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Acts 6:1-7 - The Affirmation of Ordination
My dad being ordained as a deaconat Beaverdam Baptist Church in Mountville, SCWhat guidance does the Bible offer in the important matter of setting men apart for Christian ministry, and in our case...
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Reconstruction-era Laurens County, SC
A new series on Sunday in the South . . . Old Laurens County, SC, CourthouseOf the most fascinating and colorful periods of the history of Laurens County, SC, the Reconstruction years after the War...
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Laurens County (SC) living in 1872
Our series on Laurens County, SC, during Reconstruction continues with life in 1872 Laurens County.Clinton (SC)Presbyterian Church built 1855 As Laurens County, SC, dealt with the Conspiracy...
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Global economics and God's glory
Image via WikipediaThe Mediterranean: Tyre controlled the seasThis is the first of three posts on the economic mayhem going on across the globe. Tune in for the next two in order to get a full picture....
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Global economic forces and God's purposes
Tyre's Triumphal Arch (Wikipedia)This the second of three posts on the global financial difficulties. In the first post, Global economies and God's glory, we saw how the prophet Isaiah uses Tyre and...
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Economic crises and Christ's redemption
Tyre harbor today (Wikipedia) This is the third of three posts about the global economic crisis. In previous posts, Global economies and God's glory and Global economic forces and God's purposes, we...
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Thomas M. Workman, genius inventor of Laurens County, SC
Sanctuary of Rocky Springs Presbyterian ChurchOur series on Laurens County, SC, during Reconstruction continues with a genius inventor living between Laurens and Clinton.MEET THOMAS MADISON WORKMANOut...
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Schools in Reconstruction Laurens County, SC
Though private education was more emphasized than public education before the War Between the States, some poor schools and academies were in operation. The first public school house in Laurens County...
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Reconstruction-era Laurens County education
Thornwell Orphanage, Clinton, SCOur series on Laurens County, SC, during Reconstruction continues with a survey of education and institutions for children during the period.Though privately tutored...
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Church life in Reconstruction-era Laurens County, SC
Our series on Laurens County, SC, during Reconstruction continues with a survey of education and institutions for children during the period.Dr. William Plumer Jacobs "The spirit of the...
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Rise of Black Churches in Laurens County, SC
Our series on Laurens County, SC, during Reconstruction continues with the rise of black churches.Bethel AME in Laurens. Built by freed slave Columbus White. Razed 2008.Christians of African descent in...
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Thornwell: A home for War orphans
William Plumer JacobsOur series on Laurens County, SC, during Reconstruction continues with an home for War orphans in Clinton.In the midst of Reconstruction Laurens County, SC, Dr. William Plumer...
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Presbyterians of Laurens County, SC, during Reconstruction
Duncan Creek Presbyterian Church, oldest church in UpstateOur series on Laurens County, SC, during Reconstruction continues with a sketch of Presbyterianism in the county.Because of the heavy...
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Joys of Pastoring in Laurens County, SC
Clinton, SC, Presbyterian Church organized 1855Our series on Laurens County, SC, during Reconstruction continues with the fun that W.P. Jacobs had pastoring his Clinton, SC, Presbyterian flock.Being a...
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Baptists of Laurens County, SC, during Reconstruction
Langston Baptist Church, oldest continuousBaptist church in Laurens County, SCOur series on Laurens County, SC, during Reconstruction continues with an introduction to Baptists in Laurens County, SC....
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Rise of Black Baptist churches in Laurens County, SC
"A Negro Camp Meeting in the South" (loc.org)Our series on Laurens County, SC, during Reconstruction continues with the remarkable rise of Baptist churches led by African American freed slaves.Baptists...
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Black Baptist church planters in Laurens County, SC
Brush arbor similar to those used in planting churchesOur series on Laurens County, SC, during Reconstructionexplores the work of Rev. June Kennedy and other emergingleadersamong black Baptists....
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Methodists and kin of Reconstruction-era Laurens County, SC
Church of the Epiphany (inactive during Reconstruction)Our series on Laurens County, SC, during Reconstruction looks at Methodist and Episcopal life during that era.The white Methodists in Laurens had...
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Anger, unbelief, and spiritual authority - Nazareth (Luke 4)
Jesus teaching in the synagogueJust after the "Temptation of Jesus" passage in Luke 4, there is the tale of two synagogues. The first is Nazareth, found only in Luke, and the second Capernaum. We will...
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