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2023-02-01T15:48:39-05:00

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NEVER AGAIN! People Said After the Holocaust

Last updated on: February 1, 2023 at 3:48 pm By Ginny Baxter

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But Anti-semitism Rears Its Ugly Head in 21st Century America People of good faith and conscience saw films of unspeakable carnage after Allied soldiers liberated Nazi concentration camps across Europe in 1945. “Never again!” they said in genuine horror. The films showed footage of corpse-like figures in prison uniforms stumbling along in slow motion if they could move at all. Their faces were hollow and their eyes empty. In many cases, the backdrops to these scenes of horror were large... Read more

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2023-01-23T17:23:26-05:00

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Go Below the Surface of Major Eastern Religions,

Last updated on: January 23, 2023 at 5:23 pm By Ginny Baxter

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And You May Find a Few Surprises… Religious conflicts have turned the soil red with the blood of believers since ancient times. The world’s religions have extremely complicated histories and relationships that make peaceful solutions difficult. Yet, their similarities might serve as common ground. In my last post, “The World’s Religions Have More in Common than You Might Think,” I delved into the three major Western or Abrahamic religions: Christianity, Judaism and Islam. These religions trace their roots to Abraham,... Read more

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2023-01-27T00:57:17-05:00

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The World’s Religions Have More in Common Than You Might Think

Last updated on: January 27, 2023 at 12:57 am By Ginny Baxter

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… or do they? Go below the surface, and you may find some surprises. Religion is important to billions of people across the globe – so much so that humankind’s differences over religion have caused one conflict after another since ancient times. But what about the similarities? Is there any common ground upon which the major religions can find more peaceful solutions to their disagreements. Read the headlines and you might think not. It’s been Christian against Jew. Jew... Read more

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2022-12-27T12:10:15-05:00

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A Non-Black’s Introduction to Kwanzaa

Last updated on: December 27, 2022 at 12:10 pm By Ginny Baxter

What Is It? Who Celebrates It? Why Should I Care? I hesitated about writing an article on Kwanzaa. I know very little about the holiday. It has nothing to do with me. Why should I care? Granted, I’m American, but my ancestry is primarily Scottish and English. My eyes are green. My skin is very light, and my hair is blonde with gray streaks that become decidedly more prominent the longer I neglect the Clairol bottle. In other words, you will never... Read more

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2022-12-20T11:34:30-05:00

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I’m Having a Blue, Blue Christmas: Surviving the Holidays After Loss

Last updated on: December 20, 2022 at 11:34 am By Ginny Baxter

My family is struggling to get through Christmas. My son-in-law suddenly died in April, and the pain is still deep and sharp. It hurts. And the holidays don’t help. If you recently lost someone special, you know what I mean about surviving the holidays after loss. How do you navigate the holidays when you’re grieving? What do you do to cope when “Merry Christmas” and “Happy Holidays” have temporarily replaced “Hello” and “Hi”? Can you fake a cheery mood long... Read more

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2022-12-10T15:27:04-05:00

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What Does Christ Have to Do with Christmas?

Last updated on: December 10, 2022 at 3:27 pm By Ginny Baxter

The Answer is Simple. Christ IS Christmas! Let me explain, though I’m sure you can quickly guess where I’m headed. The word “Christmas” means “Christ’s Mass.” Thus, “Christmas” becomes “Christ mas” or “Christ mass.” The mass is an important religious service, but it means little without Christ leading the way. So it is with Christmas. When you remove Christ from Christmas, as I just tried to do, you’re left with a religious service and perhaps a winter festival. You may... Read more

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2022-12-08T12:52:54-05:00

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Christian Faith Shines in War-ravaged Ukraine

Last updated on: December 8, 2022 at 12:52 pm By Ginny Baxter

Christians are providing food & clean water, housing & transportation and much, much more. Christianity is a beautiful faith of love and salvation. It never shines more brightly than when followers of Christ reach out to others, as Christians in Ukraine and around the world are doing. Some Christians in Ukraine are “facilitating rescues and feeding, housing and transporting refugees…. caring for wounded soldiers and seeking out the most vulnerable to make sure they are not forgotten,” according to the... Read more

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2022-12-05T11:35:55-05:00

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A Beginner’s Guide to Advent

Last updated on: December 5, 2022 at 11:35 am By Ginny Baxter

What is Advent? When Is It? How Do We Celebrate It? Advent coincides with the Christmas season, but it means more to Christians than Santa Claus, shopping, gift-giving and football games – or at least it should. The word “advent” means “arrival” or “coming,” and it is Christ’s birth and second coming that capture our imaginations during the four weeks prior to Christmas. If you’re new to the Christian faith, a Christian who has never observed Advent or simply a... Read more

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2023-01-13T13:39:27-05:00

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Dr. King’s Dream 59 Years Later

Last updated on: January 13, 2023 at 1:39 pm By Ginny Baxter

The COLOR of Equality: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., stood in front of the Lincoln Memorial 59 years ago and told a crowd of 250,000 people, “I have a dream…. I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character. I have a dream today!” It was a message heard in homes across... Read more

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2022-11-10T13:16:31-05:00

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Should We Have Politics in America’s Pulpits? HELL No!

Last updated on: November 10, 2022 at 1:16 pm By Ginny Baxter

Here Are 3 Reasons Why It’s an Emphatic ‘No’ First, partisan politics is not an appropriate subject for church services. Second, pastors who preach politics from the pulpit are short-changing their congregations. Third, preaching politics from the pulpit can have dangerous consequences. Before we delve into these reasons, let’s take a step back and look at where faith and politics stand in the United States. Evangelicals’ Love Affair with Conservative Politics America’s white evangelical churches have become immersed... Read more

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