Monthly Archives: February 2017

Muscatine man turns leather carving hobby into career

[ad_1] Photo: Liora Engel-Smith, AP Muscatine man turns leather carving hobby into career MUSCATINE, Iowa (AP) — Bob Husband began with a bible cover. Using leather he got from a repair shop in Muscatine and paper from his church bulletin as his pattern, he got to work, carving praying hands and “Holy Bible” in block […]

Daily Hope with Rick Warren – February 25, 2017 by

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[ad_1] Three Questions to Ask of Any Bible Passage By Rick Warren “Does the LORD really want sacrifices and offerings? No! He doesn’t want your sacrifices. He wants you to obey him” (1 Samuel 15:22b CEV). If you aren’t experienced in applying God’s Word to your life, you might be frustrated. How do you do it? […]

Reformers urged learning of biblical languages

[ad_1] Copyright (c) 2017 Baptist Press. Reprinted from Baptist Press (www.baptistpress.com), news service of the Southern Baptist Convention. The original story can be found at http://www.bpnews.net/48371/reformers-urged-learning-of-biblical-languages NEW – 44 minutes ago by Benjamin Hawkins , posted Monday, February 20, 2017 (44 minutes ago) Martin Luther and John Calvin Martin Luther and John Calvin EDITOR’S NOTE: […]

I Can’t Get Over Her

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[ad_1] Q. My girlfriend and I broke up a few weeks ago, and I just can’t seem to get over her. Even though I think it was good for us to break up, I don’t know how to move on. Are there things I can do to move forward? A. In a very real sense, […]

Good parenting benefits children, society SUNDAY

[ad_1] As it is always my motivation, I hope most sincerely that this column has the capacity to influence positive action, as it broadens the content of the previous column titled “The student, the school, the parent, the church.” The reader will recall that it addressed the ill-behaved conduct of children observed by teachers in […]

Junior HIgh learn Bible lessons with water theme

[ad_1] Frederick the Duck, shown above, was a main character assisting high school leaders Morgan Kamphaus, Trevor Fischer, Megan Schulte, Faith Oglesbee, Jade Zeller and Grace Cech. Other activities, shown below, during the Junior High gathering centered around water. St. Anthony’s Catholic Church was this year’s host of the event. (Putnam Sentinel/Nancy Kline) [ad_2] Source […]

Church briefs: Feb. 11-17

[ad_1] Tribune Staff 12:10 p.m. MT Feb. 10, 2017 Church Steeple and Cross For online church religion(Photo: Getty Images/iStockphoto) First Congregational United Church of Christ, 2900 9th Ave. S., will have Sunday worship services at 9:30 a.m. where new members will be installed. There will be no coffee fellowship following as a potluck will take […]

What Does the Bible Say About Immigration?: Part 2

[ad_1] [Darris McNeely] The United States is addressing the issue of immigration both legal and illegal on our borders in the south and from other areas right now. It is big news. President Donald Trump has issued a recent restraining order for ninety days to reassess the whole matter, and it has caused a great […]

JUST IN: Jupiter Christian reopens day after shootings kill 3

[ad_1] JUPITER Two days after three people were killed in a Jupiter neighborhood, the school down the street will re-open, according to a post on its Facebook page. Jupiter Christian School closed Monday to minimize traffic flow in the Jupiter River Estates neighborhood, the school’s president Dan Steinfield said. READ MORE: What we know about […]

Creationists aim to ‘take the rainbow back’ by lighting a replica of Noah’s ark

[ad_1] Now that the world’s first-ever Bible amusement park is a reality, its owner, anti-LGBTQ preacher Ken Ham, wants to reinforce the message that the rainbow does not belong to queers, but to God. Or so he claims, in the face of a preponderance of rainbow images associated with LGBTQ pride. That is why Ham […]

Frailty and Fog

[ad_1] I have a bunch of jumbled confessions to make, being that it’s Sunday and that’s a good day to admit to the reality of the soul. I really love the Bible, of course I do, but I dread, with a deep abiding dread, getting to the Passion Narratives. They, like the dark moments of […]

Rest assured, all our problems dissolve when we enter Heaven

[ad_1] Q: My mother was always a worrier, and she also had a lot of health problems. She died a few months ago and I know she’s in Heaven, but is she really happy there? I wonder about this. Maybe she still worries about us, or still has her aches and pains. — Mrs. V. […]

Bible Study: Feb. 5, 2017

[ad_1] Copyright (c) 2017 Baptist Press. Reprinted from Baptist Press (www.baptistpress.com), news service of the Southern Baptist Convention. The original story can be found at http://bpnews.net/48280/bible-study-feb-5-2017 new – 3 hours ago by Staff/LifeWay Christian Resources, posted Thursday, February 02, 2017 (3 hours ago) NASHVILLE (BP) — This weekly Bible study appears in Baptist Press in […]