“Worship and Witness” Coptic Christians, known as Copts, are the largest ethno-religious minority in Egypt, constituting roughly 10 per cent of the country’s 95 million people. Although many now identify as Arabs, Copts do not historically believe themselves to be of Arab origin, but are instead acknowledged as the remaining descendants of the civilization of […]
“What do Lutherans believe about the ‘the Last Days’”? Rev. Bond Haldeman What is your favorite Bible passage? Then each of them went home, while Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. Early in the morning he came again to the temple. All the people came to him and he sat down and began to […]
“What do Lutherans believe about the ‘the Last Days’”? Rev. Bond Haldeman Almost every Sunday we confess our faith in the words of the Apostles’ Creed or the Nicene Creed. We state our belief in “the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting,” and claim that Jesus “will come to judge the living and […]
Pastor’s Ponderings is now ~ “Ask the Pastor” Rev. Bond Haldeman Do you remember the “Dear Abbey” and “Ann Landers” newspaper columns? Readers would write letters asking questions of the advice-givers, who would respond with answers given in the newspaper for everyone to read. It was in some ways like contemporary social media, where people […]