In the News ... "Lubbock Area Faith Calendar"

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• What’s going on in area churches

Staff Report
• 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. The Odessa American welcomes church special events. Submission deadline is 5 p.m. Wednesdays for consideration for the following Saturday’s edition. Email oalife@oaoa.com.

Life Challenge Church Kids Challenge will present Winter Glow, a family night out, at 5 p.m. Feb. 19 at the church, 500 N. Grandview Ave.
There will be raffle prizes, meet and greet puppets, nachos, hot dogs, drinks, chips and more.
Cost is $5 for adults and $3 for kids.
For more information, call 432-363-5433 or visit lcodessa.org.

The Odessa Police Department has scheduled an emergency preparedness fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feb. 26 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 5401 N. JBS Parkway.
Visit tinyurl.com/2p943xye.

First Baptist Church, 311 W. Eighth St., has scheduled a Dessert Auction, a preteen camp fundraiser, at noon March 6.
The menu includes barbecue baked potato plate and/or desserts.
Plates are $7 each.
There will also be a live dessert auction.
Donations are also welcomed. All monetary donations are tax deductible.
To donate or for more information, visit bit.ly/3BeMHDh.

Belmont Baptist Church, 806 N. Belmont Ave., offers family meals during its Family Supper time from 5:15 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. each Wednesday when Awana is in session.
Admission is free.
For more information, call 432-332-0248, email belmont@belmontbaptist.org or visit tinyurl.com/23vkhr47.

Catholic Charities Community Services Odessa, 2500 Andrews Highway, need of volunteers for pantry distribution.
Distribution times are scheduled from 9 a.m. to noon and from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays.
For more information on dates and times, call 332-1387.
Visit facebook.com/ccodessatx or ccodessa.com.

The West Texas Street Rod Association has scheduled Cars at Crossroads from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. every fourth Saturday of each month at Crossroads Church, 6901 E. Highway 191.
There will be coffee and donuts inside the church.
Visit tinyurl.com/cdjd6pvt.

Door of Hope Mission are in need of financial support to help provide hot meals, a safe place to sleep and shower to those who struggle with addictions through Bible study and counseling.
There a few ways to give:
• PayPal Giving Fund: 100% goes to the mission, visit www.paypal.com/us/fundraiser/charity/2432315. PayPal does not keep a processing fee when you use this service.
• Door of Hope Mission website, www.doorofhopemission.com/donate.html, or mail a check to Door of Hope Mission, PO Box 1789, Odessa, TX 79760.
• On Amazon or eBay, add Door of Hope Mission as preferred charity, and a portion of purchases will go to the mission.
• On Amazon Smile (www.smile.amazon.com): Login to your account then select Door of Hope Mission Odessa TX so the mission receives donations from eligible purchases when you shop.
• On eBay (charity.ebay.com/charity/charity-name/2432315): Add the Door Of Hope Mission to favorites.
All donations are tax deductible.
For more information, call 337-8294 or visit doorofhopemission.com.

Highland United Methodist Church, 1808 N. Dixie Blvd., and volunteers offer a back door blessing meal at 6 p.m. Wednesdays in the fellowship hall.
There is no charge. Any donations contributed goes toward Highland’s children’s ministries.
Call 332-0261 or email highlandumc.odessa@gmail.com.
Visit highlandodessa.com.

Sherwood Church of Christ, 4900 North Dixie Blvd., offers free clothing on the first Saturday of every month.
With so many families in the community are losing their jobs due to COVID and the downturn in oil, the Sherwood Clothes Closet is an opportunity for people to find needed clothing items for the entire family.
Hours are 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Masks are required to comply with city orders and to protect each other from spreading the virus.

Victory Christian Fellowship Church, 325 N. County Road West, offers individuals assistance who are hurting from addictions to become drug and alcohol free, physically well and most important spiritually alive.
All services are provided for free.
Several homes are located throughout Texas, New Mexico and Chicago.
For more information, call the Rev. Albert Flores at 432-978-9959 or 432-335-8925.
For home locations, call for Odessa, 325-300-0832; El Paso, 915-838-8887; Fort Worth, 817-626-1819; Houston, 713-880-4732; Mathis, 361-547-3755; McAllen, 956-702-2781; San Angelo, 325-658-1061; Albuquerque, N.M., 505-550-5661; Artesia, N.M., 575-745-4294; and Chicago, 773-696-9094.

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C.S. Lewis Daily - Today's Reading

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Today's Reading

TO FLORENCE (MICHAL) WILLIAMS, the widow of Charles Williams: A letter of condolence.

22 May 1945

Thank you for your most kind letter. We all knew that your marriage was one in a thousand. I think you will not be offended if I tell you this; that whenever Charles disagreed with anything we had said about women in general, it was a common turn of raillery to reply ‘Oh Charles!—of course he’s in love, so his opinions on that subject are worthless!’

I feel, in my degree, as you do. My friendship is not ended. His death has had the very unexpected effect of making death itself look quite different. I believe in the next life ten times more strongly than I did. At moments it seems almost tangible. Mr. Dyson, on the day of the funeral, summed up what many of us felt, ‘It is not blasphemous’, he said ‘To believe that what was true of Our Lord is, in its less degree, true of all who are in Him. They go away in order to be with us in a new way, even closer than before.’ A month ago I would have called this silly sentiment. Now I know better. He seems, in some indefinable way, to be all around us now. I do not doubt he is doing and will do for us all sorts of things he could not have done while in the body. Of course this expects no answer. God bless you.

• From The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis
• Compiled in Yours, Jack

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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Today in the Mission Yearbook: February 19, 2022

THE GOOD OLD DAYS - The older we get, the more we begin to think, “My memory isn’t what it used to be.” With each successive decade, we seem to remember less, and less accurately, than we used to. Sometimes we look back and see what we want to see, rather than what really happened. We see this in Numbers 11 ...

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In the News ... "MC Volleyball Team Making a Difference for Youth in the Community"

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• Book drive in partnership with Rope Youth, Midland ISD

Staff Report
• West Texas Missioner

MIDLAND, TEXAS - The Midland College Lady Chaps volleyball team and coaches have united with Rope Youth and the Midland Independent School District on a Book Drive for children and young people in the Midland Independent School District.

The initiative is the brainchild of coach Tammie Jimenez and community leader Karl Boroski, founder and director of Rope Youth in Midland. MC volleyball and Boroski have teamed up to host a Book Drive through the month of February for students aged 5-12.

Books can be dropped off at the Midland College Physical Education Building, Office 106 or 107 until Monday, February 28th.

From @FWMission ... Friday Story: “You Helped Make This Happen in January”

Founded in 2001, Free Wheelchair Mission is an international nonprofit organization dedicated to providing wheelchairs for the impoverished disabled in developing nations. Headquartered in Irvine, California, FWM works around the world in partnership with a vast network of humanitarian, faith-based and government organizations, sending wheelchairs to hundreds of thousands of disabled people, providing not only the gift of mobility, but of dignity, independence, and hope.

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Friday Story: “You Helped Make This Happen in January”

Wheelchair Arrivals; Podcast With Our CEO; Church Campaign Launch; Signing With Our Second Manufacturer; Ambassador Birthday Fundraiser; Wheelhouse Webinar; Welcome to the Board; New Partner Training, and more ...

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In the News ... "Gospel music legend Bill Gaither brings tour to town"

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• Saturday at Wagner Noël Performing Arts Center

Staff Report
• Midland Reporter-Telegram

MIDLAND/ODESSA, TEXAS - Multiple Grammy Award-winning recording artist, Bill Gaither will present the “Something Good is About to Happen Tour” with his award-winning group, The Gaither Vocal Band.

At 6 p.m. Saturday the group will perform at the Wagner Noël Performing Arts Center. Gaither has won multiple Grammys and Dove awards as a musical trailblazer, according to a press release. The Gaither Vocal Band features Wes Hampton, Adam Crabb, Todd Suttles and Reggie Smith with the band consisting of Kevin Williams, Greg Ritchie and Matthew Holt. Other artists include male vocalist, Gene McDonald and female vocalist Ladye Love Smith.

Since 1992, when Gaither began recording the celebrated Homecoming series of DVDs and CDs, nearly every volume has been certified gold or platinum. Gaither has brought his Homecoming Tour to cities worldwide for three decades. In the fall of 2021, The Gaither Vocal Band released “All Heaven and Nature Sing,” their first Christmas recording in six years.

In 2022, The Gaither Vocal Band has brought to life its most unique renditions of some of the most popular praise and worship songs from the past two decades with the release of “Let’s Just Praise the Lord.” The recording features soaring harmonies, reverent arrangements and classic performances of a dozen songs, including “My Chains Are Gone,” “10,000 Reasons” and “Revelation Song.”

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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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Today in the Mission Yearbook: February 18, 2022

YOUTH, HUMILITY AND GENEROSITY - For really good ideas on how to serve the faithful at Park Ridge Presbyterian Church in suburban Chicago, the Rev. Amanda H. Joria often relies on her mother ...

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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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Today in the Mission Yearbook: February 17, 2022

MINISTRY TO THRE-HIKERS - One month after the Rev. Dr. Jason Brian Santos became pastor of Community Presbyterian Church in Lake City, Colorado, the small mountain town of 400 officially became a “gateway” trail town for hikers on the Continental Divide. It was already well known as one of the better towns to stop for those hiking the Colorado Trail, which runs from Denver to Durango.

Months before the thru-hiking season began, Santos began pondering how his congregation might minister to trail hikers ...

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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.

Photo by Ken Rummer

Today in the Mission Yearbook: February 16, 2022

GOD'S ENDURING LOVE FOR CREATION - Along the High Trestle Trail, berries settle on.

Elderberries hang purple from red branches, dressed like Red Hat ladies out on the town. Honeysuckle opts for Christmas colors, setting red balls among still-green leaves. And the clustered white berries of the local dogwood carry dark center spots that make them look like manic eyeballs.

Seeing the berries cheers me up ...

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From ServLife International ... "Honoring Culture and Community"

ServLife International is a movement defined by values of God’s kingdom, not programs built around human efforts and activities. The reign and rule of God should be made apparent to every person on the planet, despite their religion, race or socioeconomic status. We believe that issues of justice are inseparable from the good news that Jesus Christ came to proclaim. ServLife exists to take the gospel of Christ and the hope of a better, more just, world to the lives of people we touch. This happens through individual contributions of time, creativity, resources and dreams.

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Honoring Culture and Community

In 2015, Pastor Jash completed 3 months of training with ServLife and then began his ministry in his home village in eastern Nepal. Since returning to his village, he has been working as a missionary there and sharing the gospel. Nepal has over 120 different languages, and Jash’s hometown villagers are among the 20,000 that speak Yakkha. Unlike many of the other languages and dialects in Nepal, the Yakkha language is written, but there are not many publications like the Bible or gospel booklets that have been translated to this particular language.

Pastor Jash

In villages with a strong attachment and adherence to speaking in their native tongue, being a Christian and sharing about your faith is alleged as a betrayal to the nation and community because there is a perception that Christians do not care about the culture of the community at all. Furthermore, without the resource of a written account of the Bible in Yakkha, Pastor Jash has faced persecution and an unwillingness to listen when he shares about his faith.

To combat this perception, Jash and his wife have been working with a team in Kathmandu to translate the Bible into his native language. He is a key member of this project and helps with word correction, proofreading, and assures the accuracy of the words used in conjunction with the context and meaning of the particular Bible passage they are working on.

Jash shared, “There are many people, especially elderly people, who do not understand the Nepali language. Therefore, gospel messages in (their) mother tongue have a great impact, and (I have) seen many lives saved.” When non-believers have seen the efforts Christians are making to honor their culture and community by preserving their mother tongue, they have been more open to listening and some have even started their journey of faith. Jash has learned that by conducting fellowship in his native language and translating the Bible and gospel booklets, he has been able to have a much greater impact in his village. Pray for Jash and his wife as they continue this important work, especially since his wife stays in Kathmandu to complete this work while Jash travels back and forth to his home village in eastern Nepal.

Thank you,

From Adam Nevins
Executive Director
ServLife International Inc.


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In the News ... "JumBurrito sees successful drive for West Texas Food Bank"

• Resulting in nearly 46,000 meals

Staff Report
• Odessa American

ODESSA/MIDLAND TEXAS - The West Texas Food Bank announced on Monday the results of the annual partnership with JumBurrito.

In December, JumBurrito asked each of their patrons to swipe their Revolutionary Rewards cards, and by doing so, JumBurrito would donate two meals to the West Texas Food Bank.

Those Revolutionary Rewards Program resulted in nearly 46,000 meals, the press release detailed.

Jose Cuevas, owner of JumBurrito stated in the press release, “I want to personal thank all the wonderful folks at West Texas Food Bank that work tirelessly to make sure no one in our Permian Basin communities go hungry.” Cuevas also stated “I want to thank our fantastic JumBurrito fans that make this fundraiser possible. Every year we ask for their support (donations) so, that we can all do our part in making our communities healthier and that no one goes hungry.”

The West Texas Food Bank is a nonprofit hunger relief organization who distributes donated and purchased food through a network of over 114 Partner Agencies in 19 counties throughout West Texas. The West Texas Food Bank supports the nutritional needs of children, families and senior citizens through strategic partnerships with civic and corporate groups, as well as private donors.

Every dollar donated provides four meals for the hungry, and 92 cents of every dollar goes directly to feed hungry West Texans. Founded in 1985, the West Texas Food Bank is a member of Feeding America (feedingamerica.org), the nation’s largest network of hunger relief organizations. In 2020, over 10 million pounds of food was distributed to hungry West Texans ...

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In the News ... "Salvation Army starts 'Love Beyond' movement"

• Only with the public’s support can The Salvation Army provide services every day of the year right here in Odessa

Staff Report
• Odessa American

ODESSA, TEXAS - Valentine’s Day will see a new take on love this year. Known for serving lost, hungry and hurting people throughout the year, The Salvation Army is releasing its new national campaign, "Love Beyond", created to encourage others to show love — beyond all else — without discrimination.

To be released Monday, Love Beyond will be an appeal and invitation to the community to join The Salvation Army in serving suffering humanity and to show those hurting a love beyond all else. The campaign, though released on a day known for love, will go beyond that to be used all year, a news release said.

“Valentine’s Day is the perfect time for The Salvation Army to release our Love Beyond campaign,” Major Luis Melendez, Corps Officer of The Salvation Army of Odessa said in the release. “While individuals throughout the world are showing love to their significant others, we are reminding people to have love for the unloved, the overlooked, the downtrodden. Love Beyond is a love that goes beyond life’s difficult circumstances. Beyond homelessness. Beyond hunger. Beyond losses.”

The Salvation Army, which provides year-round shelter, meals and clothing to people in need, is one of the first to respond to natural disasters. “We also are here to listen and give direction to those who see themselves as unlovable and without hope. All of our programs and services are driven by love – a love for others, and of course, a love for God,” Melendez said. “Love Beyond is a wonderful reflection of who we are and what we do. And it’s a call out to others to join in.”

The Salvation Army serves 30 million Americans each year across more than 7,000 centers of operation, young or old, and at any stage in life. Today, many people face incredible financial struggles and uphill battles to escape poverty. The Army’s faith-based mission embraces that all people should be treated with dignity, and no one should be defined by their challenges or circumstances.

“Just one surprise expense like a car repair or medical bill can mean the difference between being able to pay rent and utilities or to buy groceries for a family living paycheck to paycheck,” said Melendez. “The Salvation Army works to remove the constant burden of worry and stress through emergency financial assistance that helps keep people in their homes, provides meals and food boxes, and other programs to give the suffering a pathway of hope from crisis to long-term stability. Our love extends far beyond the moment of service to provide a new way forward.”

Only with the public’s support can The Salvation Army provide services every day of the year right here in Odessa. Like many other nonprofits, The Salvation Army is facing challenges to raise critical funds while requests for services continue to increase.

“We are extremely grateful for the ongoing support of the community, most recently seen at Christmas with our Red Kettle Campaign. All the money raised stays here in Odessa and supports local programs,” said Melendez. “This Valentine’s Day we’re encouraging everyone to Love Beyond and to seek out new ways to serve and help those in need. You can enlist in Love’s Army with a sustaining gift of $25 per month or reach out to The Salvation Army to find additional ways you can give, support, and volunteer” ...

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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.

Photo by Yoram Ron

Today in the Mission Yearbook: February 15, 2022

SINDYANNA OF GALILEE - Working for a just peace in Israel-Palestine can’t be left only to the governments, or even the diplomats. Sindyanna of Galilee, a Presbyterian Mission Agency global partner and grassroots group of Arab and Jewish women, is working together to share its vision of peaceful co-existence in the region ...

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From @chinaaid : "Chinese pastor harassed for six years after his release from custody '"

The ChinaAid Association is a non-profit Christian organization - based in Midland, Texas - with a mission to uncover and reveal the truth about religious persecution in China, focusing especially on the unofficial church. They do this, they explain in their website, by exposing the abuses, encouraging the abused and equipping the saints to advance the kingdom of God throughout China.

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Chinese pastor harassed for six years after his release from custody
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WENZHOU, ZHEJIANG PROVINCE, CHINA – Recently, Huang Yizi, the pastor of Feng Wo Tang Church, disclosed to independent media that he had been relentlessly harassed in the past 6 years since his release. Huang Yizi was imprisoned twice for fighting against the government’s forcible removal of crosses ...

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In the News ... "RISE 2022"

• Friday at Mid-Cities Church on Hwy. 191

Staff Report
• Odessa American

MIDLAND/ODESSA, TEXAS - The Mid-Cities Church Women’s Ministry has scheduled RISE 2022 from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Friday at Mid-Cities campus, 8700 State Highway 191, Midland.

General admission is $35 in advance if purchased by today or $40 at the door.

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In the News ... "‘Tribe’s war with Israel viewed"

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• Benjamites fought almost to extinction to protect rapists

By Bob Campbell, Reporter
• Odessa American

ODESSA, TEXAS - The story in the Book of Judges 19, 20 and 21 of a civil war in Israel over sexual misconduct is one of the Bible’s most disturbing.

The Revs. Marcos Zuniga and Mark Woodruff say the conflict between the tribe of Benjamin and the rest of the nation around 1,000 B.C. would have been avoidable with better leadership.

Referring to the account of a concubine’s body being cut into a dozen pieces and sent to all the other tribes because some Benjamites had raped her to death, the Rev. Zuniga said, “What I take from that is that they didn’t think like we do today.

“I would have just sent letters, but they felt like they needed to make a statement. They were serious about protecting their honor and their kingdom.”

After a series of horrific battles in which the tribe of Benjamin was reduced from more than 50,000 men to 600, the other tribes worried that all the Benjamites would be wiped out and they arranged for 400 virgins and then for 200 single women from Shiloh to be offered to the survivors so that peace could be restored, said Zuniga, family pastor at Kingdom Church.

“They should have given up the scoundrels who had done that because it would have saved a bunch of bloodshed,” he said. “It had made the whole tribe guilty when they refused.

“There can come a time when we should say, ‘What’s right is right. We can’t stand behind that.’ Something is wrong with our society when we won’t say that just because it is a kinsman.”

The Rev. Woodruff, co-parochial vicar with Monsignor Robert Bush at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, said the story is not in the Catholic Liturgy probably because the theme is better expressed in the story of Abraham, Lot, Lot’s wife and Sodom and Gomorrah in Genesis 19.

“There are some interesting points,” Woodruff said. “There was the need for a king to organize the country and keep it safe, the whole tribe was responsible for the death of the woman and the whole nation became involved in punishing the perpetrators.

“Cutting up the concubine sounds sick. It certainly wasn’t respecting the sacredness of her body. Nobody comes off very well in this passage.”

Woodruff said the conflict started when a Levite came to the town of Gibeah, just north of Jerusalem, with his concubine and the townsmen besieged the Levite’s host, demanding to have sex with him.

The host offered the crowd his daughter, who was rejected, and the Levite finally sent the concubine out. “They had gotten to a state of lawlessness,” Woodruff said.

“Their religion was not well off at that time and they didn’t have a good moral basis. They needed God’s law.”

He said Chapters 19-21 are at the end of Judges and make no mention of a judge like all the other chapters, indicating that there was no judge to make rulings and give guidance in disputes.

“A king would have probably been able to avoid all the chaos,” Woodruff said, noting that the war was a prelude to the prophet Samuel’s appointing Saul the king.

“Another theme is that the other tribes didn’t want Benjamin to die out. They wanted to keep 12 tribes, which later became important for Christians with the 12 apostles. There was something sacred about the number 12.” ...

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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.

Today in the Mission Yearbook: February 14, 2022

VALENTINE'S DAY - Valentine’s Day is one of those commercialized holidays that boost the bottom lines of candy companies — and florists. But when I was a little girl, Feb. 14 wasn’t about flowers or even the chocolates in the heart-shaped box that my mother would put on top of my cereal bowl in the morning. (It was always a beautiful sight to see that loving gesture brightening what would have been just another ordinary wintry day for my brother, sister and me. I tried my best not to get into the candy before heading to school, emphasis on “tried.”)

As much as I appreciated the chocolates, what I looked forward to the most was ...

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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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Today in the Mission Yearbook: February 13, 2022

HOMELESSNESS - A $4.8 million housing complex is the latest effort by First Presbyterian Church of Fort Worth, Texas, to tackle homelessness in the community ...

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In the News ... "Lubbock Area Faith Calendar"

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• What’s going on in area churches

Staff Report
• 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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