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On his 66th birthday Sunday, Rev. Sandy Willson will do what high-profile, long-serving, big-church pastors rarely get to do. Retire in good health, good standing and good graces. "It's a good moment for the church and it's a good moment for me and my family," said Willson, Second Presbyterian Church's senior pastor since 1995. |
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A biopic about Japan’s Oskar Schindler will be screened in Florida for first the time on Wednesday during the Miami Jewish Film Festival. “Persona Non Grata” will be shown 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at O Cinema Miami Shores, 9806 NE Second Ave. Tickets are $13. |
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A Harare court on Friday denied Evan Mawarire, a Zimbabwean pastor and activist, bail. The judge said that Mawarire had to remain in custody as he was at risk of flight. "Mawarire will be back in court on February 17 for further remand," DW reporter Columbus Mavhunga explained from outside the court. |
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AFTER two consecutive visits to the headquarters of the Department of State Services, DSS, Aso Drive, in Abuja, both the primary domestic intelligence agency of Nigeria and the embattled founder of Omega Fire Ministries, Apostle Johnson Suleman, may now be counting their gains and losses. |
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Tobi Aworinde. The publisher of Ovation Magazine and a former presidential candidate, Mr. Dele Momodu, has criticised President Muhammadu Buhari’s government, describing members of his cabinet as timid and weak. Momodu told SUNDAY PUNCH in a telephone interview that he disagreed with Buhari’s approach to fighting corruption. |
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Minabere Ibelema. A major surprise during the Christmas season had to be the rendition of the classic hymn “O God Our Help in Ages Past” by a choir of some of Nigeria’s former and present leaders. If I were privileged to, I would have recommended instead “Guide Me, O Thou Great Redeemer. |
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You were a Federal Commissioner at the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission between 2010 and 2015. Was the office fraught with challenges? It was quite challenging but interesting at the same time. We found out that most of the federal generating agencies were not remitting monies.... |
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Amer Omar says his mother is all the family he has left, since the day in 2009 that police broke into the family's home in Sudan, trashed the place, arrested his father and brothers and killed his cat. Omar — now 22 and a Baltimore student — now fears he'll lose his connection to his last blood relative after President Donald J. |
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There was one thing in particular that Rev. Dan Warnes remembered about his late friend, Rev. John Keak Nguth -- his big smile.
“He never liked to talk over the phone -- we always had to meet face-to-face,” said Warnes. He spoke of Keak Nguth's "people-first" mindset in front of hundreds of South Sudanese refugees from around the U. |
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Let me tell you one beautiful fact that lingers in my minds to this day. When MDC-T came to Bulawayo for their yearly celebrations: it was Cd Nelson Chamisa who addressed the people of Mathebeleland as: "Linjani Mthwakazi omuhle!" Even ourselves in the Diaspora, we were excited about this inclusion. |
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"Always read the fine print," my mum used to tell me. Now, there are days when she just can't. Her failing eyesight reminds me, gently but insistently, of how the roles of caregiver and dependant between my mum and I are changing. This is an age-old tale. |
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BAPTIST Pastor Evan Mawarire will go down in Zimbabwean history as one among a handful clerics who chose the least travelled and daunting route by eloquently shooting holes in government’s excesses and further, urging non-violent protests against the same before fleeing the country last year. |
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Mike Pence, a leader in the evangelical community, will likely break a tie in the Senate to ensure DeVos’ nomination.
And Jerry Falwell Jr., the president of one the largest evangelical colleges in the nation, Liberty University, will lead an education reform task force focusing on higher education. |
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- The fifth annual Men's Prayer Breakfast on Saturday drew more than 300 men of all ages to break bread together, and to share messages of personal growth and the power of education. The free event, open to the public, packed the Alden Baptist Church on State Street. |
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The life of a senior Pastor of the Congregational Christian Church of Samoa was remembered and celebrated when the nation paused to pay tribute to his service on Friday. Reverend Fa’apaia Tariu was still serving Vailoa-uta church when he was called home on 21 January 2017. He was 65. |
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The signs hoisted high by demonstrators at DFW International Airport last weekend reflected the bold and diverse North Texans who made up the protest against President Donald Trump's new travel ban. While the ethnicity, race or religion of each poster board's author may have varied, a common theme ran through them: "Love is Love. |
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PASTOR Evan Mawarire who was denied bail Friday is being held at the Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison, outspoken lawyer, Fadzayi Mahere, said Saturday. Mawarire, who faces a 20 year prison term for allegedly seeking to overthrow a constitutionally elected government, was arrested in Harare as he returned from exile in the US last week. |
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Akwa Ibom State government has urged all revenue-generating Agencies of government to align with the Treasury Single Account(TSA) financial policy of remitting government revenue. The Commissioner for Finance, Mr. Nsikan Nkan gave the charge in Uyo at the Revenue Report Appraisal meeting he held.... |
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We meet in the context of two developments that have shaken our country and greatly disturbed the spirits of the people of Zimbabwe. By Morgan Tsvangirai. The first is my health condition which I disclosed to the people on the 27th of June 2016. I want to say today that I am recovering well and once.... |
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BY RAWWIDA BAKSH. WELCOME to my new monthly commentary focused on contemporary feminism(s) in Trinidad & Tobago, the Caribbean and globally. Most people have heard the terms ‘feminist’, ‘feminism(s)’ and ‘gender equality, which all too often generate strong feelings and negative stereotypes. |
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JACKSON HEIGHTS Sen. Jose Peralta faced hundreds of constituents at a packed town hall meeting over his choice to join the senate's Independent Democratic Committee as some called him a "traitor" and threatened to vote him out of office over the change. |
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BENIN CITY – A graduate of Business Administration, Mr. Felix Okoro on Friday testified at the Election Petition Tribunal sitting at the High Court in Benin City where he testified in a manner contrary to his witness deposition statement during cross-examination. |
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Infact, let us look at a statement in the above report which says: “We are persuaded that this church project is a bribe, a baleful political gimmick, lacking in all subtlety, to the Christian community, …….”. From this statement, we can only deduce that Aregbesola is just being misguided by his.... |
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The answer is this: Prayer is petition, but only partially. If we view prayer as simply a means of sending a request slip to God for things that we need, then we miss the point of prayer. When Jesus taught the disciples to pray, He taught them to start by saying "Our Father in heaven... |
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The Orlando Naval Training Center will hold a volunteer appreciation dinner Sunday to honor 14 civilian religious leaders who help the base meet the multifaceted worship needs of its sailors.The base has five Navy chaplains who regularly lead Catholic, Protestant and Jewish services. |
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Let me start by thanking Congressman, Christopher H. Smith, Chairman U.S. House Sub-Committee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organisations for inviting me to share my views on the crisis facing Christians in Nigeria today and the Niger Delta question. The U.S. |
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Verse of the day
Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. Matthew, 6. 21
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