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During the rule of Antiochus, Jews played a diversion similar to the modern dreidel game. If they were secretly studying their holy books and a soldier…
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In Roman times, evergreens were a symbol of fertility, peace and joy. Christians adapted the practice of hanging the greens -- pine, holly, ivy and fir…
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St. Jude’s Metropolitan Community Church was born 20 years ago out of one basic need: to find an accepting place to bury the dead from Wilmington’s gay…
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Each Sunday a group of about 75-100 Burmese men, women and children – refugees fleeing persecution in Myanmar - crowd into the wedding chapel at First…
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In January, the board of the faith-based International Seamen’s Center decided to move to a location outside the port of Wilmington because of…
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North Carolina-based ZOE Ministry has helped more than 27,000 African orphans boost themselves out of poverty in the last five years. That’s according t0…
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Ephesus Junior Academy closed at the end of 2010 with just FOUR students on its rolls – when the minimum requirement was twelve students.But the…