Living together sparks debate on premarital standards
In Clearwater and beyond, pastors discuss cohabitation and its risks. A Michigan pastor argues for higher premarital standards, citing studies showing lower marriage likelihood, higher divorce risk, and greater STD exposure among couples who live together before marriage.
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Clearwater
Fila
Tampa Bay-area
America
Don Weston
South Church of the Nazarene
Lansing
Mich
Weston
Soci
Columbia University
New Woman” Magazine
Children taught faith early per Florida experts
Orlando conference of 60 plus youth ministers and church workers heard that many Christians commit to faith before 15. Pat Verbal cited studies and urged age appropriate lessons, from four year olds stacking blocks to Joshua and Jericho, stressing readiness and simplicity. The Children's Ministry group, Colorado based, offers about 100 seminars yearly and promotes church based child evangelism as core ministry.
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Orlando
Fla
God
Florida
Pat Verbal
Casselberry
International Network of Children’s Ministry
New Covenant Baptist Church
Verbal
Jericho
Ministry of Children
Dean Stone
Conference aims to help find identity and balance in life
Abundant Life Ministries pastor Rev. Jim Leascher hosts a November conference at First Baptist Church Midland to explore spiritual identity and personality types, how fame money and looks skew self-worth, and ways to stay balanced with God. Attendees can learn four personality varieties, with registration required by Monday. fees range from 20 to 50 dollars and include dinner and a church quartet concert. Kirk Baird contributed to this report.
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Jim Leascher
Abundant Life Ministries
West Texas
First Baptist
Uasic Cromaat
Leascher
Jesus
Christ
God
Leasher
Leashher
Oklahoma
Midland
Florida
Permian Basin
First Baptist Church
First Baptist and Immanuel Baptist
Odessa
Andrews
Lee Ave
Kirk Baird
Path of Zen: Sherry Chayat’s rise to Rinzai transmission
Sherry Chayat, adjunct art instructor at Syracuse University, became one of the first American women to receive official transmission in the Rinzai Zen sect. Her journey began in childhood amid family loss and confusion, finding solace in quiet sitting and study. She trained under Eido Tai Shimano Roshi, moved to Syracuse in 1976, and now leads the Syracuse Zen Center with about 60 regular members. Zen is growing amid materialism, emphasizing inward enlightenment and self understanding.
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Syracuse
N.Y
Sherry Chayat
Chayat
Syracuse University
Chagat
Buddha Siddhartha Gautama
United States
India
Tibet
China
Japan
Southeast Asia
Kido Berhow
Rinzai Ji
Los Angeles
Vassar College
New York City
Catskill Mountains
University
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National
St. Paul’s
Jeff
Pat
Paul Turner
Church of the Nazarene
the Paseo
Kansas City
McManus
Bethesda
Joshua
Nick DE LA Torre
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