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  • Why are coins hard to find during the pandemic?
    by The Associated Press, posted Thursday, July 23, 2020 (4 years ago)

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    The Federal Reserve has seen a significant decline of coins in circulation because people are not spending them as regularly at businesses, many of which are either temporarily closed or not accepting cash.

    Coins are still plentiful. In April, the U.S. Treasury estimated more than $47.8 billion were in the market, up by more than a billion dollars compared to last year. Read More

  • FIRST-PERSON: Pray for a breakthrough in treatment and prevention of COVID-19
    by Ronnie Floyd, posted Monday, July 20, 2020 (4 years ago)

    "Our God who said, 'Let there be light,' is the same God who will reveal what He already knows about the keys to treating this illness," Ronnie Floyd says. "Therefore, as the people of God, we must ask Him for a supernatural breakthrough for effective treatments against this virus." Read More

  • Three California churches sue Gov. Newsom for ban on singing in places of worship
    by Adelle M. Banks, posted Friday, July 17, 2020 (4 years ago)

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    CALIFORNIA (AP/RNS) -- Three evangelical churches in California have sued Gov. Gavin Newsom for banning singing and chanting in places of worship but permitting such activities elsewhere.

    The state's July 13 order, which closed churches in at least 30 counties, permits worship services as well as fitness centers, hotels, shopping malls and protests to remain open or active in Mendocino and Butte counties, where the suing churches are located. Read More

  • FIRST-PERSON: Pray for Your Missionaries-in-Waiting
    by Joshua Alexander*, posted Friday, July 17, 2020 (4 years ago)

    New missionary Joshua Alexander provides ways to pray for missionaries-in-waiting -- those who are ready to enter their field of service but waiting for countries to reopen borders. Read More

  • Nevada urges US Supreme Court to deny church's virus appeal
    by Scott Sonner, posted Thursday, July 16, 2020 (4 years ago)

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    RENO, Nev. (AP) -- Nevada's lawyers urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to reject a rural church's appeal to the state's 50-person cap on attendance at worship services.

    The lawyers claim the church's assertion that the restriction infringes on the constitutional right to exercise religious beliefs is false, arguing that protecting Nevadans against the spread of the coronavirus weighs "heavily against injunctive relief." Read More

  • FIRST-PERSON: Discipleship for our new normal
    by Jack Lucas, posted Thursday, July 16, 2020 (4 years ago)

    "How can you be constructive about your 'virtual time' -- now that it's taking up an even larger part of your life?" Jack Lucas asks. Let's not neglect discipleship now, even though our methods and our questions will be different. Read More

  • Stories of hope and salvation motivate children's ministers

    by Tess Schoonhoven, posted Thursday, July 16, 2020 (4 years ago)

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    MAYHILL, N.M. (BP) -- The landscape of every ministry has changed during the COVID-19 pandemic. And yet, finding ways to get the good news of the Gospel to the hearts of people is an unchanging priority, according to Matt Henslee, pastor of Mayhill Baptist Church in Mayhill, N.M.

    That includes the hearts of children too. Inquisitive young voices are still asking questions, many times prompted by the changes they've observed in their world and their family routines. Read More