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Jewish members of the Valley community atone, celebrate

A time for reining in one’s impurities and celebrating rededication to God

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TV show inspired couple to move to “Mayberry”

Staunton synagogue invites neighbors to Shabbat

It was 1966 when Dr. Maulana Karenga, a lecturer in ethics and African studies at California State University in Long Beach, put forth the idea of Kwanzaa, a seven-day observance (from Dec. 26 to Jan. 1) based on the African concept of Kawaida, a Swahili word for a cooperative, ethics-based philosophy.

Celebrating the reclamation of a temple

Ruth Graham knows firsthand how life can be filled with heartache.

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We have been exploring bargaining, the third stage of Elizabeth Kubler-Ross’ “Five Stages of Grief.” We look today at some Biblical people who bargained with God and at God’s response to them.

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The Bible makes it clear that our loss and grief experiences are important to God. Long before Jesus was born, the prophets predicted him to be “a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief” (Isa. 53:3); and, when he came, he taught that those who grieve their losses are on his “Most Fortunate People” list (Matt. 5:4). Moreover, he said that God notices the deaths of every lowly sparrow and that knowing this can heighten our confidence in God’s care of us in our grief. He even counts the hairs on our head (Matt. 10:29-30; Luke 12:6-7).

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From the Pulpit

A major battle was fought that day between judgmentalism on one side and grace on the other.

We are going to read someone else’s mail today. The writer reveals personal friendships, successes, failures and embarrassments. We are almost intruding.

Church news for the week of June 20-26.

Roz Jeremiah, of Middlesex, England, has recently undertaken a Church of the Brethren Volunteer service assignment with Innisfree Village in Crozet.

Church news and events for June 13-19.

People respond differently to the word “religion.” For some, it is a stuffy, super-serious suggestion that there is too much fun going on in the world and that we should put a stop to it. For others, it is a positive word that means church, family, faith, discipleship, the Bible and anything else pertaining to God. Others dislike it for much the same reason.

Church and worship news for Friday through June 12.

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The Disciples’ Kitchen is expanding from two to three days weekly, offering lunch on Mondays as well as Tuesdays and Thursdays, beginning June 2.

We conclude our “mental health connections” theme with a spiritual perspective to community, ourselves, and mental health professionals.

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