New scientific case for the star of Bethlehem
Religion writer McManus summarizes new scholarly claims by Frederick Larson of Texas A&M and corroborator John Mosley of Griffith Observatory. The piece links Keplerian astronomy and a triple conjunction of Jupiter and Regulus with the Star of Kings, arguing a 2 B.C. conception and 2 B.C. birth of Jesus tied to Bethlehem.
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Frederick Larson
Texas A&m University
Bethlehemstar
Bethlehem
John Mosley
Griffith Observatory
Los Angeles
Larson
Johannes Kepler
Kepler
Herod
Josephus
Jesus
Earth
Jupiter
Babylon
Iraq
Regulus
Venus
John Mosely
Messiah
Micah
Jerusalem
Matthew
B.C
David
McManus
Bethesda
Life Unlimited offers two family help courses to start Jan 9
Life Unlimited Church at 4224 E Loop 338 brings back New Beginnings and Growing Kids God’s Way. The biblically based programs aim to reinforce Christian family life, improve marriages, and guide parents in raising godly children, with strong endorsements from pastors and teachers.
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Life Unlimited Church
Don Palmer
Life Unlimited
Palmer
Libby Taylor
Gary and
Anne Marie Ezzo
Growing Families International
Kris Bartley
Mike Taylor
Church of Refuge aids displaced ministers in Abilene
North Park Baptist Church in Abilene hosts a Church of Refuge housing program for pastors forced from their pulpits. The home is rent free for up to a year with utilities paid briefly, plus counseling and church service opportunities. The BGCT notes 1600 ministers monthly face termination nationwide, making refuge programs vital.
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Church of Refuge
Abilene
North Park Baptist Church
North Park
Louis Johnson
Texas
Baptist General Convention of Texas
Sonny Spurger
The
State Baptist Convention
Spurger
Sunscape Ministries
Colorado
United States
Johnson
Dallas
Church Steeple Antennas Fund Village Repairs
In Newbury Vermont a 144 year old First Congregational Church hosts concealed cellular antennas behind plastic panels on its steeple. The plan, proposed by Cellular One to fund steeple repairs, follows a national trend of historic sites monetizing access to wireless networks amid regulatory and terrain challenges.
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Newbury
First Congregational Church
Connecticut River
New England
Cellular One
Marlene Gilson
Vermont
Bill Ellsthorpe
Holly Ernst Groschner
Ralph Gilson
National Trust For Historic Preservation
Zephyr Cove
Nevada
Lake Tahoe
Pacific Bell Wireless
Fort Worth
PrimeCo
St. Josephat’s
Detroit
Nextel Communications
Bill Ellithorpe
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Michael McManus
Cindera Nealy
Odessa
Church
Strong Foundation
Mike and
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