United News: January 2005

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Council of Elders Plans and Moves Ahead

Dec. 9 Council Chairman Clyde Kilough opened the final series of meetings for 2004.
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Gambling is becoming prevalent in the United States, Britain, Australia and other nations (see the excellent article, "The Growing Menace of Gambling"...
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This issue we focus on a foundational parenting principle—a priceless gift we can give our children that pays great dividends.

How the Cookbook Fund-Raiser Came to Be

Just how does a fund-raiser for the Good Works Program get started?
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Have you ever been talking with someone about some trials that were pulling you down, only to have the person look away and then interrupt you to talk...
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"Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may have boldness in the day of judgment... There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out...
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Q. Why is Pentecost on June 12 in 2005, instead of on June 19? The latter date appears to be seven weeks from the Days of Unleavened Bread, and the...
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Does God give the stranger a "better" name because He knows how much more the stranger has to give up to follow Him (Isaiah 56:3-7)?
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The following article gives more details for those who would like an in-depth answer to this question.
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"He shall be a tree that grows, planted by the riverside, which in season yields its fruit, green its leaves abide."
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Leaving services, I anxiously awaited opening my beautiful new Church cookbook, the labor of love for the Good Works Program. I didn't realize it...
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The suffering represented by page after page of prayer request updates can be overwhelming.
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Ways We Can Give Encouragement to Our Children
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"Dear Father, I need..." "Father, could you please give me..." "God, I want..."
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Here are specific positive statements that you can incorporate in dealing with your children.
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Jesus Christ replied to the questioning Pharisees, "Have you not read... For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother, and be joined to his...
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Last night a 2-year-old child died in the next suburb.
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When thousands of repentant Jews asked Peter and the other apostles how to act on their convictions, Peter's response was to the point: "Repent, and...