http://www.meridianstar.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:52:00 +0000 http://www.meridianstar.com/religion/local_story_318005309.html http://www.meridianstar.com/religion/local_story_318005309.html At our Thanksgiving table each year, our son Mike reads the account of the Pilgrims’ journey and their arrival in America. Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:52:00 +0000 http://www.meridianstar.com/religion/local_story_318005235.html http://www.meridianstar.com/religion/local_story_318005235.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:05:00 +0000 http://www.meridianstar.com/religion/local_story_311000535.html http://www.meridianstar.com/religion/local_story_311000535.html Freedom Rock Christian Fellowship Church will have their 2009 campmeeting beginning Monday night. Every night will have a different focus, and the first night deals with Meridian young people. "We decided to have a night for teenagers because they need it," said Craig Tucker, Pastor of Freedom Rock. "There are so many things happening with the youth in the community, so I think it's important to have a night for them. Sometimes they need to know that they can be focused on." Sat, 24 Oct 2009 01:29:00 +0000 http://www.meridianstar.com/religion/local_story_297012958.html http://www.meridianstar.com/religion/local_story_297012958.html Poplar Springs Drive United Methodist church will celebrate 125 years of ministry on November 1. Sat, 24 Oct 2009 01:29:00 +0000 http://www.meridianstar.com/religion/local_story_297012918.html http://www.meridianstar.com/religion/local_story_297012918.html Sat, 24 Oct 2009 01:28:00 +0000 http://www.meridianstar.com/religion/local_story_297012843.html http://www.meridianstar.com/religion/local_story_297012843.html A spiritual retreat set for Halloween weekend will literally “stitch together” the threads of grace. Sponsored by the CloselyKnit Ministry at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, the “Threads of Grace” spiritual stitching retreat will bring together participants to share and learn the culture of needlework in a spiritual atmosphere. Sat, 17 Oct 2009 01:32:00 +0000 http://www.meridianstar.com/religion/local_story_290013118.html http://www.meridianstar.com/religion/local_story_290013118.html Sat, 17 Oct 2009 01:30:00 +0000 http://www.meridianstar.com/religion/local_story_290013037.html http://www.meridianstar.com/religion/local_story_290013037.html NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The former president of the National Baptist Convention USA has sued the denomination over an election he overwhelmingly lost. Sat, 17 Oct 2009 01:29:00 +0000 http://www.meridianstar.com/religion/local_story_290012955.html http://www.meridianstar.com/religion/local_story_290012955.html Religion and marriage are alike in this respect: they appeal to the human aspiration to live happily ever after. Nowadays, however, marriage delivers on its promise of permanence to only half of all wedded couples. The remainder ends in divorce. Sat, 17 Oct 2009 01:28:00 +0000 http://www.meridianstar.com/religion/local_story_290012832.html http://www.meridianstar.com/religion/local_story_290012832.html "The hunger for love is much more difficult to remove than the hunger for bread." -- Mother Teresa Panda was not an ordinary dog. He was the favorite border collie of our rancher friends Pat and Sharon. Panda was much more than a favorite pet. He was a highly trained sheep dog that could herd a flock or a single sheep based on a series of varying, whistled commands. That made him a very valuable dog: several thousand dollars if he were sold, which he never would have been. Panda's real value went beyond his skills. Those who have loved pets know what I mean. Sat, 17 Oct 2009 01:27:00 +0000 http://www.meridianstar.com/religion/local_story_290012726.html http://www.meridianstar.com/religion/local_story_290012726.html Question: I have plenty of reasons to resent my parents. They've never abused me or anything like that, but they do such stupid things. My dad's work has been the only thing he cared about. My mom is a perpetual nagger. How can I respect people like that? Sat, 17 Oct 2009 01:26:00 +0000 http://www.meridianstar.com/religion/local_story_290012635.html http://www.meridianstar.com/religion/local_story_290012635.html Sat, 10 Oct 2009 00:21:00 +0000 http://www.meridianstar.com/religion/local_story_283002131.html http://www.meridianstar.com/religion/local_story_283002131.html Sat, 03 Oct 2009 01:03:00 +0000 http://www.meridianstar.com/religion/local_story_276010326.html http://www.meridianstar.com/religion/local_story_276010326.html Sat, 03 Oct 2009 01:03:00 +0000 http://www.meridianstar.com/religion/local_story_276010350.html http://www.meridianstar.com/religion/local_story_276010350.html