Recently a friend of mine emailed me a collection of video clips from a speech by Michael Nutter, the mayor of Philadelphia. Transcribed below are his words; my comments about the biblical basis for his words follow.Anniversary celebration
Pierceton Presbyterian Church will observe its 150th anniversary with a banquet from 5 to 8 p.m. Nov. 14 at Stonehenge Golf and Country Club, 2850 E. Pierceton Road, Winona Lake. Music will be provided by the Whitko Choir. Tickets are $15 for members and $13 for non-members. To reserve tickets, call 574-267-5364.
Benefit banquet
A banquet for Linsey Persyn, who will be with Campus Crusade for Christ in Chicago, will be hosted from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Promise Ministries, 7323 Schwartz Road.
Guest speakers
Bay Forrest, a former NBA player with the Phoenix Suns and an evangelist with FOCUS Ministries, will be at Harvester Avenue Missionary Church, 3331 Harvester Ave., at 10:30 a.m. Sunday.
Al Kresta, the host of “Kresta in the Afternoon” on Ave Maria Radio network, will discuss “Four Clubs with Which to Beat the Church and Four Questions to Ask the Club Bearers” at 7:30 p.m. Monday at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 4525 Arlington Ave.
Mohawk Elder Thomas “Dancing Feather” Ebbing will be at A Temple of Love and Light, 1201 Maumee Ave. at 11 a.m. Sunday. A carry-in dinner follows.
Jesus seminar
The Jesus Seminar on the Road program will be presented Friday and Nov. 14 at Fort Wayne Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 5310 Old Mill Road. Author Dr. Hal Taussig (“Jesus Before God”), visiting professor of New Testament at the Union Theological Seminary in New York, will be a speaker. To register, call 1-877-523-3545.
Special events
An Eckankar spiritual discussion has been planned for 1 p.m. Sunday at the Allen County Public Library, 900 Library Plaza. For information, go to www.eckankar.org.
A Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church will be 10:30 a.m. Sunday at Landmark Baptist Church, 620 Broadway, New Haven.
Special music
“A Celebration of Faith and Joy” will be presented by the Wells Community Choir under the direction of Arlene Stoller at 7 p.m. today and 3 p.m. Sunday at First Baptist Church, 202 W. Cherry St., Bluffton.
“Messiah” will be performed by the Goshen College Choirs and Orchestra 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Sauder Concert Hall, Goshen College, Goshen. Cost is $10 for adults and $8 for seniors and students. For reserved tickets, call 574-535-7566.
Taize service
A free Taize prayer service will take place at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Victory Noll, 1900 W. Park Drive, Huntington.
