Christmas Hymns in Bethlehem at Church on Old River
Pastor Danny R. Biddy recalls two Holy Land visits highlighting the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem where visitors enter a low door and sing Christmas carols in a candlelit room beneath the altar. He emphasizes the biblical message of a Savior born to Christ the Lord.
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Danny R. Biddy
Old River
Oldriverbaptist.com
Bush Pushes Refugee Policy Favoring Christians in Crises
At a Iowa town hall Jeb Bush urged admitting Christian refugees from Iraq and Syria citing persecution in IS controlled areas. He linked refugee religious background to asylum factors under U S law noting anti Christian threats persist even in camps. In Alabama Hillary Clinton spoke at Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church on the Rosa Parks anniversary critiquing voting rights erosion gun violence and mass incarceration. The crowd filled the historic venue with Rev Bernice King delivering the benediction.
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Syria
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Martin Luther King Jr
Hillary Clinton
Clinton
Dexter Avenue
King Memorial Baptist Church
Rosa Parks
Parks
Bernice King
The Greatest Gift of Christmas Is Christ to All
A sermon urges readers to receive Jesus Christ as the greatest gift and to dedicate life to God. It emphasizes humility, daily devotion, responsibility for spiritual walk, and surrender to the Holy Spirit as the path to eternal life through Christ.
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Jesus
Christ
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Redeemer Lutheran welcomes new pastor Paul Neumann
Redeemer Lutheran Church in Baytown welcomes Pastor Paul D. Neumann with an installation ceremony at 3 p.m. Sunday December 13 followed by a reception. Neumann began ministry in 1982 and has served in the Lutheran Church Synod across Hudson Colorado and in Dallas Allen and Fairfield Texas. He and his wife Laura have two children, Lacey and Andrew, with Lacey teaching in East Texas and Andrew enlisted in the Marine Corps in October. The church is at 1200 E Lobit Ave.
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Hudson
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Dallas
Allen
Fairfield
Texas
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Lacey
East Texas
Andrew
Marine Corps
E. Lobit Ave
Baytown
Redeemer
Jesus ethics oppose fear and guilt from the Garden tale
A critique argues that the Garden of Eden sparked fear guilt and anger in humanity and that Jesus taught a path away from these negatives. It contends Christianity focuses on appeasing God rather than transforming minds and invites readers to visit Stolander Road Fellowship for more.
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Sjolanderroadfellowship.com
Faith Litt and thin ice on Texas Avenue rink
Faith Litt reflects on watching ice skaters on Texas Avenue and the metaphor of thin ice in life. She recalls holiday gatherings, her son’s wedding, and a friend Pat’s fight with Stage 4 lymphoma, detailing remission after three chemo cycles and the role of MD Anderson, Caring Bridge journaling, and faith community support.
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Cork Grinders
Pat
Chicago
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Faith Presbyterian
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