Religion
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Homes have more value than parkingMay 29, 2013 5:00 am - The Orchard Evangelical Free Church has plans to crush an entire block of beautiful homes located in proximity to Olive and Thomas schools, worth $3 million. They then p...
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Emmaus House, volunteers fighting suburban povertyMay 27, 2013 5:31 am - Every Sunday night, they gather for dinner. Large tables fill much of the basement at St. Francis de Sales Church. At each, men, women and children eat plates filled wit...
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Fragments of Dead Sea Scrolls are up for saleMay 26, 2013 5:56 am - JERUSALEM — Parts of the Dead Sea Scrolls are up for sale — in tiny pieces. Nearly 70 years after the discovery of the world’s oldest biblical manuscripts, the Palestin...
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Seminary graduates take different careersMay 26, 2013 5:11 am - WASHINGTON — Alethea Allen, a Virginia resident, graduated this week from Wesley Theological Seminary in Northwest Washington after years of divinity classes. But she ha...
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Part of a clique? Reach out to others in loveMay 22, 2013 1:41 pm - “Each of you should not only look to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.” — Philippians 2:4 (NIV) It’s a fact that we choose our best friends from t...
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Beth Tikvah’s ‘Pocketful of Sunshine’ supports local social servicesMay 22, 2013 1:21 pm - On Sunday, May 5, Beth Tikvah Congregation in Hoffman Estates hosted its first Michael Shai Siver Pocketful of Sunshine 5K to benefit the preschool scholarship fund esta...
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God and natural disaster: Whatever the spin, we come togetherMay 22, 2013 9:00 am - When it comes to natural phenomena, society seems to have this rule: Thank God for beautiful sunsets; blame Mother Nature for deadly tornadoes. Some of my Facebook frie...
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Man charged with church molestation also cared for District 220 childrenMay 21, 2013 2:27 pm - A Willow Creek Community Church volunteer charged earlier this month with molesting an 8-year-old boy also worked for a Barrington Park District program that looked afte...
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St. Patrick School plans a summer service projectMay 21, 2013 12:41 pm - St. Patrick Catholic School student council members are planning a summer service project for the Holy Family Food Pantry. During May, students are bringing food and ne...
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DuPage reconsidering Islamic prayer center planMay 20, 2013 11:00 pm - DuPage County officials have been given another opportunity to consider a proposed Islamic prayer center near West Chicago. This time, how they vote could determine the ...