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A pastor once told this story at a finance seminar about a dream-driven man who was full of confidence and was called into ministry. The pastor sat down with that man to discuss details about his ministry job. When time came to talk about salary, the man said, "I'm not in it for the money. |
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Lots of victims made my annual top 20 for 2016 and that makes me sick. But I hate how victims are forgotten. Lots of heroes on this year’s list, too. Everybody has their own list of the highlights of the year previous. This is mine. Happy New Year everybody. Scrawler out. |
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MIRI: Christians, Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists and Sikhs came together in a joint festive celebration at Lutong bazaar where a church and mosque are located next to each other. The Christmas gathering yesterday, held in the grounds of the Good Shepherd Church, highlighted the harmony and solidarity.... |
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Some popular Nigerian clerics ushered in last year with prophecies, some of which did not come to pass. ARUKAINO UMUKORO GBENGA ADENIJI and MOTUNRAYO JOEL write about these controversial, spiritual messages. Many Nigerians are not going to forget the prophecies reeled out by some Nigerian prophets last year. |
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Nseobong Okon-Ekong reports on the 9th edition of the Akwa Ibom Carols Festival, an event that set out to make a global mark in 2008 as ‘9999 Carols Night’. It has since been cited in the Guinness Book of World Records. Two hours before the advertised time of 5:00pm, a throng of people were already.... |
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A beacon, a historic landmark, a holy space where people have worshipped for nearly 200 years was consumed by flames exactly one year ago in a vicious fire along Main Street in West Orange. "It was very, very hard, but here we are just ready to rebuild," says Pastor Sergio Artiles. |
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Coeur d'Alene, Idaho • Anti-abortion advocates in northern Idaho say they are collecting signatures for a ballot initiative that would outlaw abortion in Idaho. The Coeur d'Alene Press reports that Abolish Abortion Idaho, a grassroots citizen group, wants to change Idaho law to make people who.... |
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WAYNE & PIKE COUNTIES - Here is a list of many of the major news stories covered on page one by The News Eagle in 2016. Some may have been inadvertently missed. Dates given are when the story appeared, unless otherwise stated. January 2016. 6 - After a mild start of the season, Ski Big Bear at Masthope hopes to open Jan. |
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Mayor Liz Lempert has appointed the nine people to serve on the recently created civil rights commission, with nearly half of them Princeton University employees and only two male members. The Princeton Council will vote on the mayor's choices at the Jan.4 council reorganization meeting, with Councilwoman Jo S. |
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Gospel singer Kim Burrell, who has been helping Pharrell promote the “Hidden Figures” soundtrack, is facing intense criticism following the release of a video in which she calls gay people “perverted” and says they have “embarrassed” God during a sermon at a church. |
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More than 770 crosses — one for each person killed in Chicago in 2016 — were carried along the Magnificent Mile late Saturday morning as part of a march organized by Father Michael Pfleger to decry the violence that has claimed the most lives in a year since the mid-1990s. |
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White's "prosperity gospel" teachings spread the message that God wants people to be rich and healthy, and that wealth is a sign of his favor. Achieving wealth, therefore, is a sign that God loves you more than other people. The spiritual practice is widely criticized. "This seed will get God's attention," White's website promises. |
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LEIPZIG, Germany Order Reprint – As a boy, Helge Voigt celebrated Christmas Eve listening to Bach's Christmas Oratorio, opening a few gifts and savoring a special dinner. Notably absent were a nativity scene, angels atop a tree — or any mention of Jesus. |
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Anti-abortion advocates in northern Idaho say they are collecting signatures for a ballot initiative that would outlaw abortion in Idaho. The Coeur d'Alene Press (http://bit.ly/2hUWDIF) reports that Abolish Abortion Idaho, a grassroots citizen group, wants to change Idaho law to make people who.... |
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White's "prosperity gospel" teachings spread the message that God wants people to be rich and healthy, and that wealth is a sign of his favor. Achieving wealth, therefore, is a sign that God loves you more than other people. The spiritual practice is widely criticized. "This seed will get God's attention," White's website promises. |
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Anti-abortion advocates in northern Idaho say they are collecting signatures for a ballot initiative that would outlaw abortion in Idaho. The Coeur d'Alene Press (http://bit.ly/2hUWDIF) reports that Abolish Abortion Idaho, a grassroots citizen group, wants to change Idaho law to make people who.... |
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The killer, later identified as 68-year-old David Brian Evans, a homeless man with Harford County connections and a troubled past, walked out of the Panera Bread toward his car he had left in a parking lot that was down a short embankment about a block away. |
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This was underscored by Rabbi Jonathan Bernis, a well-known leader in Messianic Jewish ministry for more than three decades, during a recent interview with
"You can't read the scriptures ... without seeing lots and lots of angels and things that are unseen ... |
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Two weeks ago, on this same platform, I warned against the statement of the Governor of Kaduna, who in a recorded interview with several journalists, said that his administration had traced those Fulani herdsmen involved in killings in Southern Kaduna and rather than arresting and prosecuting them,.... |
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Gospel singer Kim Burrell has definitely not been celebrating the festive season by showing love to all men and women, having gone on a homophobic rant that was spread through social media Friday. Burrell, who collaborated with Pharrell Williams for the song “I See a Victory” from the recently.... |
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He got angry when he saw two men he knew—a former Muslim and a former Hindu—witnessing for Christ in that meeting. To show his displeasure, he spat at the meeting through his car window as he drove by. Distracted by his anger, he didn't see a large lorry that suddenly emerged from his view. It was too late when he finally saw it. |
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Two weeks ago, on this same platform, I warned against the statement of the Governor of Kaduna, who in a recorded interview with several journalists, said that his administration had traced those Fulani herdsmen involved in killings in Southern Kaduna and rather than arresting and prosecuting them,.... |
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A CHURCH crusade held at the Harare Gardens between Wednesday and Friday last week raised eyebrows because of strange sack gowns worn by the wailing worshippers. The event attracted onlookers because of the ‘wailing’ worshipers who also encouraged everyone to join them. |
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NEWSMAKERS 2016 - Pastor Howard Courtney is a fixture around Alcona a spiritual and community leader who is an obvious newsmaker. Courtney, who heads the Innisfil Community Church, received the town’s first-ever Volunteer of the Year Award last April. Mayor Gord Wauchope said Courtney and his team.... |
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