Rowland Croucher
Henri Nouwen’s wisdom
The Poverty of Our Leaders There is a tendency to think about poverty, suffering, and pain as realities that happen primarily or even exclusively at the bottom of our Church. We seldom think of our leaders as poor. Still, there is great poverty, deep loneliness, painful isolation, real depression, and much emotional suffering at the […]
Older People and Simplicity…
From time to time we meet older people who are radiant with all the simplicity of children. They possess spontaneity, openness, freedom and freshness along with serenity and wisdom of experience. It is this combination of innocence and experience that we call maturity, Christian maturity. A child possesses an innocence naturally. Most of us, unfortunately, […]
Reinhold Niebuhr: A Jewish Appreciation
Idolatry and injustice: A Jewish appreciation of Reinhold Niebuhr David Novak ABC RELIGION AND ETHICS 1 NOV 2012 RIENHOLD NIEBUHR’S EMPHASIS OF IDOLATRY AS THE PRIMAL SIN FROM WHICH ALL OTHER SINS DERIVE GAVE HIM EXCEPTIONAL THEOLOGICAL AND POLITICAL CLARITY OF VISION, ESPECIALLY WHEN DISCERNING THE NAZI THREAT. It has become rather fashionable to hurl criticism at […]
All Saints Day and All Souls Day
All Saints’ Day All Saints’ Day (also known as All Hallows’ Day or Hallowmas) is the day after All Hallows’ Eve (Hallowe’en). It is a feast day celebrated on 1st November by Anglicans and Roman Catholics. It is an opportunity for believers to remember all saints and martyrs, known and unknown, throughout Christian history. As part of this day of obligation, believers […]
Freedom from Victimhood
I began this back in early May 2012, and came back to it early October. I don ¢â‚¬â„¢t know why I chose to open the file ¢â‚¬“ curiosity about the title ¢â‚¬ËœFreedom from victimhood ¢â‚¬â„¢ and what on earth I would have written under such a title, most likely. It wasn ¢â‚¬â„¢t finished back in May, and I […]
Bridge Over Troubled Water (two Christian versions)
“Bridge Over Troubled Water” Lyrics by Michael W. Smith | from the album Healing Rain Special Edition When you’re weary feeling small When tears are in your eyes I’ll dry them all all I’m on your side oh when times get rough And friends just can’t be found Like a bridge over troubled water […]
Pray for the World (November 2012)
Religious Liberty Prayer Bulletin | RLPB 185 | Wed 14 Nov 2012 ————————————————————— ERITREA: CHRISTIAN PRISONERS & REFUGEES SUFFERING UNIMAGINABLY ————————————————————— by Elizabeth Kendal Eritrea, in the Horn of Africa on the Red Sea coast, has one of the most brutally repressive dictatorships in the world. The population is equally divided between Christians (90 percent […]
Dad and Dave and the Mule :-)
Dad & Dave saw an ad in the Daily Newspaper in Geelong, Victoria. and bought a mule for $100. The farmer agreed to deliver the mule the next day. The next morning the farmer drove up and said, “Sorry, fellows, I have some bad news, the mule died last night..” Dad & Dave replied, “Well, then just give us our […]
Democracy and the ‘Tytler Cycle’
(Note: there may be some creative reworking of quotes here… but my question is: is it true in any respect? Rowland. ) Misquotation – Tytler Cycle The following unverified quotation has been attributed to Tytler, most notably as part of a longer piece which began circulating on the Internet shortly after the 2000 U.S. Presidential Election. […]
You Can Have the Perfect Pastor
The perfect pastor preaches exactly 10 minutes. He condemns sin roundly but never hurts anyone ¢â‚¬â„¢s feelings. He works from 8 AM until midnight and is also the church janitor. The perfect pastor makes $40 a week, wears good clothes, drives a good car, buys good books, and donates $30 a week to the church. He […]
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