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19 May

May 19—Pentecost

May 19, 2013 1:35am - 10:35pm

May 19 is Pentecost for Christians, the seventh Sunday after Easter, the day commemorating the descent of the Holy Spirit upon Jesus' disciples. Also called Whitsunday. More

Congregations tend the soil and the soul with vegetable gardens

| May 17, 2013

Rev. Morris G.Henderson’s congregation is one of a growing number throughout the country that are raising fruits and vegetables for soup kitchens and food pantries in what are often called food justice programs; in some synagogues they’re known as mitzvah gardens.
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Franklin Graham calls IRS probe of ministry finances ‘un-American’

| May 17, 2013

Evangelist Franklin Graham blasted the Internal Revenue Service probe of conservative nonprofit groups as “un-American,” saying both the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and the relief group Samaritan’s Purse were audited by the IRS.
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17 May

May 18 - Citywide Youth Day

May 17, 2013 11:02am

True Foundation Ministries (9 South 16th St) will have their annual Citywide Youth Day [focus on Health & Fitness] at noon on Saturday (May 18th) at Portia Hines Park (10th & Rankin St). For more information call Elder Cynthia Wells at 910-202-7733 or email jlwalker2006@yahoo.com. More

BRIEF: Port City Sunday school class to focus on gun violence in America

| May 16, 2013

As part of a series of June adult Sunday School offerings, Winter Park Presbyterian Church will offer a five-week study focused on gun violence in America, and will explore how  the church can discern its role in this issue.
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Candida Moss debunks the ‘myth’ of Christian persecution

| May 16, 2013

Too many modern Christians invoke, to lamentable effect, an ancient history of persecution that didn’t exist, Notre Dame theologian Candida Moss argues in her newly published book, “The Myth of Persecution: How Early Christians Invented A Story of Martyrdom.”
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16 May

Wolfe named Iliff School of Theology president

Submitted by Greta Gloven

(DENVER) – The Rev. Dr. Thomas V. Wolfe, senior vice president and dean, Division of Student Affairs, Syracuse University, has been named as the Iliff School of Theology’s 14th president. “We are excited to have Dr. Wolfe join us,” said Jim Wilkins, chairperson, Board of Trustees, Iliff School o... More

Take a sneak peek inside the new LifeWay Christian Store

| May 15, 2013

LifeWay will open officially on Saturday (May 18) next to El Cerro Grande at 341-55/56 S. College Road.
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BRIEF: Pentecost Global Day of Prayer celebration set for Wilmington May 19

| May 14, 2013

Wilmington's Global Day of Prayer will be 3 p.m. on Pentecost Sunday (May 19) at the First Baptist Activity Center on Independence Boulevard.
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Kazi - a Hampstead man’s quest to create work and a future for African children

| May 14, 2013

In Kazi, the students take an online Strong Interest Inventory Test, which tells them where their interests connect with possible careers. Then Kenyan professionals volunteer to guide the orphans their through their schooling.
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