Wheelchair Arrivals; Visit from a Distribution Partner; Presentation in Atlanta; Webinars for Our Distribution Partners; Article on eLearning Success; Mobility Device Conference; The Innovation Summit; and more ...
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Friday, November 12, 2021
From @FWMission ... Friday Story: “Highlights from September 2021”
Wheelchair Arrivals; Visit from a Distribution Partner; Presentation in Atlanta; Webinars for Our Distribution Partners; Article on eLearning Success; Mobility Device Conference; The Innovation Summit; and more ...
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In the News ... "Kick for Kenya 1K/5K/10K"
Staff Report
• Odessa American
MIDLAND, TEXAS - Kick for Kenya 5K/10K has been scheduled to start at 7 a.m. Saturday at GCR Church of Christ, 3500 W. Golf Course Road, Midland.
The 1K Kids Fun Run will begin at 8:45 a.m. and 5K/10K run will begin at 9 a.m.
All proceeds of this event will go towards KWO (Kenya Widows and Orphans) Ministry. Founded in Midland, their mission is to redeem the lives of Kenyan widows and orphans. KWO is a non-profit ministry that serves 16 orphanages, provides feeding stations, and funds educational opportunities, all while sharing the message of God’s love in Kenya.
To sign up, visit runsignup.com
For more information, visit Tkwoministries.org/kick-for-kenya.
In the News ... "Pop-Up Food Distribution"
Staff Report
• Odessa American
ODESSA, TEXAS - The Gathering Church and the Permian Basin Oil & Energy Ministry has scheduled a Pop-Up Food Distribution from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. or while supplies last Saturday at the Gathering Church, 3501 N. Golder Avenue.
Families who are experiencing hardship are welcome to come and receive free food and other items for their household.
Today in the PC-USA Mission Yearbook
The Mission Yearbook for Prayer and Study is a daily devotional with 365 inspiring mission stories that come from next door and all across the globe. It inspires thousands of Presbyterians daily as they uphold the mission of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) in intercessory prayer.
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"JUST TALK LIVE" PODCAST - “I think the church needs queer people, more than queer people need the church,” the Rev. Shanea D. Leonard said, being the first to field the question during a recent episode of “Just Talk Live” ...
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Thursday, November 11, 2021
From @austinseminary ... "The Reed" for November 2021
President Theodore J. Wardlaw, the ninth president of Austin Seminary, has announced his decision to retire next year. He plans to stay in office until his successor is named, possibly by June 30 but no later than the end of the 2022 calendar year.
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Faculty journal an asset for Christian formation
The fall 2021 issue of our faculty journal Insights ("Just the Right Word") addresses language choice when speaking of matters of faith. In her lead article, "On 'Kingdom and Kindom' The Promise and the Peril," Assistant Professor of New Testament Dr. Bridgett Green discusses the debate over the potentially problematic use of "kingdom" in the Lord's Prayer and other scripture. The issue includes reflections about language by scholars and pastors and is available to read here. Additionally, Insights: the Podcast, features a recorded conversation between Professor Green and Insights Editor Professor Bill Greenway.
2022 Midwinters
Registration opens on November 15 for our 2022 MidWinter Lectures. This year we will offer two different ways to enjoy the event: in person or online. Look for an email soon with details and watch our website as details become available.
The fall 2021 issue of our faculty journal Insights ("Just the Right Word") addresses language choice when speaking of matters of faith. In her lead article, "On 'Kingdom and Kindom' The Promise and the Peril," Assistant Professor of New Testament Dr. Bridgett Green discusses the debate over the potentially problematic use of "kingdom" in the Lord's Prayer and other scripture. The issue includes reflections about language by scholars and pastors and is available to read here. Additionally, Insights: the Podcast, features a recorded conversation between Professor Green and Insights Editor Professor Bill Greenway.
The podcast, as well as study questions at the end of Dr. Green's essay, were developed to serve as an asset for those planning Sunday school classes or Bible studies. We hope that you will appreciate this scholarship in service to the church. and renewed space this fall.
2022 Midwinters
Registration opens on November 15 for our 2022 MidWinter Lectures. This year we will offer two different ways to enjoy the event: in person or online. Look for an email soon with details and watch our website as details become available.
• 2022 Austin Seminary Midwinter Lectures ....
Holy Rage, Holy Hope
Weekly, January 13 - February 24, 2022
Weekly, January 13 - February 24, 2022
Join an experienced congregational pastor and former seminary professor to contemplate the role of church leader as prophet and change agent—both in the congregation and the larger community. Click here for more information.
Workshop / Travel Seminars in our Practicing Theology in Public series
February 7 - April 24, 2022
"Criminal Justice: Practicing Hesed in Beloved Community" with Professor Asante Todd"
April 12 - May 1, 2022
"Migration without Borders: Imagining Ourselves as Immigrants" with Professor Gregory Cuéllar"
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In the News ... "Fall Revival"
Staff Report
• Odessa American
ODESSA, TEXAS - Inner City Tabernacle of Life Ministries, 3607 N. Dixie Blvd., has scheduled a Fall Revival with Clara Stephens at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
There will also be a special young people’s service at 1:30 p.m. Saturday.
For more information, call (432) 272-2544 or visit facebook.com/ictabernacle/.
Call It what you will … but MARK it ...
In Flanders Fields
In Flanders Fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved, and were loved,
and now we lie
In Flanders fields.
In Flanders Fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved, and were loved,
and now we lie
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch, be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep,
though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch, be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep,
though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
Lt. Col. John Alexander McCrae, MD – Canadian Expeditionary Force
(Died January 28, 1918 in Boulogne, France)
Here in the U.S., one doesn’t see the poppies on people’s lapels so much, as we used to when I was a child … one of the most ridiculous victories in America’s ‘war of drugs’ was the declaration by ‘drug czars’ and their staffs that the poppy reminded people of addiction to drugs, rather than appreciation to those who gave the ‘last full measure of their devotion’ in service to their country. Such is not the case in Canada, England, and other countries that once formed the ‘Commonwealth.’ The paper poppies – and the fundraising for veterans’ relief that they represent – have been prominent in photos and video the past couple weeks.
Armistice Day, Remembrance Day, Veterans Day ….. call it what you will ….. but find some way to mark this day, whether through prayer and silence, but also through word and deed ... speaking-out and speaking-up on behalf of adequate availability and funding of support services for our military personnel (past and present) and their families.
Here, in the United States, the focus of the day has been expanded to honor all men and women who, throughout history, have answered their country’s call to service, and to sacrifice. There have been many in our own family over the past 246 years, but – mindful of the origins of this particular holiday – I will tell the boys of their great-grandfather Fred, a sergeant with the 102nd Balloon Company, U.S. Air Service,
At the same time, I will tell them of their great grandmother Velma, who was among the many combatants fighting a very different - but no less deadly - world war right here, at home, in America, during the 1918 influenza pandemic.
Thank you, and God bless you all!
Today in the PC-USA Mission Yearbook
The Mission Yearbook for Prayer and Study is a daily devotional with 365 inspiring mission stories that come from next door and all across the globe. It inspires thousands of Presbyterians daily as they uphold the mission of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) in intercessory prayer.
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VETERANS DAY - When Operation Iraqi Freedom kicked off in 2003, I was an Army chaplain assigned to a battalion in the 3rd Infantry Division. We spent the first four days of the war in a convoy heading toward Baghdad ...
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Wednesday, November 10, 2021
Continuing This Week ... Midland College students holding Thanksgiving food drive
To help address food insecurities across west Texas, the MC Campus Community is asked to leave donations of non-perishable food items benefitting the West Texas Food Bank.
The drive will run November 1-19; with students gaining opportunities to receive extra credit for their contributions. Drop boxes will be located in the Physical Education Building, Fasken LRC, Marie Hall Academic Building, Abell-Hanger Science Faculty Building, Allison Fine Arts Building, Aaron Medical Science Building, Fox Science Building, SimLife Center, Technical Center, and Scharbauer Student Center.
Thank you for your support! If you have any questions, please feel free to ask!
Taneekwa Hurdle
Student Activities Coordinator
(432) 685-4543
• thurdle@midland.edu
In the News ... "Photo Album: All-Saints Day celebration at St. Ann's"
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• Midland Reporter-Telegram
MIDLAND, TEXAS - The third-graders at St. Ann's Catholic School presented their annual "living wax museum" in honor of All Saints Day.
All Saints' Day is a solemn holy day of the Catholic Church celebrated annually on Nov. 1. The day is dedicated to the saints of the Church, that is, all those who have attained heaven, according to the website Catholic.org. It should not be confused with All Souls' Day, which is observed on Nov. 2, and is dedicated to those who have died and not yet reached heaven...
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Today in the PC-USA Mission Yearbook
The Mission Yearbook for Prayer and Study is a daily devotional with 365 inspiring mission stories that come from next door and all across the globe. It inspires thousands of Presbyterians daily as they uphold the mission of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) in intercessory prayer.
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1001 NEW WORSHIPING COMMUNITY - The Rev. Susan Brouillette, a new leader in the 1001 worshiping community movement, hopes to create a community for those who are spiritual but not religious and want to make the world a better place ...
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Tuesday, November 9, 2021
Today in the PC-USA Mission Yearbook
The Mission Yearbook for Prayer and Study is a daily devotional with 365 inspiring mission stories that come from next door and all across the globe. It inspires thousands of Presbyterians daily as they uphold the mission of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) in intercessory prayer.
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| The Rev. Eugene Cho |
WORSHIP A JUST GOD - Had he been told in advance about the death and heartache wreaked by the pandemic, the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol and the killings of people of color over the past months, “I’d be tempted to run away, to cower in anxiety and fear,” the Rev. Eugene Cho, president and chief executive officer of Bread for the World, said during a sermon featured in the recent Festival of Homiletics. “I’m grateful that God, out of God’s goodness and grace, has invited all of us to be leaders in a church that serves through humble servant leadership.” ...
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Monday, November 8, 2021
Today in the PC-USA Mission Yearbook
The Mission Yearbook for Prayer and Study is a daily devotional with 365 inspiring mission stories that come from next door and all across the globe. It inspires thousands of Presbyterians daily as they uphold the mission of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) in intercessory prayer.
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| The Rev. Shanea D. Leonard |
USING PREFERRED PRONOUNS - Not one day goes by that I am not misgendered in some way.
Sometimes it is intentional. Most often it is just a mistake. Either way, it is a micro-aggression that I have learned will probably be a part of my journey for the rest of my life ...
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Sunday, November 7, 2021
Today in the PC-USA Mission Yearbook
The Mission Yearbook for Prayer and Study is a daily devotional with 365 inspiring mission stories that come from next door and all across the globe. It inspires thousands of Presbyterians daily as they uphold the mission of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) in intercessory prayer.
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| Courtesy of Jake Medcalf |
HOUSING CRISIS - n the parking lot of First Presbyterian Church of Hayward in Castro Valley, California, a village of five tiny homes is the most visible manifestation of the church’s effort to address homelessness. “We’ve come to the theological place, maybe philosophical, that housing is a human right,” said the Rev. Jake Medcalf, Hayward’s lead pastor ...
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Saturday, November 6, 2021
In the News ... "Lubbock Area Faith Calendar"
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By Erica Pauda, Reporter
• Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
LUBBOCK, TEXAS - From the Avalanche-Journal, news of regular services, and special events and programs at houses of faith in Lubbock and across the South Plains ...
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In the News ... "Odessa Church News"
• Today and in the days ahead, in Odessa-area houses of worship
Staff Report
• Odessa American
ODESSA, TEXAS - Coming events include worship services, classes, Bible studies, community outreach, fundraisers, mission opportunities and more ...
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Today in the PC-USA Mission Yearbook
The Mission Yearbook for Prayer and Study is a daily devotional with 365 inspiring mission stories that come from next door and all across the globe. It inspires thousands of Presbyterians daily as they uphold the mission of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) in intercessory prayer.
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| Photo by Rafik Wahba via Unsplash |
PRESBYTERIAN ASSOCIATION OF MUSICIANS' WORSHIP AND MUSIC MINISTRY - One Sunday morning, Tom Trenney, the Routley Lecturer for the recent Presbyterian Association of Musicians’ Worship and Music Conference and the minister of music at First-Plymouth Church in Lincoln, Nebraska, invited the choir and whoever wanted to in the congregation to whistle during the hymn “Lord of the Dance,” except during the somber fourth verse. He tried the same thing Tuesday, inviting class participants to pucker up behind their masks and whistle ...
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Friday, November 5, 2021
Today in the PC-USA Mission Yearbook
The Mission Yearbook for Prayer and Study is a daily devotional with 365 inspiring mission stories that come from next door and all across the globe. It inspires thousands of Presbyterians daily as they uphold the mission of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) in intercessory prayer.
RWORLD COMMUNITY DAY - Up until 1521, it had been relatively safe to show an interest in the writings and teachings of Martin Luther (1483–1546). When Luther refused to recant his writings in opposition to various doctrines and practices of the Roman Catholic Church, the Edict of Worms was signed by Charles V, the Holy Roman Emperor, on May 25, 1521, officially declaring Luther a heretic and an outlaw ...
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Thursday, November 4, 2021
In the News ... "Photo Album: Day of Dead celebrated at cemeteries in Juarez after COVID-19 restriction lifted"
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| EPT Photo by Omar Ornelas |
By Omar Ornelas, Photographer
• El Paso Times
CIUDAD JUAREZ, MEXICO/EL PASO, TEXAS - Family and friends visit the graves of their beloved on Day of the Dead at the Parque Funeral Suenos Eternos cemetery in Ciudad Juarez on November 2, 2021 as reopening of cemeteries resumed throughout Mexico in what is considered one of the most important holidays in the country ...
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• El Paso Times
CIUDAD JUAREZ, MEXICO/EL PASO, TEXAS - Family and friends visit the graves of their beloved on Day of the Dead at the Parque Funeral Suenos Eternos cemetery in Ciudad Juarez on November 2, 2021 as reopening of cemeteries resumed throughout Mexico in what is considered one of the most important holidays in the country ...
• See the rest of this EPT photo album ...
Today in the PC-USA Mission Yearbook
The Mission Yearbook for Prayer and Study is a daily devotional with 365 inspiring mission stories that come from next door and all across the globe. It inspires thousands of Presbyterians daily as they uphold the mission of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) in intercessory prayer.
YEAR OF LEADER FORMATION - In the late ’90s, Vilmarie Cintrón-Olivieri became a member of a Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) congregation in Puerto Rico with a membership of fewer than 20 people. The congregation, the co-moderator of the 223rd General Assembly (2018) recalls, had gone through a schism, and her spouse, the Rev. José Manuel, was called to be its redevelopment pastor. When the couple arrived, they discovered that there was no session, no deacons, no Christian education programs and no musicians. “Church” consisted of Sunday worship only. An administrative commission appointed by the presbytery served as the session ...
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Wednesday, November 3, 2021
Starting This Week ... Midland College holding annual Thanksgiving food drive
To help address food insecurities across west Texas, the MC Campus Community is asked to leave donations of non-perishable food items benefitting the West Texas Food Bank.
The drive will run November 1-19; with students gaining opportunities to receive extra credit for their contributions. Drop boxes will be located in the Physical Education Building, Fasken LRC, Marie Hall Academic Building, Abell-Hanger Science Faculty Building, Allison Fine Arts Building, Aaron Medical Science Building, Fox Science Building, SimLife Center, Technical Center, and Scharbauer Student Center.
Thank you for your support! If you have any questions, please feel free to ask!
Taneekwa Hurdle
Student Activities Coordinator
(432) 685-4543
• thurdle@midland.edu
In the News ... "NewsWest 9 kicks off 2021 toy drive with the Salvation Army"
Staff Report
• KWES-TV
BIG SPRING/MIDLAND/ODESSA, TEXAS - NewsWest 9, the Salvation Army and United Supermarkets have once again partnered in 2020 for the annual toy drive.
The toy drive, which kicked-off on November 9, will help gather and distribute toys to children in West Texas to make sure they have a happy Christmas.
Red barrels will be at select locations across Midland, Odessa and Big Spring to collect toys ...
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From @austinseminary ... President Ted Wardlaw announces plans to retire in 2022
President Theodore J. Wardlaw, the ninth president of Austin Seminary, has announced plans to retire in 2022. He plans to stay in office until his successor is named, possibly by June 30 but no later than the end of the 2022 calendar year. In his remarks to the Board of Trustees on November 2, he said, “The twenty years during which my family and I have been a part of this campus have been the most stimulating, challenging, doxological years we have known … A lot of this work across years has endeavored to make Austin Seminary a more diverse, equitable, inclusive, welcoming, and, yes, 'winsome' place for all. And, by the way, over these years I have come to love that word 'winsome,' which … is part of our official mission statement. … [I]t describes much about the spirit of this seminary. Students, faculty, staff, and, I dare say, presidents have been attracted to this place by its winsome appearance and character.”
Ted Wardlaw began his tenure at Austin Seminary following the Seminary’s Centennial Celebration in the fall of 2002; he was inaugurated in the spring of 2003. He has led unprecedented fund-raising efforts that have raised nearly $100 million and increased the Seminary’s endowment by 60%. Funding, including the largest single campaign in the Seminary’s history and the largest non-bequest gift, has financed important Austin Seminary initiatives such as transforming the campus with two new, four-story apartment buildings for students and an expanded and renovated library to be dedicated in January as the Mary B. and Robert J. Wright Learning and Information Center; eight new endowed faculty chairs, including one in sacred music; eleven “full-ride” student fellowships, including two for international students; and the perpetual endowment of the College of Pastoral Leaders. Wardlaw has presided over the selection of a large majority of the present-day faculty, including Margaret Aymer, Gregory Cuéllar, Bridgett Green, Carolyn Helsel, Phil Helsel, Paul Hooker, Bobbi Kaye Jones, Jennifer Lord, Song-Mi Suzie Park, Asante Todd, Eric Wall, David White, Melissa Wiginton, and Andrew Zirschky. Nearly half of living graduates were students during his presidency.
During his time as president, academic programs expanded to include three new degree programs, The Master of Arts in Youth Ministry, The Master of Arts in Religion, and the Master of Arts in Ministry Practice; a dual degree with the University of Texas Steve Hicks School of Social Work; and three primarily online certificate programs. The Office of Education Beyond the Walls was established and has grown to serve 700-1000 Christian leaders and learners each year. Most recently, De Puertas Abiertos fellowships have been established to provide 100% tuition grants to students of color. Reflecting his deep commitment to pastoral ministry in the Presbyterian Church, Wardlaw imagined into being the Austin Seminary Post-Graduate Residency program designed to offer two graduating Presbyterian students each year the unique opportunity to continue formation in thriving congregational settings for the first two years of ministry. Elements of all these initiatives have focused on the institution’s commitment to a diverse community, and all have positioned the Seminary to embrace some of the challenges facing theological education in the 21st century.
Among the challenges faced during his time of leadership, the financial crisis of 2008 saw the Seminary’s endowment plummet by 30% and required painful fiscal and personnel decisions. Over the ensuing years, Wardlaw rebuilt the staff and steered the recovery of the Seminary’s financial resources to a robust endowment of $161 million.
Contemplating his presidency, Wardlaw continued in his remarks to the board, “What does it take to have a long and essentially happy tenure when a president accepts a call to serve a seminary? It may take whatever attributes a given president brings to the table. But in the greatest measure, I think, it takes more than what one person can ever bring. It takes a certain winsomeness, for sure, and also, I think, it takes at least the following things: a healthy, forward-looking community marked by spiritual nurture, a sacramental presence that reminds us that it’s not just us down here, an ethic of generosity and generous academic conversation, love for knowledge, love for the church, and a good healthy dosage of humility. These are among the marks of this place, and whatever nurture I’ve brought to it, I’ve received so much more.”
A graduate of Presbyterian College, Union Presbyterian Seminary, and Yale University Divinity School, where he earned a Master of Sacred Theology in American Church History (Magna Cum Laude), he was pastor of Central Presbyterian Church (Atlanta, Georgia), Setauket Presbyterian Church (Long Island, New York), Grand Avenue Presbyterian Church (Sherman, Texas), and Germantown Presbyterian Church, (Tennessee). He has served on the Board of Trustees of Montreat Conference Center. He has been editor-at-large of The Presbyterian Outlook and still writes occasional “Benedictory” columns for that publication. He also writes regularly for The Christian Century and The Journal for Preachers. Following his retirement, Wardlaw and his wife, Kay Bryant, expect to share their time between Montreat and Austin for the foreseeable future.
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In the News ... "Revival"
Staff Report
• Odessa American
ODESSA, TEXAS - Central Baptist Church, 1401 N Texas Ave., has scheduled a Revival led by Rick Holeman from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. today through Sunday and from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Sunday.
For more information, call 432-337-6417 or visit centralodessa.org.
In the News ... "Midland Salvation Army Thrift Store closed its doors Friday"
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| KOSA Photo |
By Stephanie Douglas, Reporter
• KOSA-TV
MIDLAND, TEXAS - It’s the end of an era for the Midland Salvation Army Thrift Store.
A store that has been doing the most good, accepting donations from the community since the 1970s locked-up for the last time, Friday ...
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Today in the PC-USA Mission Yearbook
The Mission Yearbook for Prayer and Study is a daily devotional with 365 inspiring mission stories that come from next door and all across the globe. It inspires thousands of Presbyterians daily as they uphold the mission of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) in intercessory prayer.
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| Rev. Dr. Neichelle Guidr |
FESTIVAL OF HOMILETICS - The Rev. Dr. Neichelle Guidry opened a recent Festival of Homiletics worship service by singing a hymn she’s returned to often during the pandemic, “We’ll Understand It Better By and By” ...
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Tuesday, November 2, 2021
In the News ... "CELEBRATING ALL SAINTS: St. Mary’s school holds reverse parade"
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| OA Photo by Michael Bauer |
By Michael Bauer, Reporter
• Odessa American
SODESSA, TEXAS - Monday was All Saints’ Day, which is celebrated every Nov. 1, and to mark the occasion, the students at St. Mary’s Central Catholic School held a reverse parade on campus.
Students at St. Mary’s Central Catholic School typically have a processional dressed as their favorite saints before having mass ...
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Today in the PC-USA Mission Yearbook
The Mission Yearbook for Prayer and Study is a daily devotional with 365 inspiring mission stories that come from next door and all across the globe. It inspires thousands of Presbyterians daily as they uphold the mission of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) in intercessory prayer.
HONEST PATRIOTISM FOR CHRISTIAN CITIZENS - Up until 1521, it had been relatively safe to show an interest in the writings and teachings of Martin Luther (1483–1546). When Luther refused to recant his writings in opposition to various doctrines and practices of the Roman Catholic Church, the Edict of Worms was signed by Charles V, the Holy Roman Emperor, on May 25, 1521, officially declaring Luther a heretic and an outlaw ...
• CLICK HERE to read more.
Monday, November 1, 2021
In the News ... "Saul and Witch of Endor a tragic tale"
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| Painting by Washington Allston |
By Bob Campbell, Reporter
• Odessa American
MIDLAND, TEXAS - One of the Bible’s strangest stories is about King Saul and the Witch of Endor and the condemnation Saul received for consulting a medium.
In First Samuel 28:1-25, Saul sees the huge Philistine army encamped against him and God does not respond to his entreaties because he had failed to destroy the idolatrous Amalekites.
The Revs. Don Caywood and James Archie say Saul’s pride caused him to lose his kingdom and be replaced by David ...
• Read the rest of this OA report ...
Today in the PC-USA Mission Yearbook
The Mission Yearbook for Prayer and Study is a daily devotional with 365 inspiring mission stories that come from next door and all across the globe. It inspires thousands of Presbyterians daily as they uphold the mission of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) in intercessory prayer.
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| Photo by Kathy Melvin |
GLOBAL PARTNERS IN SOUTHERN EUROPE - Presbyterian World Mission’s Office of the Middle East and Europe brought together representatives from global partners in Southern Europe virtually recently to discuss the interconnections of justice, solidarity and mutual ...
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