God’s worth of people shapes culture and policy
The text argues that a society’s treatment of children and the elderly reflects its quality of life and worth. It links worth to Biblical ideas of universal education, hospitals, social services, and human rights, noting a past emphasis on property over people and calling for renewed religious heritage that honors human dignity.
Value of Persons and Inner Worth in Modern Faith
A ministerial address urges lifting inner values over external measures. It cites creation, God’s image, and sparrows to affirm human worth, highlighting education, health care, senior care, and church life as signs of communal value. It tells of Malcolm Muggeridge’s spiritual awakening and calls readers to recognize they are children of God with infinite value.
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Jesus
Malcolm Muggeridge
Punch Magazine
Edinburgh University
Palestine
BBC
Christ
Ventures and Complications in Step Relationships
Bracken United Methodist Church will offer a summer family life forum series starting with a session on step relationships led by Mary Caldwell. Caldwell will discuss dynamics between step children and step parents and the challenges of acquired families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bracken United Methodist Church
Mary Caldwell
St. Mary's University
Caldwell
Robert Buxbaum
Family Life Committee
Charla Viehe
Bracken Church
Nacogdoches Road
Texas man elected moderator faces debate on homosexual ministers
William H. Wilson 61 of McAllen Texas was chosen moderator of the 197th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church U S A amid worries over planned debate on homosexuality and ordination. The gathering at Indianapolis Indianapolis Convention Center will also discuss abortion Central American refugees and U S foreign policy. Wilson won 339 of 663 votes and stressed openness while acknowledging deep rifts among factions. The assembly also installed Rev James E Andrews 57 as stated clerk, highlighting church unity after the 1983 reunification of northern and southern branches.
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Indianapolis
Texas
General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church
U.S.A
William H. Wilson
McAllen
Indiana Convention Center
Wilson
Presbyterian
James E. Andrews
Atlanta
Andrews
Presbyterian General Assembly
Phoenix
Ariz
Re-United Church
U.S
Baptist Press Maintains Independence Amid Convention Turmoil
Baptist Press, a leading church news service, stands firm against pressure to muzzle or tilt reporting as Southern Baptists prep for a divisive Dallas convention. Director Wilmer Fields, with 25 years at the helm, emphasizes commitment to fair, factual coverage despite challenges from fundamentalist and moderate factions within the 14.3 million member denomination. The Nashville based staff of 18 reporters produces 1,200 to 1,400 stories yearly for about 500 recipients, earning high praise from secular and religious press leaders for upholding professional standards.
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Baptist Press
Southern Baptist Convention
Wilmer C
Fields
Dallas
Nashville
Russell Chandler
Los Angeles Times
Churches United We Hear The Faithful Call
A compiled directory lists numerous churches in the area with service times and locations. It includes diverse denominations such as Assembly of God, Baptist, Church of Christ, Lutheran, Episcopal, Catholic, and Methodist, with Sunday schools, worship hours, and midweek services across towns and neighborhoods.
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First Assembly of God
Church of Christ
Wildwood
Frieden
United Church of Christ
Geronimo
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Bracken Methodist
Tree of Life
Walter Hamlim
Tree of Life Fellowship
Highway 81 West
Hamlim
Rhema Bible Training Center
Kenneth Hagin
Boston
Christian Scientists
Robert H. Mitchell
Edinburgh
Scotland
Washington, D.C
Kinshasa
Zaire
Christian Science Monitor
New England
Europe
Africa
Latin America
Asia
Hill of the Cross
Patrick F. Flores
St. Joseph's
Honey Creek Church
Bulverde
Guadalupe River
Presbyterian Church
United States
Baptist
Newswriters Association
Secular Press
The
Association of Journalists
Richard Ostling
Time Magazine
Marjorie Hyer
Washington Post
Assambien de Dios
Spanish Assembly of God
W. Commerce St
Bible Baptist Church
Ervenberg Ave
Calvary Baptist Church
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
W. San Antonio St
Relief Society
Cross Lutheran Church
Missouri Synod
South Hickory and
Cross Streets
Eastside Baptist Church
Holly St
Ejempio Vivo Baptist
Garner Hall
Santa Clara and
Guenther Streets
Liberty
Faith United Church of Christ
Loop
Fellowship Bible Church
Soims
Morningside
Church of Your Choice
First Baptist Church
Cross St
First Church of Christ Scientist
E Mill St
Cridcare Avaiable
First Church of Nazarene
Interstate 35
First Presbyterian Church
S Krueger
First Protestant United Church of Christ
Seguin
Coll Streets
First United Methodist Church
W. San Antonio St. Church
Freedom Fellowship Church
Hackberry
Green Valley Apostolic Tabernacle
UPC
Melody Lane
Harmony Baptist Church
Highway
Holy Family Catholic Church
Hidalgo
Lakeside Baptist Mission
Live Oak Baptist
Washington Sunday School
Living Word Church
Highway 81
Mission Pentecoste Church
New Braunfels Christian Church
Loop 337
New Braunfels
New Braunfels Presbyterian Church
Howard
New Grauntess Seventh Day Adventist Church
San Antonio St
Northside Church of Christ
E. North St
Worsip
Oakwood Baptist Church
Canyon Middle School
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church
Austin
First Mexican Baptist
Church of Jesus Christ of Letter Day Saints
Laurel Plaza
Laurel Lane
Second Baptist Church
Meriweather
St. Joseph's Anglican Church
American Episcopal Church
Jann
Sa.m
St John's Episcope
Guenther
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Cross and
Santa Clara Streets
Serice
K Radio FM
Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church
Castell
Spirit of Life Fellowship
Enchantment Lane
Gardenia
Tom Siefert
Bulverde Baptist Church
PO Box
Bulverde United Methodist Church
Cibolo Creek
Canyon Lake
Cypress Cove Club House
Church In the Valley Jinterdenominational
Deep Acres
Canyon City
Cranes Mill Baptist Church
Startzville
Horseshoe Falls Estates
Rock Hill
St. Andrew Lutheran Church
ALC
St. Francis By the Lake Episcopal Church
Interstate 36
Katherine G. Riggs
St. John’s Mission Church
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Mission
Hunter
Highway 1863
St. Paul United Church of Christ
South Main
FM 78
Cibolo
St. Thomas Chapel
Canyon Dam Hillside
Triumphant Lutheran Church
Bat Cave Road
Schoenthal Road