... meet me at the front of my church at 9:30 this Sunday?" asked the girl. And Kathy attended her first Sunday School class. Mrs. Parsons, the sixth grade Sunday School teacher became, in Kathy's opinion, her guardian angel. She took special interest in Kathy, often inviting her into ... you afraid of the water? Are you afraid of claiming your baptism? Are you afraid of living the Jesus life? Tony Campolo tells of talking to a missionary friend who worked among Muslim people in Pakistan. The friend explained that ...
Hebrews 1:1-14, Hebrews 2:5-18, Job 2:1-10, Mark 10:13-16, Mark 10:1-12
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Russell F. Anderson
... of her husband to set up house. Her husband later is shipwrecked and presumably lost. She has a sexual liaison with the town parson and becomes pregnant. She refuses to divulge the identity of her lover and so they imprison her and then, when she is ... . 4. In some such marriages, divorce may be the lesser evil. If anyone had grounds for divorce, it was Tony Toto of Allentown, Pennsylvania. The story of Tony and his wife, Fran, was made into a movie titled: I Love You To Death. Several times: Fran attempted ...
... sometime back. It was about America's premier mile runner of the 1940s, Gil Dodds. Dodds was known as "The Flying Parson" because he was an ordained minister. Dodds usually signed autographs along with a scripture reference. This was his way of setting ... the woman replied, "Why should you give me a birthday party? I've never had a birthday party in my whole life." Now when Tony heard that, something clicked inside. He went over to the waiter and asked if the women came in every night, which they did. Then ...
... raised this question time and again, and I have never heard an answer that satisfies me. Tony Kushner wrote a Pulitzer prize- and Tony award-winning Broadway play called Angels in America - it is about a divine messenger who ... Midwest Today profile, Dec. 1992 5. Much of the following comes from "Angels" by Mike Martin in the Holman Bible Dictionary, Electronic Edition, Parsons Technologies, 1994 6. Time, p. 59 7. Words & Music by Brown Bannister, Gary Chapman, Amy Grant, and Michael W. Smith 8. The Pastor ...
5. Praying For More Miracles
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... saw him at the driving range hitting golf balls...But what made me really happy was to see so many shut-ins out riding and enjoying the world. Fran's Pa, who can't stand crowds (and don't attend church for that reason) was headed for the jockey lot. Tony's Mom, who was too weak to get out of the house, was uptown window shopping. Omega's older sister, who can't come to church on account of her kidneys, stood in line two hours to get into the picture show. Yep, it really thrilled my heart to see ...