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Lamb UMC loses Turkey of a Member
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Ben Witherington
Well what can we say? United Methodists will admit almost anyone into membership, so desperate are we in an age of declining church attendance. And in Wales Township in Michigan at Lamb UMC there was a brief eulogy recently for a critter the pastor called a model member of his congregation— a wild turkey! If…
Black Snake Moan– Blues and Redemption in the old South
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Ben Witherington
Just when you thought that movies were becoming far too formulaic and trite and sequeled, along comes a movie like “Black Snake Moan” which blows through your mind like a breath of fresh air. Let me be clear that this is a gritty movie, which, while it eschews violence for the most part, nevertheless portrays…
The Lazarus Effect— Part Three
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Ben Witherington
CHAPTER FIVE: An Israelite with Guile In the wake of a Hamas attack on his home in Gaza, Sadiq Hadassah joined the ranks of a radical orthodox movement in his native Israel. His parents, siblings and a grandmother had all been reduced to casualty statistics of the massacre. His wife of only a few months…
British Radio Interview on the Jesus Tomb
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Ben Witherington
Friends, I did an extended radio interview for the U.K. audience which is airing soon but you can hear it now. Here is the link—http://www.premier.org.uk/engine.cfm?i=680 Let me know what you think. BW3
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