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Transgender Terms
(I’m talking with a couple of ‘transbian’ people at the moment. Here’s something one of them emailed me. Rowland). DEFINITIONS/TERMS People tend to categorize themselves. This identification can be helpful in finding like-minded others with whom to make friends, but it can be hurtful if imposed on an individual by others, well-intentioned or not. In […]
Loving One’s Enemies
(Rough notes of a sermon I preached on Sunday, at a Wesleyan Methodist Church in Melbourne. Rowland). LOVING ONE’S ENEMIES Matthew 5:38-48 The preacher’s Sunday sermon was “Forgive Your Enemies” She asked, “How many have forgiven your enemies?” About half held up their hands. She repeated the question, now about 80% raised their hands. She […]
Liking people (Confucius)
Tsekung asked Confucious, “What would you say if all the people of a village like a person?” “That is not enough,” replied Confucious. “What would you say if all the people in a village dislike a person?” “That is not enough,” replied Confucius. “It is better when the good people of the village like him, […]
An example of forgiveness
Atrocity Victims in Uganda Choose to Forgive Marc Lacey From The New York Times, April 18, 2005 ULU, Uganda – The International Criminal Court at The Hague represents one way of holding those who commit atrocities responsible for their crimes. The raw eggs, twigs and livestock that the Acholi people of northern Uganda use in […]
What is Transgender?
Note from Rowland: I was counselling a ‘Transbian’ this past week. Here’s the public dimension (as distinct from the confidential stuff) from her story: Born with two sets of genitalia, and 45 years ago the doctors removed her vaginal ‘apparatus’, and left male genitals. But of course what happened at puberty? She started developing breasts, […]
Think About It
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Good Grief… Bad Grief
“Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep” (Romans 12:15, NKJV). Jeanette Lockerbie, a former editor of Psychology for Living magazine, tells about a minister friend whose wife died suddenly. With her husband, she had been very active in the church and was dearly loved by all the church members. “I remember […]
Marriage Resources
Some articles I’ve written (from a book on Family/Marriage, now out of print): Ten Marks of a Happy Marriage – http://jmm.org.au/articles/4845.htm Ten Myths About Marriage – http://jmm.org.au/articles/4853.htm Wedding Talk – http://jmm.org.au/articles/5348.htm Sample Wedding Service – http://jmm.org.au/articles/4860.htm plus about 100 other articles on marriage – http://jmm.org.au/catalog/keyword/index.htm#M Shalom! Rowland Croucher
The 12-Step Program as Coded Gospel
By Richard Rohr, OFM “It is not the healthy who need the doctor, but the sick. . .I did not come to call the virtuous but sinners” Mark 2:17 Why do I call AA a coded Gospel? We all know that the 12-Step program is not formally religious, is disconnected from any denomination or religious […]
Naming the ‘Father Hunger’ (Richard Rohr)
Naming the ‘Father Hunger’ An Interview With Richard Rohr By Anthony J. Schulte, O.F.M. October 1990 permission given by Richard Rohr “All men know how to do is pass on roles, money and opinions, but not who they are,” says Father Richard Rohr, O.F.M. The fundamental drive affecting male spirituality, he believes, is “father hunger.” […]
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