Posted by: roth0003 on: March 25, 2009
In the 1870’s, a succesful attorney named Horatio Spafford experienced a series of personal tragedies. Shortly after his only son died in 1871, he suffered financial ruin as a consequence of the great Chicago fire. He sent his wife and their four daughters to Europe, where he was to join them after attending to some [...]
Posted by: roth0003 on: March 9, 2009
The headline on MSNBC when I woke up this morning said, “Americans Losing Their Religion”. The article – which can be found in full at www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29585222/ – had some rather disturbing figures. 15% of Americans now say they have no religion; in Vermont, the numbers are even higher at 34%. And 12% of Americans indicate [...]
