Paul J. Batura

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  • Why it’s good to attend church while on vacation

    Why it’s good to attend church while on vacation

    Vacations mean different things to different people. But whether your time away takes you to the beach or the mountains, two hundred or two thousand miles from home, there’s no dispensation for Christians to ignore the fourth commandment: “Remember the sabbath day and keep it holy.”

  • This Presidential Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words

    This Presidential Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words

    It's a scene we've all seen countless times – an elderly couple, the man on the outside nearest the curb (always the gentleman), walking together slowly, one or both with a cane. Except the couple pictured here are no ordinary people – they're former President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn.

  • How Adoption Changes the World

    How Adoption Changes the World

    If you had been walking through the dusty streets of Omaha, Nebraska in late July of 1913, you might have unknowingly witnessed one of the most dramatic moments in American presidential history.