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LEARNING TO REST, NOT QUIT

The pictures from Haiti these days are, unfortunately, familiar ones. Folks are marching in the streets, setting up blockades, looting. This time, the reported cause is the shortage of fuel, but the problems that Haiti faces are longstanding ones—corruption and poverty, hunger and insecurity. “Where there is no vision, the people perish” (Proverbs 29:18), which …

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WEEKLY COMMENTARY: What Is the Status of Animals In God’s Creation? Why Would We Bless Animals In Our Church Service?

If someone blesses me, Webster’s Dictionary says that means they “invoke divine care” for me.  Suppose they bless a pet or other animal?  Does that imply that the animal has a soul subject to divine care, like me?  If that animal does have a soul, does this mean that all  animals have a soul?  If so, do …

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