Devotion
Creative Spirituality [1]
by Rowland Croucher The following comprises one – of four – chapters in my book ‘Recent Trends Among Evangelicals’. The other chapters: ‘Recent Trends Among Evangelicals’, ‘Towards an Evangelical Theology of Social Justice’, and ‘Evangelicalism Towards the 21st Century’. A small group of students was talking in an English University’s senior common room. One wanted […]
Faith And Medicine
Read: 1 Timothy 4:1-11 No longer drink only water, but use a little wine for your stomach’s sake and your frequent infirmities. -1 Timothy 5:23 Several years ago a young boy died of an illness because his parents refused to call a doctor. They believed that to use medicine implied a lack of faith in […]
Creative Spirituality [2]
by Rowland Croucher The following comprises one – of four – chapters in my book ‘Recent Trends Among Evangelicals’. The other chapters: ‘Recent Trends Among Evangelicals’, ‘Towards an Evangelical Theology of Social Justice’, and ‘Evangelicalism Towards the 21st Century’. Available for $10 plus a few dollars for postage (Please contact me by email: simply click […]
A Prayer For The Children
We pray for the Children who sneak popsicles before supper, who erase holes in math workbooks, who can never find their shoes. And we pray for those who stare at photographers from behind barbed wire, who can’t bound down the street in a new pair of sneakers, who never "counted potatoes," who are born in […]
Comfort Zones
A few months ago we moved to a new, smaller, house, closer to our family. We moved in January at the height of the Australian summer and on several days the house was uncomfortably hot and it was necessary to leave doors and windows open to obtain relief. The house is at a fairly high […]
A Kingdom Parable
A Hand In The Hand There is a beautiful story about a child playing with a vase his mother had left on the table for a few moments. When the mother turned at the sound of her son crying she saw that his hand was in the vase and was apparently stuck. She tried to […]
Encourage Your Pastor
Read: Job 4:1-4 Your words have upheld him who was stumbling, and you have strengthened the feeble knees. -Job 4:4 In his autobiography, I.O. Dawson told about a minister who died. At his memorial service, the church was filled to overflowing. Various speakers praised the virtues of their deceased pastor and friend. When it was […]
An Ancient Persian Proverb
Write kindnesses in marble. Write injuries in the sand.
The Painting
Years ago, there was a very wealthy man who, with his devoted young son, shared a passion for art collecting. Together they traveled around the world, adding only the finest art treasures to their collection. Priceless works by Picasso, Van Gogh, Monet and many others adorned the walls of the family estate. The widowed, elder […]
Happy All The Day – Really?
From: George Mooth <> Newsgroups: aus.religion.christian Subject: Our Daily Bread "Happiness And Faith" Date: Wed, 03 Jun 1998 10:49:07 -0500 June 3 Wednesday HAPPINESS AND FAITH Read: Romans 8:28-39 May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope. -Romans 15:13 The chorus of the […]
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