Synagogue a spiritual respite on St. Thomas
By Sharon Eberson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands – In this tropical climate, it doesn’t seem particularly strange to walk inside a building and find sand beneath your feet, as you do when passing through the…
In the Caribbean: unshackling people one island at a time
By Elizabeth Roberts From the Gospel Coalition In the heart of the Caribbean, carpeted with lush rainforests ringed by spectacular beaches, it’s easy to see why St. Kitts owes its earliest name to the native word for fertile land: Liamuiga….
Caribbean roots of black church explored
From Cross Roads News Dr. Noel Leo Erskine investigates the history of the black church in his latest book, “Plantation Church: How African American Religion Was Born in Caribbean Slavery.” Erskine, who lives in Lithonia, is a professor of theology…
June 2014 funerals
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How do you solve a problem like Amazon?/Blue ocean press presents
The Book world asks: How do you solve a problem like Amazon? By Boris Kachka From Vulture “We are all here tonight because this is an issue that involves all of us, and it involves America, and it involves democracy,”…
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Cayman YMCA receives charter/Rare psychotic hallucinations
Cayman Islands YMCA receives charter From St Petersburg YMCA [Last] week at the YMCA World Council meeting in Estes Park, Colorado with an audience of 1,300 representatives from 83 countries gathered at the YMCA of the Rockies, the YMCA of…
Bahamas Independence/CARICOM chairman wants UNITY
Residents attend Ecumenical services of Thanksgiving in East and West Grand Bahama in honor of the 41st Anniversary of Independence The Thanksgiving Service for residents of West Grand Bahama Thursday July 3, 2014, Freeport, Grand Bahama Island – Celebrations for…
Prejudice and pride
From Caribbean IRN A conversation on Facebook leads to a brutal attack on Akil Thomas in Trinidad & Tobago who said his belief in God kept him alive even as his attacker asked him first if he believed in God….
New missionaries gather for orientation
By Megan K. Mertz staff writer with LCMS Communications. ST. LOUIS — Thirty-one new LCMS career and GEO (Globally Engaged in Outreach, serving two- to three-year terms) missionaries and spouses began a two-week orientation at the Synod’s International Center here…
China demolishing Christian churches and crosses
From Newsmax Officials in China’s Zhejiang province have launched what Christian activists call an “anti-church” campaign that has reportedly damaged or demolished some 360 church buildings and crosses. One recent attack on China’s Christian community came with officials’ attempts to…
