New Exhibit: 2,000 Year-Old Temple Mount Coins

Posted on November 5, 2009 by Fr Stephen Smuts

There is a new exhibit of a 2,000 year-old Temple Mount coins opening in Jerusalem next week. Arutz Sheva, Israel National News, has more:

(IsraelNN.com) A very special exhibition opens next week in Jerusalem, revealing to the public for the first time all of the ancient coins uncovered in excavations at the foot of the Temple Mount.
The [...]

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Cherish the small moments in life; be present for those you love…

Posted on November 5, 2009 by Fr Stephen Smuts

This story moved me to tears…
Dying 6-year-old girl leaves love notes behind Elena Desserich left hundreds of pictures and messages that continue to comfort her family

From the moment she first picked up a crayon, Elena Desserich loved to draw. Even as a preschooler, her favourite gifts were pastels, markers and blank notebooks.
So it wasn’t unusual for [...]

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Incredible…

Posted on November 5, 2009 by Fr Stephen Smuts

Now, how do they do this?

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Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot

Posted on November 5, 2009 by Fr Stephen Smuts

Today is Guy Fawkes and this is a bit of what it is really about…

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The Weekly Presbyterian Dog Service: ‘GoD and DoG’

Posted on November 5, 2009 by Fr Stephen Smuts

Again, this may be taking ecclesiastical matters too far…
Associated Press has more:

LOS ANGELES — When the Rev. Tom Eggebeen took over as interim pastor at Covenant Presbyterian Church three years ago, he looked around and knew it needed a jump start.
Most of his worshippers, though devoted, were in their 60s, attendance had bottomed out and [...]

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