By Irvin Himmel All kinds of religions have sprung up and new ones are making their appearance. If someone decides to go shopping for a “church,” as he might shots for an automobile or house, he will find a wide variety from which to make his selection. And this is exactly the approach that some people …
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Sin and a Snow Storm
By Donald P. Ames Having just come in from shoveling out my driveway for the third time in as many days so far this week, I decided to put into print several thoughts going through my mind regarding sin and snow. Now, you may be wondering what in the world these two items could possibly have …
Reflections on the Daily News: Childhood Suicides
By Lewis Willis An article in the Amarillo Daily News, December 16, 1976, reports an absolutely startling statistic. A psychiatrist in the Boston area has done some research into suicides among children ages 6 to 11. During the grade-school years, a time usually considered as the carefree and happy years, there is an alarming increase in …
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By What Power, or in What Name
By Daniel H. King When Peter and John stood before the Sanhedrin of the Jews in Acts the fourth chapter, the question directed to them by the esteemed court of seventy-one was the following: “By what power, or what name have ye done this?” Their question referred to the incident which had taken place at the …