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Not for sale–Jewish and Christian education
By
Linda G. Howard
Education is an area in which the religious community has excelled. Reaching back through thousands of years of history, the Jewish community has been known as People of the Book. Their need to read and understand the Torah and their other holy scriptures has traditionally been the driving force to educate all Jews. The end…
Not for sale–The Salvation Army
By
Linda G. Howard
Again and again the population of of the US votes with their pocketbook in favor of the good works done by organizations such as the Salvation Army. Each Christmas generous shoppers plunk coins, bills and checks into the Salvation Army kettles. During that season they also solicit through mail appeals. In Brevard County, Florida, alone, as…
Not for sale–The faith community
By
Linda G. Howard
At times we need to remember that the modern Civil Rights Movement did not begin in a fashionable salon where artists and intellectuals exchanged ideas, but in a Church, under the leadership of the Rev. Martin Luther King. In fact, from providing a philosophical basis for resisting British tyranny in the 18th century, to the…
Now I have my own church
By
Linda G. Howard
For almost a year, I thought Peter was non-verbal. Unaccustomed to his speech patterns, I didn’t understand that his low-bass mumbles were words. I had started our DeLand Special Gathering program, which is a ministry within the mentally challenged community, with two members, Peter and Dale. Our purpose is evangelism and discipleship of this wonderful population. Dale was less…
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