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Reading Mel White’s Stranger at the Gate “sparked” something in him, Mike says, that made him believe it was OK to be a Christian and gay. But a pastor recommended that he go to an Exodus ministry in New York, and Mike agreed to give heterosexuality one more chance...
Speaking of a "narrow escape" and a "nifty loophole," Nancy Gibbs and Michael Duffy were able to write of the wisdom of Bush's decision without ever admitting that Bush was wise. (THE REV.) PAUL PORTER, PASTOR Van Meter Baptist Church Van Meter, Iowa...
...before hell broke loose, Nikolay Soltys, 27, and his pregnant wife Lyubov, 23, entertained a pastor from the Bethany Slavic Missionary Church at their home in North Highlands, a suburb of Sacramento, Calif. Like most of the large community of Ukrainians and Russians in the greater Sacramento area, the Soltyses are thought to have immigrated to the U.S. as religious refugees--persecuted Pentecostal and Baptist minorities--and the two were looking for a church to call their own. This was the big interview to qualify for membership...
...refused to answer questions about the circumstances surrounding his departure from his previous church in Ukraine. "He wouldn't say anything," says Kalinovskiy. "We need an answer. We cannot have a person who has not left his past church in peace." The Sunday interview concluded amicably. But the pastor would still have to check with Nikolay's old church before the Soltyses could join Bethany...
...While making forcole was considered a humble craft as recently as 20 years ago, that's no longer the case, since so few artisans know how to do it. Fortunately for the gondoliers, the forcola carvers are relatively young. One of Pastor's colleagues, Paolo Brandolisio, is only 33. Brandolisio points out that not many people want to learn the skills that have shaped his life. That's not necessarily bad for him. It means there's plenty of business. "I could work even at night," he says, pointing to a few dozen oars leaning against the wall that have...