Dorothea LangeUntitled photo, possibly related to: Congregation leaving after services. Preacher in doorway. Dead Ox Flat, Malheur County, Oregon
#MalheurCounty #Oregon #Congregation #undefined #photography #DorotheaLange
WIST QuotationsA quotation from Ambrose Bierce
CONGREGATION, n. The subjects of an experiment in hypnotism.Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914?) American writer and journalist
“Congregation,” “Devil’s Dictionary” column, San Francisco Wasp (1881-08-12)
More about this quote: wist.info/bierce-ambrose/83549…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #ambrosebierce #devilsdictionary #church #congregation #hypnotism #persuasion
דער קערפער פֿון השם"When #HenryWadsworthLongfellow visited #Newport’s #Jewish #cemetery [...], he wrote of the graves as “silent beside the never-silent waves.” He noticed, too, what endured there: “Gone are the living, but the dead remain,” he observed, “and not neglected.”
Newport’s preservation of Jewish #sacred space was shared. #Jews endowed these places and returned to bury their dead there. #Christian officials repaired, protected, and publicly honored them. In this way, a Jewish inheritance was carried forward until communal life returned.
In 1883, #TouroSynagogue was rededicated and a new Jewish community established in Newport. But even in the window of years when the #congregation was gone, the dead were not abandoned."
https://forward.com/culture/815749/newport-touro-synagogue-jewish-cemetery-history/
CBC EdmontonBible quiz for kids helps Grande Prairie congregation heal after fatal bus crash
Church children tested their Bible knowledge as a Grande Prairie church hosted a competition for the first time. This comes five weeks after a bus crash left one congregant dead and several others injured.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/grande-prairie-seventh-day-adventist-church-bus-crash-9.7131065?cmp=rss
Church children tested their Bible knowledge as a Grande Prairie church hosted a competition for the first time. This comes five weeks after a bus crash left one congregant dead and several others injured.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/grande-prairie-seventh-day-adventist-church-bus-crash-9.7131065?cmp=rss
A quotation from Josh Billings
Whenever a minister haz preached a sermon that pleazes the whole congregashun, he probably haz preached one that the Lord wont endorse.[Whenever a minister has preached a sermon that pleases the whole congregation, he probably haz preached one that the Lord won’t endorse.]
Josh Billings (1818-1885) American humorist, aphorist [pseud. of Henry Wheeler Shaw]
Josh Billings’ Farmer’s Allminax, 1871-06 (1871 ed.)
More about this quote: wist.info/billings-josh/82236/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #joshbillings #audience #challenge #congregation #discomfort #enjoyment #homily #pleasing #preacher #sermon #crowdpleaser
Billings, Josh - Josh Billings' Farmer's Allminax, 1871-06 (1871 ed.) | WIST Quotations
Whenever a minister haz preached a sermon that pleazes the whole congregashun, he probably haz preached one that the Lord wont endorse. [Whenever a minister has preached a sermon that pleases the whole congregation, he probably haz preached one that the Lord won't endorse.]
mags amondAnother feature that makes #CongRegation unique among unconferences is there is a selection of books are made available prior to the conference, on the theme, and some can be mailed in advance of attendance. I chose one of the few women authors on the list, because women. Thanks to The Irish History Book Shop in Cong for sending on From Chaos to Creativity by Kim Bellisimo #chaos
Venice church of ChristNew Testament Reading: 2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12
#Paul wrote again to the #Thessalonians regarding some particular challenges in the #congregation.
#Paul wrote again to the #Thessalonians regarding some particular challenges in the #congregation.
https://congregation.ie/home/intro/
only a few weeks to go until Ireland's best annual unconference in the village of Cong, Co Mayo.
Entrance via blog post.
Theme for 2025 is Chaos.
(Timely, or what ?!?)
@topgold my next outing will be to Cong for #CongRegation
Steve Dustcircle 🌹This #Christian #pastor preached a #sermon while pointing an #AR15 at the #congregation
Pastor #PhilipThornton of #LegacyFaithChurch in #Harrisburg, PA told his congregation they needed to go all out when spreading their #faith.
The illustration he used was deeply #disturbing. And it would no doubt have caused a national firestorm if this were a non- #Christian church.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bD5cSJ84Hgo
https://protestia.com/2025/09/28/pastor-preaches-sermon-with-a-ar-15-strapped-to-his-chest/
