped into the deep end. He sank […]

Central Asia; Russia; Uzbekistan

Central Asia; Russia; Uzbekistan; FORUM 18 NEWS SERVICE, Oslo, Norway http://www.forum18.org/ The right to believe, to worship and witness The right to change one’s belief or religion The right to join together and express one’s belief 18 July 2006 CENTRAL ASIA: RELIGIOUS INTOLERANCE IN CENTRAL ASIA http://www.forum18.org/Archive.php?article_id=815 In June 2006, the Organisation for Security and […]

The Bathtub Test

The Bathtub Test It doesn’t hurt to take a hard look at yourself from time to time, and this should help get you started. During a visit to the mental asylum, a visitor asked the Director what the criterion was which defined whether or not a patient should be institutionalised. “Well,” said the Director, “we […]

Dear God

Dear God (children’s prayers) 1. Dear God, please put another holiday between Christmas and Easter. There is nothing good in there now. Amanda 2. Dear God, Thank you for the baby brother but what I asked for was a puppy. I never asked for anything before. You can look it up. Joyce 3. Dear Mr. […]

An Older Couple…

An older couple is lying in bed one morning. They had just awakened from a good night’s sleep. He takes her hand and she responds, “Don’t touch me.” “Why not?” he asked. She answered, “Because I’m dead.” The husband asked. “What are you talking about? We’re both lying here in bed together and talking to […]

Yielding to yoga?

by Rod Benson Reverend Rod Benson is Professor of Christian Ethics at the NSW Baptist Theological College and the Director of the Centre of Christian Ethics at Morling College. In one of my previous churches, I discovered to my surprise that one of the organists, an octogenarian and foundation member of the church, had spent […]

New Home

TODAYS RIDDLE : Can you uncover what each group of three has in common? 1. doughnut notebook golf course 2. turtle peanut oyster 3. brown polar Kodiak 4. cough tear rain 5. soap granola candy /\ x x x x x Scroll down for the answer x x x x x Here it comes x […]

Winery

TODAYS RIDDLE : Removing an appendix is called an appendectomy, removing tonsils is called a tonsilectomy. What is it called when they remove a growth from your head? /\ x x x x x Scroll down for the answer x x x x x Here it comes x x x x x \/ A haircut […]

Urban Christianity And Global Order

URBAN CHRISTIANITY AND GLOBAL ORDER Reviewed by Thomas Scarborough This was not an easy book. It is densely written, and would require, ideally, a prior background in liberation theology. Without this, one may find oneself puzzling over unfamiliar terms and perspectives. However, it is to the credit of the author that he declares his basic […]