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The Sunday School Man Who Built an Empire

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In 1858, twenty-year-old John Wanamaker gathered a handful of children in a vacant lot in Philadelphia and started a Sunday school class. He had no...

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Psalm 112:1-10

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Psalm 112:1-10 — Charismatic (classic)

Psalm 112:1-10 50:1-8, 22-23 shows that God’s power is for love, not spectacle—today, not someday.

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Psalm 112:1-10 — Roman Catholic (pastoral)

Psalm 112:1-10 15:1-10 invites a pilgrim’s heart: return, receive grace, and keep walking with the saints.

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Psalm 112:1-10 — Progressive/Social Justice (pastoral)

Psalm 112:1-10 Timothy 2:1-7 invites us to practice mercy with hands, budgets, and policies—not just feelings.

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Psalm 112:1-10 — Anglican (edgy)

Psalm 112:1-10 11:1-11 confronts performative piety; liturgy without love is still empty—today, not someday.

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