(By Dawn Rutan) The movie The Mission (1986) is a heartbreaking story of a Jesuit mission in Spain/Portugal during the Treaty of Madrid in 1750. Mercenaries kidnapped natives to sell to plantations. Rodrigo is one of the men involved in this practice. After killing his half-brother, he becomes depressed and a priest recommends a suitable […]
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25Now to him who is able to strengthen you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery that was kept secret for long ages 26but has now been disclosed and through the prophetic writings has been made known to all nations, according to the command of
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By Dawn Rutan After thinking about Sunday’s sermon on the “marvelous faith” of the centurion, I looked up some of the other “marvelous” thoughts in the Bible: Job 5:9- “[God] does great things and unsearchable, marvelous things without number.” Psalm 98:1- “Oh sing to the Lord a new song, for He has done marvelous things! His right
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(By Dawn Rutan) The movie The Lion King is an interesting allegory for life. As I’m sure you remember, Scar arranges for the death of Mufasa, and then convinces Simba that it is his fault and that he should run away rather than facing the penalty. We’ve been deceived by our own sin or the
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Our Sunday service this Memorial Day weekend will be, as always, about worshipping God, enjoying the fellowship of believers and growing as disciples of Jesus Christ. As part of these endeavors, we will pray especially for our military servicemen and women, give thanks to God for the blessings he has provided through their sacrifices, and honor
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It is in the studying of Christ, as in the planting of a new discovered country; at first men sit down by the sea-side, upon the skirts and borders of the land; and there they dwell, but by degrees they search farther and farther into the heart of the country. Ah, the best of us
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