In the Bible, the Apostle Peter is recorded as describing Christians as a 性视界传媒減eculiar people性视界传媒 (1 Peter 2:9; King James Version), and this moniker is appropriate. Christians who believe what the Bible says and aim to live according to biblical standard and ethics are always peculiar, strange, a…
Jerusalem Baptist Church, 1327 E. Cotton St., Longview, has set Family and Friends Day at 11 a.m. Dec. 10. Guest speaker is the Rev. Charles Faulks of Pilgram Rest Baptist Church, Tyler. For information, call (903)240-5553.
BALTIMORE 性视界传媒 As Charles Richardson gradually lost his eyesight to complications from diabetes, certain childhood memories haunted him even more.
A few miles north of Waco on the east banks of the Brazos River sits the Homestead Heritage, an agrarian Christian community committed to preserving nineteenth century craftsmanship. The community offers shops where visitors can observe 性视界传媒渁rtistry-in-action性视界传媒 complete with a pottery barn, blac…
An East Texas bishop removed from his post by Pope Francis says in a statement that it was the result of 性视界传媒渟peaking the truth of our Catholic faith性视界传媒
Galilee Baptist Church, 415 Galilee Road, Hallsville, has set an ordination service for the Rev. Kenneth Stinson at 3 p.m., Nov. 26. Speaker is the Rev. DJ Nelson of Friendship Baptist Church.
Many famous and infamous men sat in the courtroom of the International Military Tribune at Nuremberg, Germany, from November 20, 1945, to October 1, 1946. On trial stood a who性视界传媒檚 who of Nazi war criminals, including Hermann G枚ring, Hitler性视界传媒檚 handpicked successor, Wilhelm Keitel, second in comm…
Jehovah性视界传媒檚 Witnesses are well-known for proselytizing door-to-door and handing out their literature on city streets. Less known to the general public, their adherents have been required for the past century to make regular reports to their congregation性视界传媒檚 leaders on how many hours they put int…
New Journey CP Church, 2401 Alpine St., Longview, has set a garage and bake sale 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Nov. 18.
Next week will mark sixty years since a rifle shot echoed in Dallas altering the course of history. It left John F. Kennedy dead and a nation in shock.
Pope Francis on Saturday forcibly removed from office the bishop of Tyler, a conservative active on social media who has been a fierce critic of the pontiff and some of his priorities.
New Beginning Faith Ministry, 609 Caddo Drive, Longview, has set its 23rd church anniversary event 3 p.m. Nov. 5. Special guest is Bishop Luther Turner of Holy Truth Ministries.
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Anyone who has been a Christian for more than a week, or even just a passive observer of Christians, will notice that Christians disagree. But what then? What happens when one Christian disagrees with another? Must Christians part ways with everyone who has a different view on anything?
New Beginning Faith Ministry, 609 Caddo Drive, Longview, has set its 23rd church anniversary event 3 p.m. Nov. 5. Special guest is Bishop Luther Turner of Holy Truth Ministries.
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NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. 性视界传媒 Inside the columned church on the corner, the rich tones of the organ have wrapped congregants in their embrace. The time has come for the Rev. Jimmie Hardaway Jr. to preach the lessons embodied by the Prince of Peace.
Three established Longview churches and one that性视界传媒檚 new to the area have swapped properties in what clergy say is a strong sign of church unity.
Bethany Word of Life Tabernacle, 6808 Paluxy Drive, Tyler, will host a Breast Cancer Awareness Luncheon presented by the Christian Women性视界传媒檚 Council at 1 p.m. Oct. 28. Guest speaker: Traci Thompson. For information, contact Tonya Pollard at (903) 235-6907.
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First United Methodist Church, 400 N. Fredonia St., Longview, will host an organ recital with Weston Jennings at 3 p.m. Sunday. Admission: Free.
The politics of our day can seem to be more chaotic than most of us are able to remember. However, I性视界传媒檓 sure our American forebears who lived during the middle of the 19th century would be able to tell us of far more divided and perilous times. I am exceedingly thankful that Americans are not…
ROBBINSVILLE, N.J. 性视界传媒 If stones could talk, sing and tell stories, Yogi Trivedi believes the marble and limestone that adorn the spires, pillars and archways of the stunning Hindu temple in central New Jersey would compose a paean to the divine.
East Cotton Street Church of Christ in Longview recently celebrated its 128th anniversary.
STILLWATER, Minn. 性视界传媒 Every morning, the Rev. Karna Moskalik goes through a 性视界传媒済rounding性视界传媒 routine that involves prayer, Bible reading, positive affirmations, and meditations about the best outcomes for the day性视界传媒檚 tasks, as well as lighting a perfumed candle and walking through each space of her L…
Longview Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance will have a prayer breakfast in celebration of Pastors Appreciation Month at 9 a.m. Oct. 14 at Bethel Baptist Church, 323 S. Court St., in Longview. The Rev. Brandon Owens is host pastor. Guest speaker: the Rev. Dexter Upshaw. The Rev. LaDari…
It was a meme before memes were a thing. Nobody can say for sure how it began, but during World War II, American servicemen would leave certain graffiti wherever they went. They would draw a bald man with his nose sticking over a wall, accompanied by the words: 性视界传媒淜ilroy was here.性视界传媒
North Star Baptist Church, 1518 Englewood Ave., Tyler, will have a Worship Celebration Service and Reception for the Rev. and Mrs. S.L. Curry Jr. at 5 p.m. Oct. 7 for dedicated service to the Texas Education Baptist State Convention. Host pastor is the Rev. Jerard Mosley Sr. Guest speaker: t…
Every time we attend a play, watch a movie or read a book, we are looking for, and expecting denouement. Webster性视界传媒檚 Dictionary defines denouement as 性视界传媒淭he final solution or untangling of the conflicts or difficulties that make up the plot or a literary work; the outcome of a complicated or dif…
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, Minn. 性视界传媒 For more than two hours on a Sunday afternoon, the Rev. Gustavo Castillo led the Pentecostal congregation he性视界传媒檚 been growing in this Minneapolis suburb through prayer, Scriptures, rousing music and sometimes tearful testimonials.
Summerfield Methodist Church, 7078 Tryon Road, Longview, will have a rummage/bake sale from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 30 in the church fellowship hall.
The landmark Washington National Cathedral recently unveiled new stained-glass windows with a theme of racial justice, filling the space that had once held four windows honoring Confederate Gens. Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson.
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Lanes Chapel Global Methodist Church, 8720 Old Jacksonville Highway, in Tyler, will open its ninth annual pumpkin patch Sept. 23-Oct. 31. Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays and 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sundays. Large and small pumpkins, gourds and more wil…
Lavina Fielding Anderson knew she was delivering a bombshell. Anderson, a dedicated Mormon who had previously edited the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints性视界传媒 magazines, was also a scholar, writer and feminist. And on this day in August 1992, she was giving a conference presentation d…
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In times of loss, change or other challenges, chaplains can listen, provide comfort and discuss spiritual needs. These spiritual caregivers can be found working in hospitals, universities, prisons and many other secular settings, serving people of all faiths and those with no faith tradition…
Willow Springs Baptist Church, 3708 W. Loop 281, Longview, will hold its Annual Youth Day Sunday at 11 a.m. Sunday. Guest speaker: the Rev. Kevin Jackson, Road to Faith Ministries, Longview.
Over the years I have preached many funerals for friends and family. None stands out more in my memory than the funeral I preached for my niece. By the time she ended her long battle with breast cancer she was in her 50s.
A "First Year Pastoral Anniversary" celebration for the Rev. Alan Pollard will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Bethany Word of Life Tabernacle, 6808 Paluxy Drive, in Tyler.
DALLAS 性视界传媒 Vijayashree Venkatraman first moved to Texas from India in 1990. She and her husband, Venkatraman Subramanian, a Carnatic vocalist and music teacher, were both passionate about the arts and looking for an artistic community where they could share their love of Indian classical music…
Willow Springs Baptist Church, 3708 W. Loop 281, Longview, will hold its Annual Youth Day Sunday at 11 a.m. Sunday. Guest speaker: the Rev. Kevin Jackson, Road to Faith Ministries, Longview.
Everywhere I turn, the reports seem to be grim. One can hardly deny that Christianity is in numerical decline in America.
Willow Springs Baptist Church, 3708 W. Loop 281, Longview, will hold its Annual Homecoming Day at 3 p.m. Sunday. Guest speaker: the Rev. Carlton R. Wall, New Jerusalem Baptist Church, Longview.
BULIISA, Uganda 性视界传媒 Alex Wakitinti is worried about the sacred natural sites he tends in the large swath of bushy grassland near Lake Albert. It性视界传媒檚 the same slice of his homeland that oil companies are developing in order for Uganda to become an oil producer by 2026.
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Zion Hill Baptist Church, 14165 Texas 149 N., Tatum, will have its Homecoming Celebration at 3 p.m. Sunday with special guest, Pastor Damien Reese Sr., Saint Paul Baptist Church, Longview. For information, call (903) 424-4929.
Pope Francis性视界传媒 upcoming visit to Mongolia, which is home to fewer than 1,500 Catholics, has elicited curiosity among Catholics and non-Catholics alike.
We are entering the second week since wildfires swept through Lahaina on Maui. The painful reports from Maui continue. The death toll stands at 114. Children, parents, families, tourists, trapped in an inferno at a least suspected place in a least suspected moment.
