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Hymns for men
February 12th, 2010 at 9:24 AM
British Christian men's magazine SORTED has listed the following hymns as the top ten favorites of British men. - Onward Christian Soldiers- And Can It Be- Guide Me O Thy Great Redeemer- All People That On Earth Do Dwell- Be Thou My Vision- How Great Thou Art- Amazing Grace- Eternal Father, Strong To Save (Navy Hymn)- Our ... … read more
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Creation -- A 13.7 billion-year process
February 12th, 2010 at 8:55 AM
John Haught, a senior fellow in Science and Religion at Georgetown University, recently described the situation for students at Petkins School of Theology: If the universe’s 13.7-billion year “cosmic story” was symbolized in a series of 30 books, with each volume containing 450 pages, and each page repres... … read more | 4 comments
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A God for All Season
February 8th, 2010 at 9:28 AM
"God is great," observed Drew Brees after his Saints beat the Colts on Sunday. If this was nothing more than an observation that happened to follow a Super Bowl win, who could argue? However, if Drew was associating God's greatness with the Saint's win, there might be a few who would be troubled by the association. I susp... … read more | 1 comment
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What happened?
February 5th, 2010 at 7:38 AM
I took my wife, Joyce, to the hospital for out-patient surgery on her knee on Wednesday.The surgery went well.On our way home we recalled her last visit to a hospital during the 2003 snowstorm in NashvilleJoyce, son Josh, daughter Heather, son-in-law Chad and I took our toboggan and sled to a nearby hill on Temple Hills Gol... … read more | 3 comments
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Scout Sunday
February 4th, 2010 at 8:15 PM
This Sunday marks the 100th Anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America (most commonly celebrated in the UMC on Feb.14).Many of you know that our denomination is the second largest sponsor of the BSA in the world. Rev.Greg Godwin, one of our lead chaplains for the jamboree, recently discovered some interesting history about ou... … read more | 2 comments