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Dear Charismatic Christians

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ShareTweetPin I was lying in my dorm room bed at Moody Bible Institute a few months after arriving there, listening to a sermon from Timothy Keller. He had long been one of my favorite preachers, but one thing that’s true of humans everywhere is this: you don’t realize what you disagree with them on until it comes up. “I’d consider myself an 80% cessationist,” Keller said at one point in the message. (A cessationist is someone who believes the spiritual gifts have ceased.) “I believe that about 20% of what people…

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Villagers ‘furious’ over road closed since 1997

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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionThe road linking two villages has been closed since 1997 Residents of a village have said they are “furious” a mining firm has “betrayed” their trust by refusing to restore a road it closed. The road from Rhigos, Rhondda Cynon Taff, to Cwmgwrach, Neath Port Talbot, closed in 1997 when a controversial opencast mine was opened. A condition of Celtic Energy’s initial planning permission was to restore it. Neath Port Talbot Council and Celtic Energy said “opinions differ” about re-opening the old…

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Villagers ‘furious’ over road closed since 1997

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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionThe road linking two villages has been closed since 1997 Residents of a village have said they are “furious” a mining firm has “betrayed” their trust by refusing to restore a road it closed. The road from Rhigos, Rhondda Cynon Taff, to Cwmgwrach, Neath Port Talbot, closed in 1997 when a controversial opencast mine was opened. A condition of Celtic Energy’s initial planning permission was to restore it. Neath Port Talbot Council and Celtic Energy said “opinions differ” about re-opening the old…

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More than 500 earthquakes have rattled the Puerto Rico region in 10 days. There may be more to come

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(CNN)A 6.4 magnitude earthquake that killed one person in Puerto Rico on Tuesday is one of hundreds of tremors that have rattled the island for more than a week. And experts say the shaking is not over yet. “Over the past several weeks, hundreds of small earthquakes have occurred in this same region, beginning in earnest with a magnitude 4.7 earthquake late on December 28 and a magnitude 5.0 event a few hours later,” the USGS said. “With the exception of the latest two earthquakes … none are likely to…

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To the Single Mom at Christmas

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ShareTweetPin By Shawna Wingert Dear Single Mom, I have been thinking of you since Thanksgiving. As Christmas gets closer and closer, I have been praying for your heart. This time of year is hard for you, I know. I was a single mom for almost five years. My sister was for seven. And my mother has been a single mom for almost the entirety of her four children’s lives. The holidays were by far the most difficult times for me, as a single mom. I can still feel the intense sadness,…

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To the Single Mom at Christmas

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ShareTweetPin By Shawna Wingert Dear Single Mom, I have been thinking of you since Thanksgiving. As Christmas gets closer and closer, I have been praying for your heart. This time of year is hard for you, I know. I was a single mom for almost five years. My sister was for seven. And my mother has been a single mom for almost the entirety of her four children’s lives. The holidays were by far the most difficult times for me, as a single mom. I can still feel the intense sadness,…

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To the Single Mom at Christmas

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ShareTweetPin By Shawna Wingert Dear Single Mom, I have been thinking of you since Thanksgiving. As Christmas gets closer and closer, I have been praying for your heart. This time of year is hard for you, I know. I was a single mom for almost five years. My sister was for seven. And my mother has been a single mom for almost the entirety of her four children’s lives. The holidays were by far the most difficult times for me, as a single mom. I can still feel the intense sadness,…

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To the Single Mom at Christmas

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ShareTweetPin By Shawna Wingert Dear Single Mom, I have been thinking of you since Thanksgiving. As Christmas gets closer and closer, I have been praying for your heart. This time of year is hard for you, I know. I was a single mom for almost five years. My sister was for seven. And my mother has been a single mom for almost the entirety of her four children’s lives. The holidays were by far the most difficult times for me, as a single mom. I can still feel the intense sadness,…

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Love Island star Molly Mae’s Insta post banned

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The offending post, which was shared on the TV personality’s Instagram page on 26 September 2019, featured an image of her wearing a coat alongside the caption: “A/W, I’m ready [brown leaf emoji]”. The official Instagram account for Pretty Little Thing was also tagged in the photograph. The reality star is a brand ambassador for the popular clothing brand and, in accordance with her contract, any advertising for the company has to be clearly identifiable to her 3.6 million followers. Instagram e-cigarette posts banned by ad watchdog Both PLT and…

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Love Island star Molly Mae’s Insta post banned

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The offending post, which was shared on the TV personality’s Instagram page on 26 September 2019, featured an image of her wearing a coat alongside the caption: “A/W, I’m ready [brown leaf emoji]”. The official Instagram account for Pretty Little Thing was also tagged in the photograph. The reality star is a brand ambassador for the popular clothing brand and, in accordance with her contract, any advertising for the company has to be clearly identifiable to her 3.6 million followers. Instagram e-cigarette posts banned by ad watchdog Both PLT and…

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Love Island star Molly Mae’s Insta post banned

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The offending post, which was shared on the TV personality’s Instagram page on 26 September 2019, featured an image of her wearing a coat alongside the caption: “A/W, I’m ready [brown leaf emoji]”. The official Instagram account for Pretty Little Thing was also tagged in the photograph. The reality star is a brand ambassador for the popular clothing brand and, in accordance with her contract, any advertising for the company has to be clearly identifiable to her 3.6 million followers. Instagram e-cigarette posts banned by ad watchdog Both PLT and…

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The ‘Joker’ composer is the first solo woman to win a Golden Globe for best original score

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(CNN)Hildur Gunadttir is on a roll. Guðnadóttir is the first woman to win on her own. “This is truly … I’m speechless. This is unbelievable,” she said while accepting the award onstage. The Golden Globe win is the latest in a string of achievements for Guðnadóttir, who has been working on film music for nearly 20 years. Last year, she won a Primetime Emmy for music on the HBO miniseries “Chernobyl.” Her composition for the show also earned her a Grammy nomination. “I don’t really know exactly what happened at…

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The ‘Joker’ composer is the first solo woman to win a Golden Globe for best original score

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(CNN)Hildur Gunadttir is on a roll. Guðnadóttir is the first woman to win on her own. “This is truly … I’m speechless. This is unbelievable,” she said while accepting the award onstage. The Golden Globe win is the latest in a string of achievements for Guðnadóttir, who has been working on film music for nearly 20 years. Last year, she won a Primetime Emmy for music on the HBO miniseries “Chernobyl.” Her composition for the show also earned her a Grammy nomination. “I don’t really know exactly what happened at…

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