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Religious View: May the risen Christ encourage a desire for new life Religious View: The Rev. Karen Freeman I’d like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a very blessed and Happy Easter from me and all at Grace Episcopal Church. Many Christians call Easter “Resurrection Sunday,” as we celebrate Jesus rising from death – a victory that paved the way for us to new life in Christ. We believe in life after death – in eternal life, which in fact begins now, when we live through faith in Jesus. This hope lives deep within our souls and is affirmed by the Bible – “If the spirit of...

Religious View: Follow Proverbs 3:27 and be a ‘builder-upper’ Proverbs 3:27 is a key Scripture in today’s world. We need to be encouragers in today’s works. There is so much negativity in our society where people just tear down each other. The Chisholm family was the epitome of American high society during the 1920s. Everlina, their housekeeper, had been with them for 45 years, and when her niece came over to play, they took that little girl in under their wings. She sang beautifully, and Mrs. Chisholm, a trained musician, asked if she’d like to become a professional singer. She was...

Religious View: Are we still one nation under God? Are we still one nation under God indivisible? The answer seems to be, obviously not. Even though unity is promised by our nation’s leader, division is promoted. Of course now is where we blame everyone else who thinks or looks different than us, but what has happened? God, in his word, gave us a book of laws to be used by those who choose to be governed by him. Our nation used those laws for hundreds of years to guide and govern us, because they guard the hearts of men, and God blessed us to become the greatest, most powerful nation on Ear...

Religious View: Let’s make some noise Religious View: Rabbi Chaim Zaklos As a child, one of the highlights of my year was the holiday of Purim we Jews around the world will celebrate this coming Friday. It’s a fun holiday, especially since we get to make noise in the synagogue. Customarily, each time the name of Haman (the bad guy) is read aloud, the entire congregation joins in an effort to create a tremendous racket with graggers and as many noise-making objects as possible (not a difficult task for children!). There are no coincidences in Judaism and every part of our tradition is fill...

Religious View: True love for our Lord Religious View: Imam Faridbeg Mirza Love is a great gift granted to human beings by God Almighty. It is a divine attribute and it is easy for humans to say to someone, “I love you” but very hard for the heart to mean it. Love is the matter of heart, not mind. The word doesn’t mean anything. It is just lip service. True love doesn’t need to be spoken, it needs to be proven. It needs to be felt. True love, the spiritual aspect, is not a carnal desire and lust.