Prayers and traditions weave through a family's life
A mother recalls cherished holiday rituals and the push and pull of keeping tradition alive for her children. She notes praying before meals as a lasting practice and shares a humorous and moving anecdote about an elderly man who learns to pray by picturing Jesus in a chair beside his bed, a memory that ends with a poignant twist.
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Susan
Vegas
Briar
Kansas
Princess Summer
Jesus
Preparation for a smooth move to a new city
Dr. Dobson advises families facing relocation to plan together and build positive expectations. Suggests pen pals, brochures, and maps to ease transition for children, reducing fear and fostering curiosity about the new area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DR. Dobson
Cheri Fuller
Chamber of Commerce
Debate Over Gay Pastors Divides United Methodist Church
In Seattle two ministers who openly declared they are gay had complaints against them dismissed this year, fueling a national debate within the United Methodist Church. The Pacific Northwest Conference panel cleared Rev. Mark Edward Williams and dismissed Rev. Karen Dammann's case, arguing balance between church law and moral conviction, with ongoing reviews and strong opinions on both sides.
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Seattle
United Methodist Church
Elaine Stanovsky
Pacific Northwest
Committee On Investigation
Karen Dammann
Woodland Park United
Dammann
Mark Edward Williams
Pacific North
Book of Discipline
Jesus Christ
Galvan
Stanovsky
Williams
James V. Heidinger II
Heidinger
Good News
Evangelical Renewal Organization
Wilmore
Kathryn Johnson
Methodists For Social Action
Dammann and Williams
Johnson
Betty Gamble
Commission On Christian Unity
Interreligious Concerns
Gospel Friday Night Concert In Wellsville Set At Old Station
Phil and Pam Morgan and Legacy will headline the Gospel Friday Night concert from 7 p m to 10 p m next Friday at the Old Station Pizza Wellsville. The monthly concerts are free to the public.
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Wellsville
Phil
Pam Morgan
Legacy
Old Station Pizza
Pilgrimage tattoos a dying art in Jerusalem
In Jerusalem’s Old City the Razzouk family runs a 250 year old pilgrimage tattooing craft. Anton and Georgette fear declines as fewer pilgrims visit. An exhibition at the Tower of David Museum displays their olive wood stamps and the long history of religious body art among Christians in the region.
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Jerusalem
Razzouk
Old City
Holy Land
Haile Selassie
George V
England
Anton Razzouk
Georgette
Middle East
Caroline Shapiro
Mordechai Levy
Johannes Lundius
Church of the Holy Sepulcher
Jesus
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Osawatomie
Angel
Linda Brown
James Dobson
Cornerstone
S. Main
Ottawa
Amherst
Mass
Meredith Savage
Pat Simpson
Sanford Brown
AAU
S. Walnut
Arcoaire
Walt
Sebees
Phese Probbeias
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