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Explaining the Christian holy season
About one-third of the planet, or roughly 2.1 billion people, are Christians. Each spring, this large subset of the population celebrates the religious miracle that is the death and resurrection of...

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Special services New Bethel Freewill Baptist Church
Special services New Bethel Freewill Baptist Church, Brookport, Ill., spring revival, March 28-30, 7 p.m. The guest speaker will be Elder Robert L. Clemmons, Christ Church Holiness of Madisonvil...

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Associated Press
For James Fortune, being homeless for seven months in 2007 was the most strenuous stint of his life. Fortune said he went from being emotionally stifled to at peace. That's when he was led to write the words to his 2009 hit song, "I Trust You," which topped the Gospel National Airplay chart for 28 straight weeks.

Singer goes from homelessness to top charts
ATLANTA — James Fortune used to watch his children sleep in the bathtub before he lay beside his pregnant wife at night in a motel, wondering how he was going to provide for his family the next day...

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Special services Rev
Special services Rev. James Draw, pastor of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, 1110 N. 14th St., will speak on “Virtuous Women” at 6 p.m. Sunday. Featured will be Gwen Duncan. West Kentucky Alumn...

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An era closes for Schullers and their congregants
LOS ANGELES — Every Sunday morning, Jillian Carter climbed into her car for the 45-minute drive from Torrance, Calif., to the grandiose, glass-paneled church in Garden Grove. The Crystal Cathedr...

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Adults should use their brains to understand actions of teens
I was taking the dog for a walk just as the school day ended at the local high school. I noticed the small coupe drive by after it passed me and was pulling away in the distance. The boy in the pas...

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ADAM SHULL I The Sun
Ron Prohm watches as his son, Murray State men's basketball coach Steve Prohm, is interviewed by a television news crew after the Racers won the Ohio Valley Conference tournament championship in Nashville, Tenn., on Saturday. Prohm's long sleeve T-shirt reads "#EYES UP" which refers to the Racers' motto of the season which is based on a biblical story found in Judges 7.

Winning games and influencing people
MURRAY — As head coach of the Murray State men’s basketball team, Steve Prohm feels his job isn’t just to win ballgames, it’s also to share victories within the community. “We’re on a platform,...

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Synagogue opens up in unlikely spot
PICAYUNE, Miss. — The last place a person might think of finding a Jewish synagogue is in the Ozona community, where it is surrounded by Pentecostal and Baptist churches. But there’s one. It’...

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Church calendar
Lenten services Westminster Presbyterian Church, 2732 Broadway, 5:30 p.m. Sunday Lenten vesper services followed by a light supper at 6 p.m. Rev. Sharon Murray will portray “Wife of Pilate” from...

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Faith-based groups provide food, love to storm victims
WEST LIBERTY — It was just pinto beans and plain, white bread, but the meal nearly brought Sarah Prader to tears. Her power had been out for four days, curtains were still blowing through her ...

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