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Dozens of students from All Saints Catholic School took part in the National Day of Prayer service on the lawn at city hall in Alpena on Thursday.
ALPENA For about an hour, the front steps and lawn at city hall in Alpena was transformed into a makeshift church, as about 100 residents and religious leaders gathered together Thursday to celebrate the National Day of Prayer.
The theme of the event was “Lord, pour out your love, life, and liberty,” and featured prayers asking God to help bring people, the nation, and the world together.
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Scot McKnight
Good morning, friends!
An
excellent new summary of what’s going on with “faith” in the NT by Nijay Gupta:
Mark Twain once said, wryly, “Faith is believin’ what you know ain’t so.” Many Christians, including myself, would have much to disagree with in Twain’s description, but one thing he got right about virtually all modern readers of the English Bible they assume that “faith” is about “beliefs.” Now, there must be
some connection between “faith” and “belief” hence the historical Christians creeds begin with
credo, “I believe in.” But is there more to faith than belief?
Apr 8, 2021
TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: Teen On Spring Break Rescues Toddler In Pool
A teenager from New Mexico was enjoying family time in the pool on her family’s spring break trip to Orlando when she became a hero.
Kaydence Henslee,13, was swimming at the hotel when she noticed a toddler floating face down in the deep end.
She admits she was scared, but says her “instincts kicked in” and she pulled the little girl out of the water. Kaydence saw the girl’s lips were already purple and as a crowd formed, someone else performed CPR on her before she was rushed to the hospital. Three-year-old
New Mexico Teen on Vacation Saves Toddler from Drowning
8 Apr 2021
A New Mexico teen on her vacation to Orlando, Florida, became a hero when she rescued a toddler from drowning.
Kaydence Henslee, 13, was on vacation with her family and spending the day at the pool when she noticed a small, unconscious body floating in the pool’s deep end.
“I was scared and nervous and afraid, but my instincts kicked in,” Henslee told KRQE. “I just saw her kind of floating. She wasn’t technically on the bottom when I was there.”
The victim was three-year-old Haven Williams from Missouri, who was also vacationing with her family. Haven’s mother, Ashley, had exited the pool for a moment.