Among the belongings Asma Isyed, 68, brought from her West Bank village of Zababdeh in October were a small Bible and a booklet of prayers by St. Mariam Baouardy, a Palestinian saint. Isyed took the keepsakes with her when she traveled to Jerusalem to accompany her sister, Ibtisam Khoury, during her recovery from a liver transplant at Hadassah University Hospital.
On this week's episode of "The Nonviolent Jesus Podcast," John Dear hosts Bishop Michael Curry, who served as the 27th presiding bishop and primate of the Episcopal
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James Robison, the Texas-based televangelist who founded LIFE Outreach International, died Sunday No cause of death had been disclosed at the time of the announcement He was 82
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If the modern church continues elevating charisma above character, we should not be surprised when more scandals emerge in the years ahead
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