May 25, 2013
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Special services St. James Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, 800 Tennessee St., annual Youth and Young Adult Worship Service, 3 p.m. Sunday. Guest evangelist Sukreshia Bridgett of White Oa...
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Pluses of life often blind us to impending mistakes
The large snowflakes looked like hundreds of tiny crystal spider webs spread across the windshield of the car. It had spent a cold winter night outside at the home where we lived in the mountains s...
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McClatchy-Tribune News Service The Rev. Julie Harley (center), 52, leads a prayer with her daughters Emma (left), 19, Rachel (second from right), 21, and parishioner Ann Armstrong (right), who prepared the lunch meal, Jan. 23 in Oak Park, Ill. The pastor is stepping down as lead pastor at First United Church of Oak Park as she battles a fast-worsening case of ALS.
Pastor finds self in need of others’ support
CHICAGO — Early in her pastoral career, the Rev. Julie Harley encountered a woman with ALS, bent over in a wheelchair. It struck her as a particularly cruel illness — incurable, often hitting in th...
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Daughter’s life left many remembering her lessons
Jocelyn never expressed an interest in being a teacher, but she taught many people lessons they say they’ll never forget. My daughter would turn 18 on Jan. 27. I want to share with you the lesso...
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McClatchy-Tribune News Service Susan Slade reclines in her bed at her grandmother's home on Jan. 9 in Hurst, Texas, from which she, as an ordained minister, counsels people by phone through her own Precious Jewels ministry.
Texas woman doesn’t let her circumstances impede her ministry
HURST, Texas — Susan Slade is certain that she’s on earth to help people find what they need. “My purpose is to encourage people to find their purpose in God and to express it,” she said. But...
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Special services Fountain Avenue United Methodist Church will sponsor a worship service at 4 p.m. Sunday at the Jackson House. Hills Chapel AME and St. John AME will sponsor a prayer breakfas...
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Associated Press The Rev. Allan Hawkins delivers communion to a parishioner at Saint Mary the Virgin Catholic Church in Arlington, Texas. With flu widspread in Texas, some churches across the state are making provisions to their services to make sure their parishioners stay healthy, from skipping the shared communion cup to advising clergy to keep hand sanitizer on the ready.
Flu season has churches rethinking handshakes
DALLAS — Fear of the flu has some churches rethinking their traditional hugs and handshakes. Love your brother, they advise, just don’t touch him. The Catholic and Episcopal dioceses of Dalla...
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Kentucky Baptist Convention plans financial workshops
The Kentucky Baptist Convention is providing free workshops to assist church leaders in developing a plan of financial support for their pastors and other staff members. The conferences will be ...
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Special services New Greater Love Missionary Baptist Church introduces its new pastor
Special services New Greater Love Missionary Baptist Church introduces its new pastor, L. Horton. Service at 10:45 a.m. Sunday, 1249 N. 12th St. Hills Chapel AME and St. John AME will sponso ...
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Random thoughts aren’t always so
Sometimes I find my brain jumbled with disconnected thoughts that share no theme. Other times, I catch a smart phrase or brilliant thought articulated by someone else that stands alone, without pot...
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