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‘A month of patience and perseverance’: Lehigh Valley Muslim students share their faith during Ramadan
12+ hour, 1+ min ago (855+ words) Cups of water and plates of dates served as table centerpieces as attendees of Moravian Academy's iftar patiently waited until sundown to complete one of the first full days of fasting for this year's Ramadan observation. The student-led event Feb....
Faith & Values: We cannot escape the past. How we use it is the question
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (522+ words) For now, we see only a reflection, as in a mirror, but then we will see face to face. Now I know only in part; then I will know fully, even as I have been fully known. I Corinthians 13:12 NRSVUE…...
Faith & Values: Christmas is a reminder of the values of Christianity
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (261+ words) Behold, I am doing a new thing in your midst. Do you not perceive of it? Isaiah 43:10 How can it be Christmas? Is yet another year actually coming to an end? Is there some unknown clock that makes the hours,…...
Pottstown church fire cause investigation will take weeks says chief
3+ mon, 6+ day ago (786+ words) POTTSTOWN " It may be at least two weeks before officials are able to determine the cause of the blaze that destroyed an historic church Friday. Pottstown Fire Chief Frank Hand told MediaNews Group the investigation is just beginning and it…...
South Bethlehem church receives approval to convert two ‘blighted’ homes into six affordable apartments
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (353+ words) A prominent South Bethlehem church located in one of the most visible areas of the city received approval to convert two blighted properties it owns into six affordable apartment units. The Cathedral Church of the Nativity, located at 321 Wyandotte St....
Faith & Values: Your local church has an antidote for loneliness
8+ mon, 3+ day ago (283+ words) This kind of community care not only meets immediate needs but also reflects Christ's love to a hurting world. It communicates that the church is not a building or an event, but the hands, feet and voice of Christ in…...
‘We share their pain and suffering.’ Allentown’s Syrian Christians mourn lives lost in Damascus church attack
8+ mon, 5+ day ago (482+ words) Allentown's Syrian Christians gathered for a vigil Wednesday to mourn the loss of more than two dozen fellow Syrians killed in a similar setting " gathering for worship at church. A man opened fire at the Mar Elias Greek Orthodox Church…...
Suicide bomber kills at least 20 in Greek Orthodox church in Syria during Divine Liturgy
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (298+ words) By ABDULRAHMAN SHAHEEN and KAREEM CHEHAYEB The attack on the church was the first of its kind in Syria in years, and comes as Damascus under its de facto Islamist rule is trying to win the support of minorities. As…...
Police say church staff shot man with handgun and a long gun, averting a potential mass shooting
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (303+ words) Chief Ryan Strong said parishioners at CrossPointe Community Church in Wayne spotted the gunman driving recklessly and then saw him exit his vehicle wearing a tactical vest and carrying weapons. The man began firing as he approached the building during…...
Police: Suspect shot and killed by a security guard after a shooting at a Michigan church
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (163+ words) The shooting happened around 11 a.m. at CrossPointe Community Church in Wayne, a city of about 17,000 people some 25 miles (40 kilometers) east of Detroit, the church's pastor, Bobby Kelly Jr., told the Detroit News. Police said one person was shot in the leg....