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Then Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because he, too, is a son of Abraham. For the Son of Man came to seek out and to save the lost.” ~Luke 19:9-10 I have always liked Zacchaeus, this man of short stature who wants to see Jesus so badly that he climbs a sycamore tree. Standing a little shy of five feet four inches, I've been at the back of the crowd at the parade. I know what it's like not to be able to reach the cereal box on the top shelf of the pantry. My last church, South Church in New Britain, has this huge, high pulpit that towers over the congregation. I had to stand on a little box just to see out of it. I felt like a little man in a great big box. Yes, I feel Zacchaeus' pain. Yet, after his encounter with Jesus, Zacchaeus feels as tall as the center for the UConn basketball team. What changed him? I will explore that question on Sunday as we consider what is in between righteousness and mercy.

We've come a long way since January 2020. God has been so gracious to us, helping us get a glimpse of being a fruitful and multiplying family of Jesus worshippers here in Christies Beach and beyond. This Sunday is an opportunity to look back and thank God for what He's done, but also keep our eyes locked on Jesus to see where He's taking us from here on out.Join us this Sunday as we celebrate together in worship at 10:00. Come early to grab a coffee and meet someone new. Don Reddin, the founding pastor of CityLight Church will bring us the Word. And then stick around afterwards--we'll have a meal together and games for the kids. It's going to be a great morning. See you there! 

This week our guest is JAR contributor and author Joseph Manca. Phillis Wheatley came to the New World as an enslaved person, but has left a lasting historical and literary legacy. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com. 

Sermons from Old South Church in Boston

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Sermons from Old South Church in Boston

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Sermons from Old South Church in Boston

Mar 26, 2023 - Dr. Doug Bookman - "A Day of Messianic Perfection" by South Church

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Dec. 18, 2022 - Dr. Don Denyes - First Person Narrative: Gabriel by South Church

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Janine Lynn Johnson from South Grand Prairie and Steven Glenn Taylor from McKinney, Tx end up starting a life together in the small Ellis County town of Ferris, Tx. A quiet little town next to Dallas County and near Interstate 45. Janine had a son at age 17 and married the father the next year in 1997. Unfortunately, they would divorce in 1998. By the age of 28 Janine would marry and divorce 3 more times. Janine was a caring person and kept in touch with all her ex-husbands. Then, she met Steven Glenn Taylor. Steven originally from McKinney, Tx had lived in Lancaster, Tx for a while then moved south to Ferris. I am told He established himself in the community and was there before Janine. Janine moved in with Steven on South Church street where Janine finally got some stability in her life. Her son said she actually had Christmas at their house in 2008 where she hosted for the first time. Her son said he could tell she was happy. In late March of 2009 Janine and Steven had been part of a softball tournament. They played a game then were suppose to come back the next day for a second game. They never showed up. Steven's brother, Robert, became worried with no answering of phone calls and goes to their house at South Church street in Ferris. Family and friends can not get Steve or Janine's attention at the house and the doors are locked. Both of their vehicles are parked at the house. Ferris Pd are summoned and entry is made into the house to find ,in the words of JOP Jackie Miller Jr, “The most gruesome murder scene.” Evidence in the murders boggles the mind. Breaking… New Updates from Ferris PD July 26, 2022!!! SOURCES ---------------------------------- FERRIS OPEN RECORDS ELLIS COUNTY PRESS WAXAHACHIE DAILYLIGHT GONE COLD PODCAST DALLAS MORNING NEWS ELLIS COUNTY PRESS --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Hosted by Mark PospisilSound Engineer and Producer: Jonathan BlosserThe Stream Roots Podcast theme song was written, recorded, and produced by Jonathan Blosser and Owen Nash.You can learn more about Barnabas Ministries by visiting www.barnabasministriesmi.orgHere are some links for the books that were mentioned during the podcast:Preaching by G. Campbell Morgan

Dec 19, 2021 - Christmas Live: 1st Person Narrative - Dr. Don Denyes by South Church

Aug 15, 2021 - Pastor Tim VanLoh "Battling Satan's Lies With God's Word" by South Church

BECOME A PRODUCER! http://www.patreon.com/themidnighttrainpodcast   Find The Midnight Train Podcast: www.themidnighttrainpodcast.com www.facebook.com/themidnighttrainpodcast www.twitter.com/themidnighttrainpc www.instagram.com/themidnighttrainpodcast www.discord.com/themidnighttrainpodcast www.tiktok.com/themidnighttrainp   And wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts.   Subscribe to our official YouTube channel: OUR YOUTUBE 7pm  Rumour was loose in the air,hunting for some neck to land on.I was milking the cow, the barn door open to the sunset.I didn’t feel the aimed word hit,and go in like a soft bullet.I didn’t feel the smashed flesh,closing over it like water over a thrown stone. I was hanged for living alone for having blue eyes and a sunburned skin, tattered skirts, few buttons,a weedy farm in my own name, and a surefire cure for warts; Oh yes, and breasts, and a sweet pear hidden in my body. Whenever there’s talk of demons these come in handy. 8pm The rope was an improvisation. With time they’d have thought of axes. Up I go like a windfall in reverse, a blackened apple stuck back onto the tree. Trussed hands, rag in my mouth, a flag raised to salute the moon, old bone‐faced goddess, old original, who once took blood in return for food.The men of the town stalk homeward, excited by their show of hate, their own evil turned inside out like a glove, and me wearing it. 9pm The bonnets come to stare, the dark skirts also, the upturned faces in between, mouths closed so tight they’re lipless. I can see down into their eyeholes and nostrils. I can see their fear. You were my friend, you too. I cured your baby, Mrs., and flushed yours out of you, Non‐wife, to save your life. Help me down? You don’t dare. I might rub off on you, like soot or gossip. Birds of a feather burn together, though as a rule ravens are singular. In a gathering like this one the safe place is the background, pretending you can’t dance, the safe stance pointing a finger. I understand. You can’t spare anything, a hand, a piece of bread, a shawl against the cold, a good word. Lord knows there isn’t much to go around. You need it all. 10pm Well God, now that I’m up here with maybe some time to kill away from the daily fingerwork, legwork, work at the hen level, we can continue our quarrel, the one about free will. Is it my choice that I’m dangling like a turkey’s wattles from this more than indifferent tree? If Nature is Your alphabet, what letter is this rope? Does my twisting body spell out Grace? I hurt, therefore I am. Faith, Charity, and Hope are three dead angels falling like meteors or burning owls across the profound blank sky of Your face. 12 midnight My throat is taut against the rope choking off words and air; I’m reduced to knotted muscle. Blood bulges in my skull, my clenched teeth hold it in; I bite down on despair Death sits on my shoulder like a crow waiting for my squeezed beet of a heart to burst so he can eat my eyes or like a judge muttering about sluts and punishment and licking his lips or like a dark angel insidious in his glossy feathers whispering to me to be easy on myself. To breathe out finally. Trust me, he says, caressing me. Why suffer? A temptation, to sink down into these definitions. To become a martyr in reverse, or food, or trash. To give up my own words for myself, my own refusals. To give up knowing. To give up pain. To let go. 2am Out of my mouth is coming, at some distance from me, a thin gnawing sound which you could confuse with prayer except that praying is not constrained. Or is it, Lord? Maybe it’s more like being strangled than I once thought. Maybe it’s a gasp for air, prayer. Did those men at Pentecost want flames to shoot out of their heads? Did they ask to be tossed on the ground, gabbling like holy poultry, eyeballs bulging? As mine are, as mine are. There is only one prayer; it is not the knees in the clean nightgown on the hooked rug I want this, I want that. Oh far beyond. Call it Please. Call it Mercy. Call it Not yet, not yet, as Heaven threatens to explode inwards in fire and shredded flesh, and the angels caw. 3am Wind seethes in the leaves around me the tree exude night birds night birds yell inside my ears like stabbed hearts my heart stutters in my fluttering cloth body I dangle with strength going out of me the wind seethes in my body tattering the words I clench my fists hold No talisman or silver disc my lungs flail as if drowning I call on you as witness I did no crime I was born I have borne I bear I will be born this is a crime I will not acknowledge leaves and wind hold onto me I will not give in 6am Sun comes up, huge and blaring, no longer a simile for God. Wrong address. I’ve been out there. Time is relative, let me tell you I have lived a millennium. I would like to say my hair turned white overnight, but it didn’t. Instead it was my heart: bleached out like meat in water. Also, I’m about three inches taller. This is what happens when you drift in space listening to the gospel of the red‐hot stars. Pinpoints of infinity riddle my brain, a revelation of deafness. At the end of my rope I testify to silence. Don’t say I’m not grateful. Most will have only one death. I will have two. 8am When they came to harvest my corpse (open your mouth, close your eyes) cut my body from the rope, surprise, surprise: I was still alive. Tough luck, folks, I know the law: you can’t execute me twice for the same thing. How nice. I fell to the clover, breathed it in, and bared my teeth at them in a filthy grin. You can imagine how that went over. Now I only need to look out at them through my sky‐blue eyes. They see their own ill will staring them in the forehead and turn tail Before, I was not a witch. But now I am one.  Later My body of skin waxes and wanes around my true body, a tender nimbus. I skitter over the paths and fields mumbling to myself like crazy, mouth full of juicy adjectives and purple berries. The townsfolk dive headfirst into the bushes to get out of my way. My first death orbits my head, an ambiguous nimbus, medallion of my ordeal. No one crosses that circle. Having been hanged for something I never said, I can now say anything I can say. Holiness gleams on my dirty fingers, I eat flowers and dung, two forms of the same thing, I eat mice and give thanks, blasphemies gleam and burst in my wake like lovely bubbles. I speak in tongues, my audience is owls. My audience is God, because who the hell else could understand me? Who else has been dead twice? The words boil out of me, coil after coil of sinuous possibility. The cosmos unravels from my mouth, all fullness, all vacancy.   Creepy… That was a poem written by Margaret Atwood about today's subject, Half hanged mary webster.  We figured it would be a good way to set the tone of the episode. Kind of lengthy but awesome nonetheless.  So who exactly is Mary webster? Why do they call her half hanged? Well let's find out shall we!!  Mary’ Webster was born Mary Reeve, daughter of Thomas Reeve and Hannah Rowe Reeve, in England around 1624. The family migrated to Springfield in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, and Mary married William Webster in 1670. He was 53 and she was about 46. They lived in the Puritan town of Hadley, Mass., 20 miles north of Springfield along the Connecticut River.      William and Mary Webster had little money, lived in a small house and sometimes needed help from the town to survive. No records exist of Webster having had any children.  Poverty and neglect did not improve Mary’s fiery temper, and she spoke harshly when offended, wrote Sylvester Judd in his 1905 History of Hadley. “Despised and sometimes ill-treated, she was soured with the world, and rendered spiteful towards some of her neighbors; they began to call her a witch, and to abuse her,” Judd wrote. Mary Webster supposedly put a spell on cattle and horses so they couldn’t go past her house. The drivers found her and beat her so the animals could pass. She once walked into a house and a hen fell down a chimney into a pot of boiling water. She had a scald mark on her body, probably from the hot water, but her neighbors called it the witches’ mark.  All of this was happening here years before the infamous Salem witch trials. Essentially this was one of the big precursors to the witch trials as Cotton Mather, who was a New England Puritan minister, prolific author, and pamphleteer. One of the most important intellectual figures in English-speaking colonial America, Mather is remembered today chiefly for his Magnalia Christi Americana (1702) and other works of history, for his scientific contributions to plant hybridization and to the promotion of inoculation as a means of preventing smallpox and other infectious diseases, and for his involvement in the events surrounding the Salem witch trials of 1692–3. He would write about an incident with Mary Webster and Philip Smith. Smith was a judge, deacon, and a  representative of the town of Hadley. These writings by Matters plus a few others would serve as the catalyst that pushed people to the insanity that was the witch trials. We’ll talk a little about the consequences of these writings a little later but let's look at the incident that Cotton Mather would write about first.    Given the stories from earlier about her supposedly causing animals to not be able to pass by her house, and the witches mark, plus her overall “go fuck yourself” attitude, it's not a wonder given the times that thing's would get kinda crazy. Eventually, the various stories and Mary’s apparently unpleasant behavior reached a critical mass: Mary was examined on suspicion of witchcraft by the county court magistrates at Northampton on March 27, 1683.  The following is from the record:   "Mary, wife of William Webster of Hadley, being under strong suspicion of having familiarity with the devil, or using witchcraft, [had] many testimonies brought in against her, or that did seem to centre upon her, relating to such a thing;"   The courts at Northampton, as they had done in the previous case of Mary Parsons, decided that they were not equipped to handle such a case, so it should be sent to the Court of Assistants in Boston.  She was sent to Boston in April of 1683, where she waited in jail until her court date on May 22nd 1683; Gov. Bradstreet, Deputy Gov. Danforth and nine Assistants were present.  The record of the court reads:   "The grand-jury being impannelled, they, on perusal of the evidences, returned that they did indict Mary Webster, for that she, not having the fear of God before her eyes, and being instigated by the devil, hath entered into covenant and had familiarity with him in the shape of a warraneage, [fisher or wild black cat of the woods] and had his imps sucking her, and teats or marks found on her, as in and by several testimonies may appear, contrary to the peace of our sovereign lord, the king, his crown and dignity, the laws of God and of this jurisdiction -- The court on their serious consideration of the testimonies, did leave her to further trial."   After the indictment, Mary was returned to jail again to await her trial on June 1st, 1683.  The record of this court appearance reads:   "Mary Webster was now called and brought to the bar, and was indicted To which indictment she pleaded not guilty, making no exception against any of the jury, leaving herself to be tried by God and the country.  The indictment and evidence in the case were read and committed to the jury, and the jury brought in their verdict that they found her -- not guilty."   Thus Mary was decreed innocent, although her neighbors were perhaps less than overjoyed to have her return to Hadley.  Perhaps in an early example of Western Massachusetts’ discontent with decisions made by Boston, the residents of Hadley clearly disagreed with the Boston court’s verdict. On January 10th, 1685,  Lieut. Philip Smith died under supposedly mysterious circumstances.  Smith was a prominent member of the Hadley community, and had probably had encounters with Webster.  Apparently Mary was suspected of having caused the death, and some residents attempted to hang her for it.  At this point, the explanations of what happened vary depending on the source.   Philip Smith's accusations, afflictions, and death were described within a few years in a publication by Cotton Mather “Memorable Providences, Relating to Witchcrafts”. Mather names Smith but not Mary Webster. Mather describes how some friends of Smith "did three or four times in one night go and give Disturbance to the Woman."  A little bit about Cotton Mather real quick. Born on Feb. 12th 1663 into a family of renown New England Puritan ministers, including Rev. John Cotton and Rev. Richard Mather, Cotton Mather seemed destined to achieve fame. His own father, Rev. Increase Mather, also held a position of prominence as a well-admired political leader, minister of the South Church in Boston, as well as the presidency of Harvard College. Excelling in his entrance exams in Latin and Greek, young Cotton began his schooling at Harvard at only 12 years of age. After receiving his M.A. at age 18, he felt called to a life of service in the clergy. A terrible stutter, however, forced him to delay entering the ministry and the demands of preaching, and instead he entertained the notion of becoming a doctor. Encouragement from a friend eventually pulled him over this speech impediment and back to his calling, although medicine remained a key interest throughout his life. Mather preached his first sermon in August of 1680, and went on to be ordained by 1685 at age 22. Besides his involvement with the witch trials in Salem during the 1690s, Cotton Mather is remembered as one of the most influential Puritan ministers of his day. Never achieving his father's success as a political leader or president of Harvard, Cotton made his mark through his efforts as a master of the pen. By the end of his life, he had published over 400 of his works, ranging from the subject of witchcraft to smallpox inoculation. His publication, Curiosa Americana(1712-24), demonstrated his abilities as an accomplished scientist, and earned him election to the prestigious Royal Society of London, England. Although his efforts of encouragement in smallpox inoculation were met with much resistance and nearly killed his own son, he is recognized as having been a progressive medical advocate for his day. n regard to the Salem witch trials, however, it was Mather's interest in the craft and actions of Satan that won him an audience with the most powerful figures involved in the trial proceedings, several of the judges and the local ministers in Salem. Before the outbreak of accusations in Salem Village, Mather had already published his account, Remarkable Providences (1684), describing in detail he possession of the children of the Goodwin family of Boston. Mather actually took the eldest of the children, 13-year-old Martha, into his home to make a more intense study of the phenomenon. Later scholars have suggested that this book in fact outlined the symptoms of clinical hysteria. It was this same hysteria that provided the behavioral model for the circle of "afflicted" girls during the trials in Salem. Mather, however, used his experience with Goodwins to further his notion that New England was in fact a battleground with Satan. Similar themes appear in his sermons and in the Preface to one of his children's books, in which he warns young readers: "They which lie, must go to their father, the devil, into everlasting burning; they which never pray, God will pour out his wrath upon them; and when they bed and pray in hell fire, God will not forgive them, but there [they] must lie forever. Are you willing to go to hell and burn with the devil and his angels?". Thus, the subject of eternal damnation weighed constantly upon Mather's mind, and it resonates in his own diary accounts. Scholars suggest that Mather's dramatic descriptions the devil's activity upon the young Goodwin children may have led to the first cry of witchcraft among the young girls in Salem Village Although Mather was not directly involved in the proceedings of the Salem witch trials, he wrote a letter to one of the magistrates in the trials, John Richards of Boston, urging caution in the use of spectral evidence. Mather was also the author of the "Return of the Several Ministers," a report sent to the judges of the Salem court. This carefully-worded document advised caution in the use of spectral evidence, saying that the devil could indeed assume the shape of an innocent person, and decrying the use of spectral evidence in the trials, their "noise, company, and openness", and the utilization of witch tests such as the recitation of the Lord's Prayer. However, the final paragraph of the document appears to undercut this cautionary statement in recommending "the detection of witchcrafts". Thus, in Bernard Rosenthal and Perry Miller's opinions, the courts interpreted the letter as Mather's seal of approval for the trials to go on. Ok so back to the Mather at hand…. That's The kind of man we're dealing with when it comes to his feelings and beliefs. Mather claims that it was only during this night of vigilante violence perpetrated against Mary Webster that Smith was able to sleep peacefully. "Upon the whole, it appeared unquestionable that witchcraft had brought a period unto the life of so good a man," Mather concludes. Cotton Mather's book was published in 1689 only a few years before the infamous witchcraft trials of 1692 and it followed a similar book recently published by his father, Harvard president Increase Mather in 1684. As early as 1681, Increase Mather had met with "ministers in this colony" and begun soliciting far and wide for instances and anecdotes of witchcraft. It is not known to what extent Increase Mather's solicitations (and the implied doctrinal views in support of the real power of witchcraft) may have directly influenced the circumstances in Hadley in 1683-4. According to Thomas Hutchinson, prior to Increase Mather's book, it had been decades since anyone had been executed for witchcraft in New England, despite the occasional slur or spurious accusation. While many would go on to say they regretted their actions during the witch trials, Mather would stubbornly stick to his guns and repeatedly call for more trials and executions. As late as 1702 Mather would use the incidents of the Mary Webster Philip smith incident to try and rile up the people about witchcraft. Mather claims that Mary Webster had it out for Smith because:   "He was, by his office concerned about relieving the indigences of a wretched woman in the town; who being dissatisfied at some of his just cares about her, expressed herself unto him in such a manner, that he declared himself thenceforward apprehensive of receiving mischief at her hands." Smith’s illness is described at length, and perhaps most important are Smith’s own suspicions about what has caused it.  From Mather’s telling, it is easy to imagine how distraught and suspicious Smith’s family and friends would have been:   “About the beginning of January, 1684-5, he began to be very valetudinarian. He shewed such weakness from and weariness of the world, that he knew not (he said) whether he might pray for his continuance here: and such assurance he had of the Divine love unto him, that in raptures he would cry out, Lord, stay thy hand; it is enough, it is more than thy frail servant can bear.  But in the midst of these things he still uttered a hard suspicion that the ill woman who had threatened him, had made impressions with inchantments upon him.  While he remained yet of a sound mind, he solemnly charged his brother to look well after him.  Be sure, (said he) to have a care of me; for you shall see strange things.  There shall be a wonder in Hadley! I shall not be dead when it is thought I am! He pressed this charge over and over.”   From the description, it is obvious that Smith is suffering in the extreme, and the very visible struggle he endured with his illness no doubt appeared to the Puritan audience as a fight with the devil.  Whatever the cause, he suffered fits and delirium, sure to frighten not only him but also his nurses and watchers:   “Being become delirious, he had a speech incessant and voluble beyond all imagination, and this in divers tones and sundry voices, and (as was thought) in various languages.”   He cried out not only of sore pain, but also of sharp pins, pricking of him: sometimes in his tow, sometimes in his arm, as if there had been hundreds of them.  But the people upon search never found any more than one.   Mather explains that some of the witnesses to Smith’s outcries tried to test the theory that Webster was involved in an interesting way:   "Some of the young men in the town being out of their wits at the strange calamities thus upon one of their most beloved neighbors, went three or four times to give disturbance unto the woman thus complained of: and all the while they were disturbing of her, he was at ease, and slept as a weary man: yea, these were the only times that they perceived him to take any sleep in all his illness." There were continuous strange occurrences in the man’s sick room: (We’ll go through these and break them down)     Gally pots of medicines provided for the sick man, were unaccountably emptied     audible scratchings were made about the bed, when his hands and feet lay wholly still, and were held by others.   They beheld fire sometimes on the bed; and when the beholders began to discourse of it, it vanished away. Divers people actually felt something often stir in the bed, at a considerable distance from the man: it seemed as big as a cat, but they could never grasp it. All of these strange incidents, combined with the strange occurrences after his death:     The jury that viewed his corpse, found a swelling on one breast, his back full of bruises, and several holes that seemed made with awls.     After the opinion of all had pronounced him dead, his countenance continued as lively as if he had been alive; his eyes closed as in a slumber, and his nether jaw not falling down. Although he died on Saturday morning, on Sunday afternoon, “those who took him out of the bed, found him still warm, tho' the season was as cold as had almost been known in any age”     On Monday morning they found the face extremely tumified and discolored. It was black and blue, and fresh blood seemed running down his cheek upon the hairs. Divers' noises were also heard in the room where the corpse lay; as the clattering of chairs and stools, whereof no account could be given. These symptoms would have been pretty fucked up and disturbing to anyone, especially the Puritans with their limited understanding of disease and death.  In this culture, the only reason one got sick – especially in such a visible and painful way – was because of a punishment from God, or the involvement of the Devil.  If bad things were happening to good people, then witchcraft was afoot.  Mather ends his discussion of the case with the sentence: “Upon the whole, it appeared unquestionable that witchcraft had brought a period unto the life of so good a man.” So getting back to what the men had to "disturb" Mary and supposedly get Philip smith to finally rest, we find out how she was really treated, being accused of being a witch and the rumors of her involvement in Smith's death.  The practice of beating or restraining a suspected witch to prevent her from further mischief was a popular practice.  Similar activities are referred to in the Salem witch trials.  In referring to the “disturbing” of Mary Webster, Thomas Hutchinson, in his History of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, describes the incident like this:   "While [Philip Smith] lay ill, a number of brisk lads tried an experiment upon the old woman.  Having dragged her out of the house, they hung her up until she was near dead, let her down, rolled her sometime in the snow, and at last buried her in it, and there left her; but it happened that she survived, and the melancholy man died." There are various stories and takes off this incident. The most popular of which seems to be that she was hung and left overnight and when the men came back the next day she was still alive. They cut her down and she was let go. The stories say that she lived for anywhere between 11 and 14 more years. But from what it seems 11 is the most accurate as her death is reported to be 1696. This date is pretty interesting because after all she had gone through she then would live throughout the incidents of the Salem Witch Trials. Although the trial took place about 130 miles away, we figure she would still be a little wary of the goings on and, rightfully so, stay the mother fuck OUT of Salem. There is no record of her thoughts or feelings on the witch trials but we would imagine she was very on edge. Especially considering that her experience helped directly contribute to the hysteria that lead to the trials. Years later Margaret Atwood would write the poem we read in the opening of the episode and also if her name sounds familiar outside of that poem, it's probably because you are a fan of The Handmaid's Tale. You see Atwood is actually one of Mary's ancestors and dedicated her novel to Mary Webster and would say "But she is slightly a symbol of hope because they didn't actually manage to kill her. She made it through." Scariest movies about witches https://www.ranker.com/list/scariest-horror-films-about-witches/ranker-film    

AJ preaches the third week of our Beautiful Resistance series, on how "Hunger Must Resist Apathy." We also make a fun announcement about our new campus that we're calling South Church!

AJ preaches the third week of our Beautiful Resistance series, on how "Hunger Must Resist Apathy." We also make a fun announcement about our new campus that we're calling South Church!

Dec 20, 2020 - Dr. Don Denyes - Christmas Live: Simeon by South Church

When asked about his ideas on leading people through these challenging times, Tim Van Loh, Pastor for Outreach at South Church on the west side of Lansing, knew just who to call. For the first time in Leadership Lowdown history we gathered the Knights of the St. Zeus Brotherhood! An amazing round table of leaders to discuss their thoughts on the challenging times we are in and how to manage through them. Many employees deal with fear and anxiety on a daily basis, but the past few weeks have created new challenges. This leadership panel shares practical solutions for today's challenges Thank you to our leadership panel! • Tim Van Loh, Pastor for Outreach, South Church • Jim Epolito, President and CEO of Health Central, Accident Fund and Michigan Economic Development Company, Retired • Don Romain, Chief Operating Officer, Douglas J Companies • Scott Weaver, President at Douglas J Aveda Institutes & Salons • Dan Hagfors, Owner, Hagfors Marketing Team • Jason Cords, Executive Manager at Shaheen Chevrolet » Subscribe for More: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqNX... » Visit MBN website: https://www.michiganbusinessnetwork.com/ MBN ON SOCIAL: MBN YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqNX... Like MBN: https://www.facebook.com/mibiznetwork Follow MBN: https://twitter.com/MIBizNetwork/ MBN Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mibiznetwork/

April 12 2020 - Combined Broadcast Service by South Church

April 5 2020 - Combined Broadcast Service by South Church

WBZ NewsRadio's Kevin Coleman speaks to AG Maura Healy about the significance of Boston's old South Church ringing the bells on Easter Sunday amid COVID19.

WBZ NewsRadio's Kevin Coleman speaks to AG Maura Healy about the significance of Boston's old South Church ringing the bells on Easter Sunday amid COVID19.

Mar 29, 2020 - Combined Broadcast Service # 3 - COVID-19 by South Church

Mar 22, 2020 - Combined Broadcast Service # 2 - COVID-19 by South Church

Tyler introduces CityLight South Church plant. www.citylightsouth.org.au https://www.facebook.com/citylightsouth/ https://www.instagram.com/citylight.south/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuvV87HD-_h2pEs-vZPLo4w/live

November 24, 2019: "Keeping the Covenant - South Church Stories" by the Rev. Jane H. Rowe with stories by members of the congregation, preceded by 2 Kings 22:1-2 and 2 Kings 23:1-3

Pulpit Swap with South Church in New Britain September 1, 2019 The Rev. Jane Rowe Take A Break for God's Sake!

Aug 11, 2019 - Dr. Don Denyes - "The People Around Paul" by South Church

PORTSMOUTH -- Charlie Howard was 23 when he died, 35 years ago, on July 7, in 1984. He was murdered when three boys, ages 15, 16, and 17, threw him off the Kenduskeag River Bridge in Bangor, Maine. He could not swim and they threw him over because he was gay. A memorial celebration of Howard’s life was held on Sunday at South Church. After the service, attendees each took a white rose and walked to the Memorial Bridge, tossing the roses into the Piscataqua River as a tribute to his life.

Rev. Alex Shea Will preaches on Romans 5: 1-5 at South Church in Andover.

South Church Pastor Emeritus Rev. Calvin Mutti celebrates Pentecost at South Church in Andover.

Rev. Alex Shea Will preaches on Revelation 22:12-14, 16-17, 20-21 at South Church in Andover.

Jenn Murray preaches on Revelation 21:10, 22-25 at South Church in Andover.

Former architect and historian Evan Shu discusses the history of the Old South Church, Copley Square now celebrating it’s 350th anniversary.

What business are you in? What do you sell as a product or service? While most think they can easily answer the question, Steve Drake asks you to look a bit further. As an example he tells of an orthodontist. The answer to the first two questions may be "straightening teeth" for most people. The orthodontist in Steve's example says his business is "creating smiles". A business that understands this finds a much easier path to customers and profit. As another example we offer the arborist in Portsmouth, NH who approaches business differently. Take a look at the video of his work with the South Church tree removal.

Apr 28, 2019 - Mark Whitacre "How to Get Engaged in God's Work as His Ambassador" by South Church

We follow-up on our conversation about Joe Biden from Friday's episode. His actions over the weekend have shifted Beth's position a bit. We also discuss the end of Kirstjen Nielsen's tenure at the Department of Homeland Security and Pete Buttigieg's comments on faith and morality. In our main segment, we share our conversation with Senator Maggie Hassan from our live event in at South Church in Portsmouth, NH. To finish out, we share the Q&A segment from the event. Thank you so much to Tom at the RiverRun Bookstore and the New Hampshire Women's Foundation for putting on such a great event on Friday evening. Can't get enough Pantsuit Politics? Come see us at the Pasta & Politics dinner in Fort Myers, Florida on April 12. You can also buy Pantsuit Politics merch!We are so thankful to our wonderful patrons who support the show. If you'd like to join the ranks of our faithful supports and get access to bonus content, visit our Patreon page.Thanks to our sponsors: Ritual and HelloFresh.Our book, I Think You're Wrong (But I'm Listening), is available! You can purchase it now - for yourself, for friends, for your representative, for your senator, for everyone! We appreciate all of you who are spreading the word about the book to your local bookstores, libraries, and social circles. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The conversation around Joe Biden's potential presidential campaign is getting contentious. We have some disagreements about it as well. We talk about all the distinct questions we believe we should be asking about a Biden candidacy. Plus, we talk about Kathy Griffin and how that picture has impacted her life and career.Can't get enough Pantsuit Politics? Come see us interview Senator Maggie Hassan at South Church in Portsmouth, NH tonight or attend the Pasta & Politics dinner in Fort Myers, Florida on April 12. You can also buy Pantsuit Politics merch!We are so thankful to our wonderful patrons who support the show. If you'd like to join the ranks of our faithful supports and get access to bonus content, visit our Patreon page.Thanks to our sponsors: the American Beverage Association and Quip.Our book, I Think You're Wrong (But I'm Listening), is available! You can purchase it now - for yourself, for friends, for your representative, for your senator, for everyone! We appreciate all of you who are spreading the word about the book to your local bookstores, libraries, and social circles. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We share commemorations from Maggie, who took herself shopping, and Kathy, who is accomplishing an awful lot on a daily basis. Plus, Beth is commemorating the start of baseball season. Can't get enough of Sarah and Beth? Come see us interview Senator Maggie Hassan at South Church in Portsmouth, NH on April 6 or attend the Pasta & Politics dinner in Fort Myers, Florida on April 12. Our book is out! You can purchase it now - for yourself, for friends, for your representative, for your senator, for everyone! To support the show and get access to regular bonus content, visit our Patreon page. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We're honored to be joined for the whole show by Rep. John Delaney, a Democratic candidate for president. He chats with us about healthcare, the border crisis, and the call for Rep. Schiff's resignation. We compliment all the other side and then Rep. Delaney shares the vision of his candidacy for president. Plus, outside of politics, we talk about his NCAA bracket and the great work his wife is doing. Recommended Resources:John Delaney for President The Healthcare Hot Potato Border Patrol Struggles with Surge DHS Asks to Deport Migrant ChildrenCan't get enough Pantsuit Politics? Come see us interview Senator Maggie Hassan at South Church in Portsmouth, NH on April 6 or attend the Pasta & Politics dinner in Fort Myers, Florida on April 12. You can also buy Pantsuit Politics merch!We are so thankful to our wonderful patrons who support the show. If you'd like to join the ranks of our faithful supports and get access to bonus content, visit our Patreon page.Thanks to our sponsors: Beauty by Design, Robinhood, and Betabrand.Our book, I Think You're Wrong (But I'm Listening), is available! You can purchase it now - for yourself, for friends, for your representative, for your senator, for everyone! We appreciate all of you who are spreading the word about the book to your local bookstores, libraries, and social circles. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The response to the Barr letter continues and the fight to have the full Mueller report released continues to escalate. We discuss that and why President Trump seems intent on wasting this positive news cycle. Then, we're joined by Kelly Werder to discuss 50/50 by 2020, a bipartisan political action committee determined to see gender parity in our elected officials. They are sponsoring the Courage to Run 5K across the country on April 13. We're extra fond of them because our book is their first pick for their book club!Can't get enough Pantsuit Politics? Listen to our interview on the Mind Love podcast or come see us interview Senator Maggie Hassan at South Church in Portsmouth, NH on April 6th at 6:30pm. You can also buy Pantsuit Politics merch!We are so thankful to our wonderful patrons who support the show. If you'd like to join the ranks of our faithful supports and get access to bonus content, visit our Patreon page.Thanks to our sponsors: the American Beverage Association and Amenity Health. Our book, I Think You're Wrong (But I'm Listening), is available! You can purchase it now - for yourself, for friends, for your representative, for your senator, for everyone! We appreciate all of you who are spreading the word about the book to your local bookstores, libraries, and social circles. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We share commemorations from Faith, who is appreciating the rhythm of life as a homesteader, Amy, whose daughter is moving on from in-school physical therapy, and Mairin, who had her life and mindset changed by a diagnosis of Graves Disease. Thanks to our sponsor: Blinkist and Care/Of. Can't get enough of The Nuanced Life? Listen to our recent interview on the Little Faith podcast or come see us interview Senator Maggie Hassan at South Church in Portsmouth, NH on April 6th at 6:30pm.Our book is out! You can purchase it now - for yourself, for friends, for your representative, for your senator, for everyone! To support the show and get access to regular bonus content, visit our Patreon page. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

March is National Criminal Justice Month and we're diving in deep on that subject today. Friday's episode will help get you ready for this conversation. We also are discuss the newly released Mueller report. On Compliment the Other Side, Sarah compliments Justin Amash and Beth compliments Senator Lauren Book. Outside of politics, Sarah went hiking and Beth learned about perimenopause.Criminal Justice Resources:The Bail Project The Sentencing Project: Collateral ConsequencesNational Inventory of Collateral Consequences of ConvictionCan't get enough Pantsuit Politics? Come see us interview Senator Maggie Hassan at South Church in Portsmouth, NH on April 6th at 6:30pm.We are so thankful to our wonderful patrons who support the show. If you'd like to join the ranks of our faithful supports and get access to bonus content, visit our Patreon page.Thanks to our sponsors: ThirdLove and FabFitFun. Our book, I Think You're Wrong (But I'm Listening), is available! You can purchase it now - for yourself, for friends, for your representative, for your senator, for everyone! We appreciate all of you who are spreading the word about the book to your local bookstores, libraries, and social circles. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

March is National Criminal Justice Month. Plus, criminal justice reform is one of the few pieces of major legislation that has been passed with bipartisan consensus under the Trump administration. We'll be talking more about this issue on Tuesday's episode. Today, though, we're getting you ready for that conversation by sharing five things you need to know about criminal justice reform. The cost of the criminal justice system can begin before a person is every convicted of a crime.The Bail Project How the bail system in the US became such a mess — and how it can be fixed Bail reform, which could save millions of unconvicted people from jail, explained The Economics of Bail and Pretrial DetentionOnce you're in the court system, the process is difficult and representation is hard to come by. Plead guilty, go home. Plead not guilty, stay in jail.The Trial Penalty: The Sixth Amendment Right To Trial on the Verge of Extinction and How To Save It Overworked and Underpaid: America's Public Defended CrisisIf you plea or are convicted, sentencing is another layer of inequity. The First Step Act, explained Trump administration looks to Texas as it pushes a criminal justice reform billA prison sentence is often just the beginning of the punishment which can continue far beyond the prison walls. Is it a poll tax if felons have to pay court costs and fees to regain voting rights? Invisible Punishment: The Collateral Consequences of Mass ImprisonmentLet's talk about the death penalty. Death Penalty Fast Facts Nine facts about monetary sanctions in the criminal justice systemCan't get enough Pantsuit Politics? Check out our interview on the Little Faith podcast or come see us interview Senator Maggie Hassan at South Church in... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Congratulations to Pastor Brad Dyrness and South Church of the Nazarene for being named Shine.FM's Church of the Week for Sunday, January 27th, 2019. Located at 401 W. Holmes Road in Lansing, MI, they can be reached at southnaz@southnaz.org or by phone (517) 882-5775. Here more about the Church here:

Dec 16, 2018 - Dr. Don Denyes - "Christmas Live: First-Person Narrative" by South Church

Dec 2, 2018 - Dr. Don Denyes - "They Shall Call His Name Jesus" by South Church

Rev. Alex Shea Will is joined by Rev. Dana Allen Walsh and Cathy Meyer, South Church's music minister, to talk about his sermon, Psalm 150 and the importance of every "living, breathing creature" making music.

Aug 5, 2018 - Pastor Keith Sova - "Communion Message" by South Church

At a time when the relationship between churches and government can seem more strained than ever, South Church of the Nazarene in Lansing has built a strong relationship with the high school located next door to the church after the congregation took on an ambitious project--to paint the entire football stadium, which hadn't been updated in 30 years.   It was the first step out in a new focus on serving that now stretches from the mayor's office to the homes of local refugees. And each year people are finding Christ after being introduced to the church from programs ranging from a community garden to being handed a gift card at a time of need.Learn more at: http://www.lovemycitylansing.org/   Stronger Together is a show about growing in marriage, parenting, relationship and community and can be heard each weekend on Shine.FM.Have an idea for a future show? Contact host Seth Tower Hurd.

Rev. Dana Allen Walsh speaks with Alex about her sermon on 1 Kings 19:9-16, the "still small voice" of God, and Discernment - our Lenten theme at South Church.

Dec. 17, 2017 - Dr. Don Denyes - "Gabriel Live" by South Church

Dana and Alex talk about our big surprise at South Church (the Love Offering!) and her sermon on "Love Boldly."

Rev. Dana Allen Walsh preaches on Matthew 22: 34-40, and the theme of "Love Boldly," at South Church in Andover.

Barbara Holbrook speaks with Rev. Alex Shea Will about her sermon from August 13, 2017 at South Church in Andover. **Apologies for the late upload; we weren't aware that the original upload failed**

Evonne Yang preaching on 2 Kings 4:8-37 at South Church in Andover.

Barbara Holbrook preaching on John 20:11-18 at South Church in Andover.

Rev. Alex Shea Will preaching on Ephesians 5:6-14 at South Church in Andover

William Wood preaching on Genesis 9:8-17 at South Church in Andover.

Rev. Alea Shea Will preaching on Jonah at South Church in Andover, MA.

Jenn Murray preaches on Esther 4:10-17 at South Church in Andover, MA.

Mark Bohrer preaches on Romans 8:26-30 at South Church in Andover, MA.

Renee Manning preaches on Matthew 11:25-30 at South Church in Andover.

Rev. Dr. Dave VanArsdale preaches at South Church in Andover, MA. Be sure to check out the companion download to this sermon to hear more from Dave about this sermon and The Belhar Confession.

Rev. Alex Shea Will preaches on Acts 8 at South Church in Andover, MA. This sermon was heard during Sunday worship on June 4, 2017. Be sure to check out the companion download to this sermon to hear more from Alex about this sermon and the text.

Rev. Alex Shea Will preaches on Acts 8 at South Church in Andover, MA. This sermon was heard during Sunday worship on June 4, 2017. Be sure to check out the companion download to this sermon to hear more from Alex about this sermon and the text.

Rev. Alex Shea Will preaches on Acts 2 at South Church in Andover, MA. This sermon was heard during Sunday worship on June 4, 2017. Be sure to check out the companion download to this sermon to hear more from Alex about this sermon and the text.

Rev. Alex Shea Will preaches on Acts 1:6-11 at South Church in Andover, MA. This sermon was heard during Sunday worship on May 28, 2017. Be sure to check out the companion download to this sermon to hear more from Alex about this sermon and the text.

Rev. Dana Allen Walshl preaches on John 10:1-10 and Psalm 23 at South Church in Andover, MA. This sermon was heard during Sunday worship on May 14, 2017. Be sure to check out the companion download to this sermon to hear more from Dana about this sermon and the text.

Rev. Dana Allen Walsh preaches on Acts 2:42-47 at South Church in Andover, MA. This sermon was heard during Sunday worship on May 7, 2017. Be sure to check out the companion download to this sermon to hear more from Dana about this sermon and the text.

Five high school seniors from South Church share their reflections on our annual mission trip to John's Island, SC. These sermons were heard during Sunday worship on April 30, 2017. You can watch the whole service here: http://southchurch.com/sermons/youth-sunday-2017/?player=video

Rev. Dr. Jim Antal preaches on II Corinthians 3:1-6 at South Church in Andover, MA. This sermon was heard during Sunday worship on April 23, 2017.

Rev. Dana Allen Walsh preaches on Matthew 28:1-10 at South Church in Andover, MA. This sermon was heard during Sunday worship on April 16, 2017.

Rev. Alex Shea Will preaches on Matthew 21:1-11 at South Church in Andover, MA. This sermon was heard during Sunday worship on April 9, 2017. Be sure to check out the companion download to this sermon to hear more from Alex about this sermon and the text.

Rev. Dana Allen Walsh preaches on Acts 9:36-43 at South Church in Andover, MA. This sermon was heard during Sunday worship on April 2, 2017. Be sure to check out the companion download to this episode to hear more from Dana about this sermon and the text.

Rev. Dana Allen Walsh preaches on Luke 17:11-19 at South Church in Andover, MA. This sermon was heard during Sunday worship on March 19, 2017. Be sure to check out the companion download to this sermon to hear more from Dana about this sermon and the text.

Rev. Alex Shea Will preaches on John 9:1,6-7,13-17 at South Church in Andover, MA. This sermon was heard during Sunday worship on March 26, 2017. Be sure to check out the companion download to this sermon to hear more from Alex about this sermon and the text.

Jenn Murray preaches on Luke 1:46-55 at South Church in Andover, MA. This sermon was heard during Sunday worship on March 12, 2017. Be sure to check out the companion download to this sermon to hear more from Jenn about this sermon and the text. (Near the beginning of the intro, you'll hear a bit of wind. Even through I was inside, the wind was so strong outside, the microphone picked it up! Sorry about that.)

Rev. Dana Allen Walsh preaches on John 4:5-26 at South Church in Andover, MA. This sermon was heard during Sunday worship on March 5, 2017. Be sure to check out the companion download to this sermon to hear more from Dana about this sermon and the text.

Rev. Dana Allen Walsh preaches on Matthew 5:38-48 at South Church in Andover, MA. This sermon was heard during Sunday worship on February 19, 2017. Be sure to check out the companion download to this sermon to hear more from Dana about this sermon and the text.

Rev. Alex Shea Will preaches on Matthew 17:1-9 at South Church in Andover, MA. This sermon was heard during Sunday worship on February 26, 2017. Be sure to check out the companion download to this sermon to hear more from Alex about this sermon and the text.

Mar 13, 2016 - Pastor Ben Cuthbert "Jesus: The King of Creation" by South Church

Apr 19, 2015 - Don Denyes - "I Have It All" by South Church

What are your plans for Children's Ministry? What is a family devotional, and how do I have one? What is Sustain? How do I read the Bible? I believe in Jesus, but I don't go to church. Why would I? What's a "small group"? How is that different from Restore? Why not do "big events" together, rather than a bunch of smaller ministries? Are your groups becoming in-grown? Why would i want to become a part of a Restore family? Why kinds of things do you do there? This is just a short list of some of the thoughts and questions addressed in today's message. If you ever wanted to know what South Church is all about, why we do what we do... today's message is just for you. Have questions, comments, concerns? Post them below!

One of the South Church shepherds, James McDonald, prepares our Restore ministry teams for the next six weeks of study by proclaiming Isaiah 50.1-4. Sustain is the simplest of ministries, yet packs quite an encouraging and necessary punch into our lives as followers of Jesus. It is a ministry that is as simple as 1, 2, 3! 1 time a week... 2 friends get together to encourage each other in... 3 spiritual disciplines: prayer, Scripture, and accountability. James adds fuel to the fire this week as he explains our rebellion, God's sovereignty, and yet determination and power through His Son to sustain the Body of Christ. Join us in Restore over the next six weeks, and today as James leads us through Isaiah 50.1-4.

What does it mean to be a disciple? What does it look like to follow Jesus today? This week, South Church leader, Chuck Dobson, provides the foundation for our next six weeks of Restore ministry. He teaches us what it means to follow Jesus using Scripture and modern-day examples from His own life, learning from other men who followed and led him to follow Jesus.