Items of Interest

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In the movie Oh, God! the title character, played by George Burns, explains to co-star John Denver that the last miracle he performed was the 1969 Mets—the implication being that God is a kind of celestial superhero whose random interventions result in some amazing things happening here on earth.
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For several suspenseful hours on October 13, 2010, the attention of the entire world lay centered on a solitary spot in the Chilean desert.
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We’ve heard of the Church Militant and the Church Triumphant.
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In the United States, more than 70 percent of deaths are due to chronic diseases, and communities of color are disproportionally affected.
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According to a new study, 93 percent of American Christians say they are concerned about global poverty, but many of them are unaware of the progress that has been made in the quest to eliminate poverty worldwide.
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On October 25, in celebration of the King James Bible’s 400th anniversary, The Mary Baker Eddy Library hosted the Massachusetts Bible Society for an event in its annual Beck Lecture Series.
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Approximately 80 Christian Science nurses from around the globe gathered early in September for a three-day conference held at CedarS Camps in Lebanon, Missouri.
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The Dead Sea Scrolls entered the digital age [September 26] with the launch of an online project that allows users to search through and read high-resolution versions of the 2,000-year-old texts.
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More than 7,600 churches from 34 denominations opened their doors to an estimated 250,000 visitors during National Back To Church Sunday, held September 18.
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Did you catch the PBS series on Prohibition?
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[Massachusetts] State Sen.
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A rare Bible that’s been to the moon and back.