UMNS Daily Digest - July 26, 2011 (Minot, Faith United Methodist Church, Bible, John Wesley)

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                           Tuesday, July 26, 2011
                   [5]Flood-drenched city seeks volunteers
                    [6]Actually, that's not in the Bible
                   [7]Hellfire, brimstone and John Wesley


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   "We need volunteers. That's the bottom line." -- The Rev. Debra
   Ball-Kilbourne of Faith United Methodist Church, Minot, N.D.

Flood-drenched city seeks volunteers

   MINOT, N.D. (UMNS) -- Now that the floodwaters have receded, residents are
   facing huge cleanup tasks. The tough part is knowing the stifling 100-degree
   temperatures will plummet dramatically in September when the first snow is
   likely to fall. That worries the Rev. Debra Ball-Kilbourne. Her church --
   Faith United Methodist -- faces an estimated $1 million to $1.5 million to
   rebuild after the Souris River swept over levees in June.

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Actually, that's not in the Bible

   CHICAGO (UMNS) -- The Bible may be the most revered book in America, but
   it's also one of the most misquoted. Politicians, motivational speakers,
   coaches -- all types of people -- quote passages that actually have no place
   in the Bible, religious scholars say. Here are some examples.

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Hellfire, brimstone and John Wesley

   NASHVILLE (UMNS) -- The debate over hell that heated up Christian blogs and
   Facebook pages this spring is almost as old as Christianity itself. And it's
   a dispute Methodism's founder John Wesley in particular knew well. This is a
   reprint of an article that first ran in April.

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