Religion and Values
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PublishedSeptember 25, 2010
Reflections: Let the miracle of life reveal itself
Life is a miracle. To be alive is to have been granted the greatest, most incomprehensible gift. Each moment is an opportunity to encounter ourselves by way of the myriad manifestations of physicality and consciousness. We are spirit embodied. We are here to discern that which is essential within us and to give it voice, […]
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PublishedSeptember 18, 2010
Calendar
Today David & Diane Benson of Andover, N.H., in concert, 6:30 p.m., White Rock Free Baptist Church, 300 Sebago Lake Road, Gorham. Free. Donations accepted. Call 893-1919 or visit www.wrfbc.org “Rhythms of Grace,” free workshop on ministering to children with special needs, led by the Rev. Audrey Scanlan and Linda Synder, 9 a.m. to 4 […]
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PublishedSeptember 18, 2010
Worship Spotlight:First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, Portland
ADDRESS: 425 Congress St. DENOMINATION/AFFILIATION: Unitarian Universalist HISTORY: First Parish has been serving the residents of the Portland area for 350 years. The church was originally located in Falmouth and moved to the intersection of India and Middle streets in Portland in the early 1700s. In 1740, it moved to its present location, where church […]
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PublishedSeptember 18, 2010
Reflections:No one has to say ‘What about me?’ to God
Joe’s prospects were grim. The cancer had recurred. The new chemo would be unlikely to produce a long remission, and the side effects would be severe. He would not be able to work to support his wife and daughter. Because of a complication of the chemotherapy, he would not be able to have more children. […]
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PublishedSeptember 18, 2010
Giving poor their daily bread
The Idaho Foodbank sees success partnering with a church to distribute food to the rural poor.
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PublishedSeptember 11, 2010
Religion Calendar
Today Full Gospel Fellowship Breakfast, 8:30 a.m., guest speaker Thomas Travers, American Legion Hall, 17 Dunn St., Westbrook. Adults and teenagers welcome. For reservations, call 774-6416, 772-5744, 727-3252 or 799-7140 before Wednesday. $8, $6 for seniors. Kids Carnival, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., celebrating the church’s grand opening with music, games, prizes, refreshments, EastPoint Christian […]
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PublishedSeptember 11, 2010
Reflections:Music may swell when we truly honor ‘the other’
Never did I expect that my entrance upon any scene ever warranted an off-stage playing of the William Tell Overture. It may have happened, though, when I was sitting knee-to-knee with a 64-year-old woman in her Boston apartment. She had courageously confessed her life-long bout with alcoholism, and had elected to face that demon down […]
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PublishedSeptember 11, 2010
Mormon barley growers sidestep abstinence
Economic pragmatism wins out over church doctrine, which teaches members to avoid alcohol.
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PublishedSeptember 10, 2010
Maine Muslims celebrate end of Ramadan fast
Muslims have been fasting from sunrise to sundown for the past month, a period that ended at sundown Thursday.
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PublishedSeptember 9, 2010
Maine churches condemn planned burning of Quran
They say the planned burning is "contrary to both the Christian gospel and the values of religious freedom."
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