By Ruth Anne Amsden … Nala Ray, a former Only Fans star, has made a very public confession of her conversion to Christianity and of her forsaking of her past life. Christians of all denominations are calling her conversion into question and arguing over whether or not it is possible for anyone to be forgiven and restored to relationship with God after living such a lifestyle.
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By Lyn Wilson … Pope Cletus, sometimes known as Anacletus, was the third Bishop of Rome after St. Peter and Linus. We know very little about this man’s life and yet his name is remembered through history.
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By Lawrence “Mack in Texas” Hall … The Pulitzer people did not telephone today / Nor did the Library of Congress or the folks at Nobel / I could paper a room with rejection slips / Except that rejections are electronic now
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By Samantha Terrell … The last communion I ever took with my dad was grape juice from a prefilled plastic cup – the type that’s filled with creamer at the diner. We had a lot of losses in that era (at the moment, I can’t stomach counting them all), but Dad is the only one I got to commune with – behind a curtain pulled for privacy in the ICU.
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By Ian Wilson … Born in 954 in Somerset, England, Aelfheah had everything – a noble family, wealth, food, drink, servants – yet none of those things had affected him so much as knowing and drawing nearer to God. Much to his family’s dismay, Aelfheah entered the monastery, where he was respected for his austerity and extreme piety.
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By Lawrence “Mack in Texas” Hall … Methinks I have astronomy; it must be so: / Today the moon eclipsed the jovial sun / And through the clouds and rain a darkness ruled / But with my little car’s headlights I backed it down
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By Cordelia Fitzgerald … Lilies of the Field is a modest film with a comparatively small cast, simple plot, and a light load of English dialogue. Homer Smith, a traveling handyman, finds himself employed by some German nuns with a dubious revenue stream and consequently becomes invested in their (or rather, the Mother Superior’s) dream, which turns out to be the basis of the story. Again, it is a simple film – but it is a battle of wills.
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By Sarah Levesque … Adoniram Judson, missionary to Burma (Myanmar), was born on August 9, 1788 in Malden, Massachusetts. After a period of skepticism, Judson studied theology at Andover Theological Seminary in his home state…
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By Lawrence “Mack in Texas” Hall … You will make something beautiful in any event / Even if only a silly ceramic frog / Holding a perfectly pointless umbrella / Upon the tree-stump where you feed the birds
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By Joshua David Ling … William’s head bled from the flat of Brock’s axe / Everything happening seemed to be going too fast. / He blinked as he stared through the glare of the sun / But his ears did not fail when Fenris yelled “RUN!”
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By Ian Wilson … In her youth, Juliana had quickly learned Latin and memorized the works of St. Augustine and St. Bernard of Clairvaux, devoting herself to theological study; an unusual pursuit for a woman in her time. At the young age of 13, Juliana was welcomed into the order.
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By Lawrence “Mack in Texas” Hall … Time need not play the tyrant; we have tyrants enough / But it is true that we must go away / When time and God say we have played our game / And must withdraw into another world
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By Cordelia Fitzgerald … The vessel within the vessel of human flesh / Pierced but not hardened by iron transfixed, / Grief and lead-laden from hours of pain unmixed / With comfort, now comfort seeks in her God.
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By Lawrence “Mack in Texas” Hall … I used to light a candle for you before Mass / With a prayer that ascended to Heaven / For as long as the candle remained lit / Even after everyone departed, deep into the night
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By Lyn Wilson … Before sun up, Lina was warned that raiders were coming to attack. They wanted to steal her farm and would kill her to do it. There was no time to mourn; she had to leave immediately.
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By Lawrence “Mack in Texas” Hall … The flapping, fluttering pages went wild in the wind / And poetry sometimes should go wild, blow wild / To shake those gently slumbering words awake / Provoking peaceful musings into a storm
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By T.K. Wilson … “Get dressed and come with me; Snow White is missing. And we found this – a spy drone.”
Read MoreFaithful Friday: Daniel Featley By Sarah Levesque Daniel Featley, born Daniel Fairclough at Charlton-upon-Otmoor, Oxfordshire, on March 15, 1582. Educated at Magdalen College and Corpus Christi College, he was ordained in the Church of England and became known for debating Roman Catholics, particularly those of the newly formed scholarly order, the Jesuits. He was chaplain […]
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By Lawrence “Mack in Texas” Hall … In my boyhood, to the Robin Hood oak / I tip-toed in those hot summer afternoons / With my three sharp arrows and my little bow / Craftily eluding the sheriff’s men
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By Ian Wilson … St. David’s life can be summed up by his last words: “Be joyful, keep the faith, do the little things you have seen me do”.
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