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"Be Joyful at Your Feast"
God’s people were to gather each year—regardless of how good or bad the harvest (their economy) happened to be—and were commanded to feast and be joyful as they reflected on the goodness of God toward them.
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Thanks Giving: A National Tradition
As we, once again, approach this national day of “thanksgiving” I thought it necessary to reflect upon our nation’s long history of acknowledging and giving thanks to Almighty God. On October 3, 1789 George Washington issued the nation’s first presidential proclamation in which he called the nation to set aside a day for giving thanks to that “great and glorious Being who is the beneficent author of all the good that was, that is, or that will be….”
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“They Did Not Honor Him as God, or Give Thanks”
Thankfulness is a theology in microcosm -- a key to understanding what we really believe about God, ourselves, and the world we experience.
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God With Us: Emmanuel's Christmas
I can’t sing the words of that familiar Advent song “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel” without remembering a young boy—a child of a prisoner.
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Living with Thanksgiving
Let's take a break from the debates and trials of the present moment to put our lives in perspective. Nothing can accomplish that task better than taking...
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Thanks Giving: A National Tradition
As we, once again, approach this national day of “thanksgiving” I thought it necessary to reflect upon our nation’s long history of acknowledging and giving...
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Islamic extremists controlling part of the Somali capital of Mogadishu this month executed a young Christian they accused of trying to convert a 15-year-old Muslim to Christianity.
Baptist Press Staff
Most Ethiopians consider themselves Christians because their religion includes biblical teachings and an understanding of Jesus, except that He is but one of many gods in their mixture of religions.
Jeremy Reynalds
Since the early morning of November 21, the Upper Egyptian town of Farshoot has been the scene of ongoing Muslim mob violence against Coptic Christian residents.
Nov 27, 2009
In China, Church Defies Police to Worship
Hindu Extremists Afraid of Church Growth in India
U.S. Grants Chinese Rights Lawyer's Family Political Asylum
HIV Stigma Still Strong, Says Tearfund
Hindu Extremists Afraid of Church Growth in India
U.S. Grants Chinese Rights Lawyer's Family Political Asylum
HIV Stigma Still Strong, Says Tearfund
Nov 26, 2009
16 Colombian Christians Kidnapped, Told to Recant
Episcopal Group Denounces Anti-Gay Law in Uganda
OM Ministry Ship to End Service
Megachurch Pastor Billy Joe Daugherty Dies at Age 57
Episcopal Group Denounces Anti-Gay Law in Uganda
OM Ministry Ship to End Service
Megachurch Pastor Billy Joe Daugherty Dies at Age 57
Nov 25, 2009
Worldwide Poll Finds Strong Support for Right to Criticize Religion
Heavy Fines, Bans Levied on Uzbek Baptists
Religion-Based Hate Crimes Highest Since 2001
Pope Meets with Artists, Filmmakers for Sacred Art
Heavy Fines, Bans Levied on Uzbek Baptists
Religion-Based Hate Crimes Highest Since 2001
Pope Meets with Artists, Filmmakers for Sacred Art
