Priest credits God with recovery from alcoholism
James H. Davis, an ordained Episcopal priest and social worker in Manchester, credits God for more than eight years of sobriety after a long drink problem. His career spans St. James Independence and St. Marys Anamosa, with service in Kewanee and Morgantown, revealing a life shaped by recovery and ministry.
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Priest
God
Art Hough
Lance
Manchester
Father Davis
Mr. Davis
Jim
James H. Davis
Iowa Department of Social Services
St. James Church
Independence
St. Mark’s
Anamosa
Grace
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
St. James Episcopal Church
St. Mary's
Davis
Kewanee
Ordinations and church events across Iowa towns
David A. Nash will be ordained Sunday June 5 at 3 p.m. in Marion at Marion Christian Church. He will join Park Avenue Christian Church in Des Moines July 1 as associate minister. In Anamosa the first service of Anamosa Bible Church is June 5 at 10:30 a.m. at 130 East Main Street with Gary Sabin preaching on the founding of a church. Vacation Bible school runs June 6 10 at Noelridge Park Christian Church with a $1 registration. A film Blessed Hope shows June 5 at Calvary Baptist Church at 7 p.m. Lamont marks 125th anniversary with morning worship and an afternoon service featuring Rev Keith Tennis. Morningstar Singers visit Springville United Methodist Church June 5 at 9:15 a.m. In Dubuque Mary Hay wins third prize in a seminary scripture contest at the University of Dubuque Theological Seminary.
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Hudson
Ansted
W. Va
Charleston
Davis
West Virginia
Hinton
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
Cincinnati
Washington
West Virginia University
Morgantown
Episcopal
David A. Nash
Marion Christian Church
Disciples of Christ
McGowan Blvd
Marion
Marion High School
Nash
University of Iowa
Dubuque Theological Seminary
Park Avenue Christian Church
Des Moines
Anamosa
Anamosa Bible Church
Gary Sabin
East Main Street
Breen's Clothing Store
Ben Franklin
Noelridge Park Christian Church
Collins Road
Calvary Baptist Church
Johnson Ave
Christ
Keith Tennis
Lamont
Thailand
Hong Kong
China
Morningstar Singers
Taylor University
Upland
Ind
Springville United Methodist Church
Ed Fowler
Springville
Dubuque
Mary Hay
First Presbyterian Church In
Cedar Rapids
University of Dubuque Theological Seminary
Joseph L. Michelic
Episcopal Church Schism Fizzled Into Fractured Fragments
The major 1976 split over women priests and prayer book revision produced far smaller defections than feared. About 10,000 to 15,000 left a 3 million member church, forming nine sects that are not in the Anglican Communion. Leaders foresee three main paths ahead as the groups drift.
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George W. Cornell
Episcopal Church
Louis E. Traycik
the Christian Challenge
Austin
Texas
Egypt
Promised Land
Traycik
Red Sea
Dorothy Faber
Anglican Communion
Archbishop of Canterbury
U.S. Episcopal Church
John M. Allin
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod
Presbyterian Church U.S
Southern
Anglican Catholic Church
Denver
Colo
American Episcopal Church
Deerfield
Fla
Diocese of
Christ the
Priests Call for Better Preaching Nationwide
In Milwaukee the National Federation of Priest Councils urges improved preaching after a Gallup poll finds Catholics leave the church citing poor sermons. The group proposes church wide programs to raise preaching quality across parishes.
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Milwaukee
Gallup
National Federation of Priest Councils
Biblical echoes in Space Saga The Return of the Jedi
The article argues Star Wars themes echo Biblical ideas of God and good, noting The Return of the Jedi aligns with Christian narratives of faith and ultimate triumph. It cites Robert Short and others linking E T and Star Wars to Jesus figures, resurrection motifs, and moral guidance through the Force.
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Robert Short
Short
Harper & Row
E.T
Jesus
Albert Millar
Christopher Newport College
Newport News
Short of
Wilmette, Ill
Melissa Mathison
George Lucas
Luke Skywalker
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Recovered Alcoholic Clergy Association
United States
Saugus
Mass
Boston
Boston University
Chicago
Nashotah House Episcopal Seminary
Nashotah House
Hudson River
Bible School
Lamont — First Baptist Church
Hay
David Nash
Steven Spielberg
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