Religion
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How does a church carry on without its founder?Apr 11, 2018 1:00 am - When any organization loses its founder, changes abound. Even more so when that founder created a spiritual mission. Willow Creek Community Church had a succession plan ...
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Life changes mean adjusting to a new normalApr 10, 2018 11:00 pm - "I am making everything new." - Revelation 21:5 (NIV) There's an old say that goes something like this: "If you keep doing what you've always done, you'll keep getting...
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Pope urges church unity, blames divisions on work of devil
Apr 10, 2018 7:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis called Tuesday for unity in the Catholic Church and blamed its divisions on the devil. It was the second time in as many days that Franc...
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Amid misconduct charges, Hybels retiring from Willow Creek immediatelyApr 10, 2018 1:00 am - Willow Creek Community Church Senior Pastor Bill Hybels moved up his planned retirement Tuesday night, stepping down immediately amid a cloud of misconduct allegations i...
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Timeline: Bill Hybels and Willow Creek ChurchApr 10, 2018 1:00 am - Oct. 12, 1975: Bill Hybels and friends hold their first service in the rented Willow Creek Theatre in Palatine, from which it derived its name. 1977: Willow Creek purch...
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Learn about 'Major Religions of Asia' at MCC April 18Apr 09, 2018 11:00 pm - As part of Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, McHenry County College will offer "Major Religions of Asia" from 1 to 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 18, in room B166 at t...
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Bethlehem Lutheran-Dundee donates to FISH Food PantryApr 09, 2018 11:00 pm - Martha Lehman, representing the Women's Guild at Bethlehem Lutheran Church of Dundee, recently presented its donation to FISH Food Pantry in Carpentersville. The check d...
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Open Mosque Day for all faiths April 15 at Islamic Center of NapervilleApr 08, 2018 11:00 pm - The Islamic Center of Naperville, 2844 W. Ogden Ave., is hosting its sixth Open Mosque Day from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, April 15. The Islamic Center of Naperville is a...
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Guns, violence and the NRA to be focus of documentary film at Tree of Life UUApr 08, 2018 11:00 pm - "Making a Killing: Guns, Greed, and The NRA," a documentary film by Robert Greenwald, will be shown at 7 p.m. Friday, April 13, at the Tree of Life Unitarian Universalis...
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Pope: 'Nothing justifies' chemical weapons in Syria