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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.

What about me?

By Rowland Croucher and others ⋅ September 18, 2004 ⋅ Post a comment

“What About Me?” – Moving Pictures Well there’s a little boy waitin’ at the counter of a corner shop He’s been waitin’ down there, waitin’ half the day They never ever seem to have the time He gets pushed around, knocked to the ground He gets to his feet and he says Chorus: “What About […]

I Would Be True (full version)

By Rowland Croucher and others ⋅ September 2, 2004 ⋅ Post a comment

(Heard this recently on the BBC’s Songs of Praise program: very challenging! Rowland). “I Would Be True” by Howard A. Walter, 1917 (Tune: Londonderry Air) I would be true, for there are those who trust me; I would be pure, for there are those who care; I would be strong, for there is much to […]

I would be True

By Rowland Croucher and others ⋅ September 2, 2004 ⋅ Post a comment

“I Would Be True” by Howard A. Walter, 1917 I would be true, for there are those that trust me. I would be pure, for there are those that care. I would be strong, for there is much to suffer. I would be brave, for there is much to dare. I would be friend of […]

The Answer’s At The End

By Rowland Croucher and others ⋅ August 30, 2004 ⋅ Post a comment

– George Harrison Scan not a friend with a microscopic glass You know his faults, now let the foibles pass Life is one long enigma, my friend So read on, read on, the answer’s at the end Don’t be so hard on the ones that you love It’s the ones that you love we think […]

What’s wrong with the way I live?

By Rowland Croucher and others ⋅ August 28, 2004 ⋅ Post a comment

(Clarke / Hicks / Nash) What’s wrong with the way I live The way I use my time People should live their lives Leaving me to mine, leaving me to mine I’m a man who is defending All his rights to live in peace And my job is never ending for me Ever since I […]

Jesus Loves Me

By Rowland Croucher and others ⋅ August 8, 2004 ⋅ Post a comment

The very first Christian song most children learn is “Jesus Loves Me.” If there was a best-seller hit list among the preschoolers, this very simple but precious song would have to be at the top of the charts. Yet few people know that “Jesus Loves Me” began life not as a song but as a […]

I Want To Tell You Lies

By Rowland Croucher and others ⋅ August 3, 2004 ⋅ Post a comment

I want to tell that little boy his Mom will be just fine I want to tell that dad we got his daughter out in time I want to tell that wife her husband will be home tonight I don’t want to tell it like it is….. I want to tell them lies. You didn’t […]

Good songs/hymns

By Rowland Croucher and others ⋅ July 27, 2004 ⋅ One comment

Our daughter Lindy serves as a missionary in an urban mission – ‘Urban Neighbours of Hope’, Melbourne. Here are some of the songs they sing in a service for folks who struggle with emotional/mental health issues… CHRIST, BE OUR LIGHT 1. Longing for light, we wait in darkness. Longing for truth, we turn to you. […]

Saving Grace

By Rowland Croucher and others ⋅ July 19, 2004 ⋅ Post a comment

SAVING GRACE Bob Dylan If You find it in Your heart, can I be forgiven? Guess I owe You some kind of apology. I’ve escaped death so many times, I know I’m only living By the saving grace that’s over me. By this time I’d-a thought I would be sleeping In a pine box for […]

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