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Today's text is from Leviticus 23:24-25 (MSG): "God said to Moses, 'Tell the people of Israel, on the first day of the seventh month, set aside a day of rest, a sacred assembly - mark it with loud blasts on the ram's horn. Don't do any ordinary work. Offer a fire-gift to God.'"
September 15, 2015
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By Rev. Katrina Deason
Columnist
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Faith
The Miracles of God Ministry Church of Christ Holiness unto the Lord Evangelistic Church will celebrate the founder and overseer's 13th appreciation service at 6 p.m. Saturday at 401 Smith and Cox Road NE in Ludowici.
September 15, 2015
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Special to the Courier
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Faith
Rosh Hashanah, the two-day Jewish New Year celebration, began Sunday. From the foods to the sounds to the tweets, the festival's messages provide Jews worldwide a chance to reflect and plan for future endeavors, according to BBC.
September 15, 2015
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Payton Davis
Deseret News
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Faith
Pastors in 35 states will be able to take some time off for study, reflection and personal renewal thanks to grants from an Indiana-based foundation.
September 14, 2015
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Mark Kellner
Deseret News
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Faith
Stephen Colbert, who away from the television cameras is a dedicated Roman Catholic who teaches Sunday School in his suburban New Jersey parish, wants to meet Pope Francis when the pontiff visits the United States later this month. He really, really wants to meet the leader of the world's 1.2 billion Catholics, media reports indicate.
September 14, 2015
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Mark Kellner
Deseret News
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Faith
For founders of the first Buddhist Greek organization on a U.S. college campus, striving to show compassion proves more important than starting controversy.
September 14, 2015
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Payton Davis
Deseret News
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Faith
In just a couple of weeks, summer once again is going to come to a close, and fall is upon us.
September 12, 2015
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By Pastor Steve Lane
New Beginnings Community Church
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Faith
Garry Clemmer didn't want to go through the hassle again. Five years after an internal search to find a lead pastor for Ecclesia Hollywood, a non-denominational Christian church meeting in a purple-hued edifice visible from Santa Monica Boulevard, the group still needed to find a permanent replacement.
September 12, 2015
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Mark Kellner
Deseret News
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Faith
Friday marks 14 years since that fateful day.
September 11, 2015
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By Pastor Brad Butler
Pembroke First Baptist Church
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Faith
If push came to shove, American voters would support religious liberty over LGBT rights, according to a new poll from Caddell Associates cited by The Washington Examiner.
September 11, 2015
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Herb Scribner
Deseret News
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Faith
"Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path ... The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple." - Psalm 119:105,130
September 10, 2015
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By Minister Riley Nelson
Richmond Hill Church of Christ
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Faith
Changes in the way the Roman Catholic Church grants annulments — announced Monday in two documents issued "motu proprio," or on the Pope's initiative — may yield unintended consequences for the 1.2-billion-member religion, observers say.
September 09, 2015
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Mark A. Kellner
Deseret News
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Faith
American Muslims have seen a surge in popularity in the past four years, according to Shahed Amanullah, a former senior advisor for the U.S. State Department.
September 09, 2015
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Herb Scribner
Deseret News
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Faith
After a California Assembly committee maneuvered to revive a bill legalizing assisted suicide, Roman Catholics and others opposed to the practice continued to protest the measure.
September 09, 2015
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Mark A. Kellner
Deseret News
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Faith
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has garnered a lot of support from conservative and Republican voters, including many evangelical Christians. According to the latest poll numbers out of Iowa, Trump is one of the top picks from evangelical voters, right behind Ben Carson.
September 09, 2015
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Herb Scribner
Deseret News
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Faith
