OMAHA Bill Harrington knew how fragile life could be.
Fifty times during World War II he took off in the bombardierâs seat of a B-24 on bombing runs over France, Germany and Austria. Fifty times he landed safely.
Two decades ago, the retired Air Force colonel wrote an autobiography for his family when he learned that he had a heart condition that might take his life anytime.
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Still, Harrington lived to celebrate another 20-plus birthdays â the last one, his 101st, Feb. 2 at Papillion Manor, where he lived.
âI have no idea how God selected me to live all these years,â Harrington told the World-Herald in late January.
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Church has suspicious ceiling damage in office
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office investigated a complaint about a suspicious breaking and entering that occurred last week at Bethany Baptist Church in Frenchtown Township.
The head deacon at the church located at 2740 Nadeau Rd. told a sheriff’s deputy he found ceiling tiles, a light and insulation that fell through the ceiling in a locked treasurer’s office.
Upon a further investigation, nothing was found missing from the church. A four-foot ladder owned by the church was found set up underneath an entrance to the attic.
There are no suspects and it is unknown if anyone actually entered the building, the deputy’s report said. It’s possible a strong gust of wind may have caused the ceiling tiles to collapse, the report said.
Megachurch Pastor Jonathan Stockstill recently released his debut book
Stockstill, a pastor s kid who is now Lead Pastor of Bethany Church in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has been a ministry leader since he was 17. Since 2011, he has opened five new church campuses across Louisiana, started Bethany College, and partnered with the Surge Project to plant 3,400 new churches worldwide.
As he expands the church across the world, he told The Christian Post that he penned his new book to “put the person of Jesus Christ back in the center of what it means to be a Christian.”
“People commonly confuse their church attendance, spiritual habits and good deeds as a sufficient substitute for their own faith in and relationship with Jesus,” he explained, noting how, in his book, he pushes back on religious rituals.