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HARPERS FERRY – West Virginia Sen. John Unger was ordained and installed as the pastor of St. John Lutheran Church Saturday in Harpers Ferry. Church leaders say they believe Unger is the first pastor who has ever been ordained in the 160-year-old church building. Ralph W. Dunkin, bishop of the West Virginia-Western Maryland Synod of [...]
Continue reading …My cell phone has a camera in it. And a calendar and address book and a music player and a Sweet Home Alabama ringtone. Not only can I call my Mom, I can also text, calculate a tip, check the time in Tokyo, and watch Beyonce dance. And it is not even a “smart phone.” [...]
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CHARLES TOWN – The practice of pilgrimage, spiritual life as a journey, has been pulling at my awareness for more than a year now. It’s hardly original, but it is compelling, at least for some folks. Sunday brought a memorable journey from the Charles Town Library to the Jefferson County Courthouse, and then west on [...]
Continue reading …Whether you are a Beatles fan or not, you must recognize that John Lennon was one of the great musical minds of our age. In 1971, he wrote and recorded a song that was a gentle protest against the war in Vietnam, but has become a standard for this time of year. Some of the [...]
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Yet again, there is an incident of violence that is inexplicable. Yet again, there are families with more questions and no answers for their grief. And there is no logic or reason or sensible way to comprehend the loss of those innocent lives. Our hearts hurt for our friends in Connecticut, and we stand in [...]
Continue reading …Summit Point Baptist holiday activities: A youth musical pageant will start at 7 p.m. Friday. The adult choir will perform the musical cantata “Born to You This Day” starting at 11 a.m. Sunday. A candlelight Christmas Eve service will begin promptly at 6:30 p.m. For questions, call Pastor James Holt at 304-725-0619. Leetown Methodist [...]
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NEW YORK – It’s hard to think of any song that has taken a stranger journey through popular culture than Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah.” Recorded in 1984, it was on the only Cohen album rejected by his record company. Virtually no one noticed when the song did come out on an independent label. Since then, through [...]
Continue reading …“Behold there came three wise men from the east to Jerusalem, saying, ‘Where is he that is born King of the Jews? For we have seen his star in the east, and come to worship him.’” Matthew 2:1-2 Just what led the wise men to that makeshift cradle in Bethlehem 2,000 years ago and to [...]
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