Rowland Croucher
Jesus Sighting
😉 Jesus Sighting An Irishman in a wheelchair entered a restaurant one afternoon and asked the waitress for a cup of coffee. The Irishman looked across the restaurant and asked, “Is that Jesus sitting over there?” The waitress nodded yes, so the Irishman told her to give Jesus a cup of coffee on him. The […]
The Church and delivery of public services (Part 1 of 2)
Soundings No. 40 24 July 2006 The church and delivery of public services – Part 1 of 2 by Wilma Gallet The past 10-15 years has seen the emergence of competitive tendering and the development of a market model in the provision of a range of human services including aged care, employment services, child care, […]
Going the Way of Masonry
Sightings 7/24/06 Going the Way of Masonry — Martin E. Marty Summer travels off the interstate highways and onto byways, where vestiges of earlier American civilization(s) linger, often lead to passing visions of neglected, boarded-up, or refashioned Masonic Lodge buildings. Just as numberless Catholic church buildings have been deconsecrated, demolished, and remade into clubs and […]
Background to the fighting in Lebanon
BARNABAS FUND LAUNCHES DAILY NEWS COMMUNIQU ‰ Barnabas Fund is pleased to announce the introduction of a new resource on its website in the form of a daily communiqu © giving background to current news situations, with a particular focus on the repercussions for Christians in the various contexts, There will be an emphasis on understanding and […]
Islam in Europe
A EUROPE DIVIDED INTO MUSLIM / NON MUSLIM AREAS MAY BE THE ONLY ANSWER The director of the group Jihad Watch says things have gotten so bad in Europe that the only solution to the Islamic problem might be to divide the continent into Muslim and non-Muslim enclaves. Much has been made of the growing […]
Indonesia update
INDONESIA: RELIGIOUS LIBERTY CRUMBLING AS MILITANT MUSLIMS FLEX THEIR MUSCLES A joint ministerial decree issued in Indonesia in 1969 established guidelines for religious groups wanting to build places of worship. Religious groups had to apply for a permit, but a local council could only grant a permit if locals living in the immediate vicinity of […]
19 July 2006 Daily Update from HCJB World Radio
Today’s Headlines: OPERATION MOBILIZATION EVACUATES MOST MISSIONARIES FROM LEBANON TRAVELING SEMINARY PROVIDES POST-GRADUATE DEGREES IN ASIA RENEWED FIGHTING IN COLOMBIA DISPLACES THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE CHRISTIAN INTERNET RADIO NETWORK ATTRACTS INTEREST WORLDWIDE U.S. EVANGELIST DIES DURING 4TH CROSS-COUNTRY WALK Today’s Top Stories: OPERATION MOBILIZATION EVACUATES MOST MISSIONARIES FROM LEBANON Operation Mobilization (OM) missionaries in Lebanon have […]
21 July 2006 Update from HCJB World Radio
Today’s Headlines: FAMILY-BASED MEDICAL OUTREACH FINDING SUCCESS IN UGANDA YOUNG PAKISTANI BRIDE RAPED, BEATEN FOR REFUSING TO FOLLOW ISLAM ‘MUSLIM-BACKGROUND BELIEVERS’ PERSECUTED IN UGANDA, KENYA HILTON GRANT HELPS CHARITIES PROVIDE CLEAN WATER IN ETHIOPIA 9th ANNUAL ‘SCRIPTURES IN SCHOOLS WEEK’ SET FOR SEPTEMBER Today’s Top Stories: FAMILY-BASED MEDICAL OUTREACH FINDING SUCCESS IN UGANDA Health workers […]
Saying What We Believe
(~) Saying What We Believe We believe in God, who created us free and walks with us in the struggle for liberation. We believe in Christ, crucified again in the suffering of the poor, a suffering which calls out to the conscience of people and nations, a suffering which ends in resurrection. We believe in […]
Britain’s Muslims
BRITAIN’S SIMMERING MUSLIM PROBLEM The London transport bombings of July 2005 prompted no less than eight surveys of Muslim opinion in the United Kingdom within the past year. The hostile mentality they portray is especially alarming when one recalls that London’s police commissioner, Sir Ian Blair, recently said that the threat of terrorism “is very […]
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