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Religion
Funding the mission
(02/07/10)The St. Paul Lutheran Church in Jackson is running its sixth rummage sale fundraiser Thursday to Saturday to build funds for mission trips to Haiti, Guatemala and New Orleans. "Our church has always sponsored Haiti, our first mission was in 2005," said Mary Winterhof, the chairwoman of the rummage sale. "We do the rummage sale once a year."...
Feats of God are truly amazing
(02/07/10) "Amaze" means to cause great wonder or surprise. For something to be amazing, it has to break the boundaries of the norm. To be amazing, it must take all of our realistic and unrealistic expectations and smash them, forcing us to look at our lives and our realities in a completely new paradigm. When something is amazing, it completely changes our worldview...
Finally, a movie for believers
(02/07/10) "Eli's coming ... get down on your knees." I played the song, "Eli's Coming," by Three Dog Night, over and over on my stereo as a teenager. Even now, I can remember turning it up loud in the basement and hearing my mother stomp on the upstairs floor in complaint... 
60 years of ministry
(01/31/10)Vyron Yount, pastor of the Chaffee Christian Church, says that after 60 years in the ministry, his philosophy of the ministry has "definitely" changed. "The basic gospel never changes. But methods must change to meet the changing times," he said. "Through the years I have found that it is so easy for a church to turn inward. ...
Keep on going there and doing that
(01/31/10) "No, I wouldn't care to go to any more school ballgames. I've been there, done that," a man said. Then he went on to explain that he practically spent his whole life at some kind of ball field, or in the school gym when his children were growing up. ...
Read for your soul
(01/31/10) On more than one occasion, John Grisham, one of our nation's most successful and popular writers, has introduced himself as an "author in a nation that does not read." The absence of reading is a tremendous threat not only to the success of our nation but to the nourishment of our souls. The days that seem to stretch into weeks, the days in which we wonder if the sun will ever appear again, those are the days to read...
Faith in face of tragedy
(01/24/10) People here and abroad have been touched by the images of the devastation caused from the earthquake that rocked Haiti. Many have been touched by the plight of the Haitian people before the earthquake that nearly destroyed the tiny nation. With every passing day, the compassion continues to grow. ...
Family Resource Center would be missed
(01/24/10) "But I'll bet you won't forget me when I go." The aforementioned is a lyric from "Fairy Tale," an old Elvis Presley song. The idea is that we don't appreciate what we have until it's no longer a part of our lives. For all the well-deserved clucking after Mark McGwire's long-delayed admission of steroid use, one thing cannot be denied: Many people missed him. ... 
Broadcasting God's message
(01/24/10)Longtime residents of Southeast Missouri might recognized the Rev. John Harth from the television. Current and new residents of the area may recognize him from church. In the early 1970s, Harth was on television in Cape Girardeau as a reporter and then a news anchor. More recently, Harth has been at the altar as priest of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Jackson. He also serves St. John Catholic Church in Leopold, Mo., and St. Anthony Catholic Church in Glennon, Mo...
Several from area to attend pro-life rally in Washington, D.C.
(01/19/10) Youths and adults from the area's religious community are expected this week to board airplanes and chartered buses to attend an annual anti-abortion demonstration in the nation's capital. Scheduled for Friday, the March for Life protests Roe v. Wade, the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision that ruled a woman has the legal right to end her pregnancy. More than 200,000 people attended last year's demonstration.
Cape group raising $100,000 for orphanage
(01/15/10) Chris Edmonds said he wanted to get involved with something meaningful when he decided he would help orphans in Africa. As you get older, the 45-year-old Edmonds said, "you realize that you want to have an impact that is different from when you were younger."... 
From the Pulpit: Following his father
(01/10/10)For the Rev. Luther Lee Rhodes, serving the Lord is a family tradition. His father was a minister and served several churches in Southeast Missouri, and "Brother Lew" has been a pastor for almost 40 years -- his big anniversary will be in May. "All the churches my father served were Baptist, and all the churches I've been a member of or served has been Baptist," he said. ...
Discovering what God intended for your life
(01/10/10) I'm persuaded that people are born to do certain things. This is a biblical concept, too. With grit, perseverance and constancy, men and women can discover a purpose for which God created them. Some find this; others, apparently, do not. Joseph Tissawak found his... 
From the Pulpit: Finding her flock
(01/03/10)The Rev. Karen Dumey was raised in the Roman Catholic Church but converted to the Presbyterian faith in 1992. She became a minister six years ago. She received a master's of divinity from Eden Theological Seminary in St. Louis and came to Westminster Presbyterian Church on Aug. ... 
From the Pulpit: Called to serve, assigned to Cape
(12/27/09)Tom Sullenger turned 56 this year and marked his 56th year of life with a church. Sullenger has been a pastor for 29 years and came to Grace United Methodist Church in Cape Girardeau on July 1. Aside from nurturing his congregation, Sullenger is a husband, father of three and grandfather of four. Although he has many hobbies, lately he has taken up historic re-enactment of the 1840s fur trade period with his sons...
The scarce, special reason for the season
(12/27/09) Scarcity is at the heart of the law of supply and demand. The more scarce a needed resource is, the less available it is and the more people want it. Some actors who have the means will fly their hairdressers to far-flung and exotic locales because hairdresser X cuts and styles a coiffure just right. If for some reason that in-demand hairdresser were unable to make the trip, however, the actor would somehow get a haircut from someone else. It wouldn't be the same, but it would be manageable...
Blue Christmas service helps those grieving
(12/22/09) Centenary United Methodist Church sponsored a Blue Christmas service Monday night to recognize the many people who are hurting and suffering this holiday season. "I wish there was a better answer as to why it is called Blue Christmas, but it's a takeoff of an old Elvis Presley song. ... There are a bunch of people hurting. This lets them come and express their hurt and let them know the church cares," said the Rev. Jeff Long, lead pastor of Centenary United Methodist Church... 
From the Pulpit: At home in church
(12/20/09)The Rev. Dan Johnson has been involved in church his entire life. He attended Christ Episcopal Church in Cape Girardeau during his high school and college days. Though he has left the area for studying or mission purposes, he seems to always return. ... 
From the Pulpit: A home at Bethel
(12/13/09)The Rev. Phillip Roop, commonly known to his parishioners as Pastor Phil, serves as the senior pastor at Bethel Assembly in Cape Girardeau. Roop was born and raised in the Assemblies of God. His father was a pastor, his mother was the pianist. "I came to Christ at an early age," he said. ...
Remember our soldiers in a foreign land
(12/13/09) A book had been sitting on my desk, unread, for well over a year. It's a loaner from a parishioner -- a 2003 best-seller by a first-time novelist titled "The Kite Runner" by Afghanistan native Khaled Hosseini, a U.S. citizen. What prompted me finally to read it was President Obama's recent decision to send 30,000 additional troops to Afghanistan... |
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