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Articles on this site express varying points of view, to encourage mature thinking on serious issues. The assumption is that you will want to study a controversial topic from various angles before you arrive at a conclusion, rather than simply believe what someone told you when you were impressionable! (So some stuff here is ‘hot’. Proceed at your own risk!). See the Statement of Faith for John Mark Ministries' theological stance.

Four Candles

By Rowland Croucher and others ⋅ April 7, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

Double click on the 4 Candles link below… it is truly awesome! ………Wait for the first 3 candles to go out then watch the 4th candle… 4 Candles http://i.euniverse.com/funpages/cms_content/2529/4candles.swf ~~ This link does not seem to be working. Anyone know how to find this image? ~~ Go to this: http://hk.youtube.com/watch?v=CtENxRBUwUI&feature=related

Hands

By Rowland Croucher and others ⋅ April 5, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

I’ll never look at my hands the same! Grandpa, some ninety plus years, sat feebly on the patio bench. He didn’t move, just sat with his head down staring at his hands. When I sat down beside him he didn’t acknowledge my presence and the longer I sat I wondered if he was OK. Finally, […]

Choosing to Lose

By Rowland Croucher and others ⋅ April 3, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

(~) Choosing to Lose Thinking Theologically About the Common Good Reflections on theology, scripture, and public life from the Rev. Larry Greenfield. March Madness, when it comes right down to it, is mostly about losing. Oh yes, all those 64 teams that start the NCAA tournament are thinking mostly about winning. But within a three-week […]

A Freedom Story

By Rowland Croucher and others ⋅ April 3, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

A Freedom Story by Mike Yaconelli In his book, The Easy Yoke, Doug Webster retells a great Wil Willimon story about a young, idealistic college student who ended up in one of the worst-looking housing projects in Philadelphia. A brand-new Christian, this wide-eyed urban missionary didn’t have a clue how to evangelize in the middle […]

Do you want to see Jesus?

By Rowland Croucher and others ⋅ March 31, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

(~) Do you want to see Jesus? Fifth Sunday in Lent April 2, 2006 Jeremiah 31:31-34 Psalm 51:1-12 or Psalm 119:9-16 Hebrews 5:5-10 John 12:20-33 This reading from Hebrews emphasizes the humanity of Jesus, who cried out loudly to God and shed tears of grief, as we know from the story of the death of […]

Bruised Reeds

By Rowland Croucher and others ⋅ March 21, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

Daily Meditation for March 17, 2006 The Henri Nouwen Society Not Breaking the Bruised Reeds Some of us tend to do away with things that are slightly damaged. Instead of repairing them we say: “Well, I don’t have time to fix it, I might as well throw it in the garbage can and buy a […]

It Just Doesn’t Matter

By Rowland Croucher and others ⋅ March 17, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

(~) It Just Doesn’t Matter author unknown I lay on the stretcher in the hospital emergency room, wondering, waiting, uncertain of what was happening to me. With my family history of heart disease and with the loss of both parents to heart attacks, I had to wonder if this was the beginning of the end? […]

In praise of doubt

By Rowland Croucher and others ⋅ March 16, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

What we see as a stumbling block can be a step toward deeper faith My 7-year-old son crept downstairs one night, two hours after his bedtime, and announced that he couldn ¢â‚¬â„¢t sleep because he was too scared. I quizzed him about nightmares, scary books and horror movies on TV, and received ¢â‚¬Ëœno ¢â‚¬â„¢ on all counts. […]

God’s Yellow Pages

By Rowland Croucher and others ⋅ March 15, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

God’s Yellow Pages : http://web2.airmail.net/dpelc/yellow/

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