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Investigating the Bible: A Church Bully (opens the original)
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Ray Stedman (1917-92) was the pastor for 40 years of the Peninsula Bible Church in Palo Alto, California. The church continues with a strong ministry to this day. With this anonymous rhyme, he recognized drama and dissension can infect churches: âTo dwell above with saints we love, Oh that will be glory. But to live below, with saints we know ââ Well, thatâs another story.â There were problems in an early church when one man thought he should make all the decisions. Diotrephes was a pr
Investigating the Bible: A Christian’s Paradox (opens the original)
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A young man boarded an airplane and sat next to a philosopher, famous for his intelligence and wisdom. The youth asked the gentleman, âPlease sir, is it true that all of life is a paradox?â The sage thought, then he replied, âYes and no.â The apparent triumph of evil is a paradox in the Bible. With the anniversary of 911 near and all the good lives taken, their deaths are a harsh reality. Family and friends who have died leave empty seats at holiday tables. We cannot tell them the events
Good Folk in Polk: Two Brothers (opens the original)
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The Howard family (from left) Tom, his wife Juanita, and Gary carried on a noontime coffee tradition on Mill Street in Dallas for more than 20 years. Longtime residents of Dallas who drive down Mill Street may have noticed two elderly gentlemen enjoying coffee at a table outside Mama Gordita's Restaurant without fail, three or four times a week, for more than 25 years. The two, brothers Tom and Gary Howard, sat in front of the restaurant, talking and waiting for the noontime siren, quietly carry
Good Folk in Polk: Dallas Fire & EMS (opens the original)
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 Twenty-four hours every day of the year, six to nine staff who are both firefighters and EMT-trained, live on-call next to Dallas Fire & EMS (Emergency Medical Services) at 915 SE Shelton St., which is three blocks west of Salem Health West Valley Hospital. They are ready to respond immediately for emergencies. Last year, in addition to hundreds of other rescue efforts, they worked together with volunteers, citizens and other medical personnel to resuscitate four people. Before 2015, Dallas ha
Investigating the Bible: Fighting Evil (opens the original)
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These days evil can be non-partisan. On one side of the political aisle, people say President Trump should be imprisoned for the things he has done or allegedly done. On the other side, some say New York Senator Chuck Schumer should be behind bars for standing on the steps of the Supreme Court and shouting that two justices would âpay the priceâ and âwonât know what hit youâ if they ruled against abortion rights. And then there is evil on which all agree. In 2010, 7-year-old Kyron Horm
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