Dr. Carolyn A. Roth
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Epiphany Day and the Three Wise Men: What’s It All About?
By church tradition, the wise men visited Mary, Joseph, and baby Jesus in their home in Bethlehem about January 6,…
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Assisted Suicide, Life and Death in 21st Century America
Assisted suicide is controversial. States, rather than the federal government, control the right to enact assisted-suicide legislation. In the several…
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Sanctity of Life: From the Womb to the Tomb
I believe in the sanctity of life. That means that human life shouldn’t be artificially ended from the “womb to…
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Dr. Carolyn A. Roth: Americans Got Idols
Unlike ancient mankind most Americans don’t bow down or pray to an image, a carved pole, ancestors, rulers, or heroes.…
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Dr. Carolyn A. Roth: What Does God Want (From You)?
Pledge Sunday in most churches focusing on making a financial commitment to support the church. The standard for giving is…
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Bishop Greg Ortiz Explains the Meaning of Pentecost
(The following is an article by Bishop Greg Ortiz on Pentecost. Originally, the article was published in a book that…
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May 30 is Ascension Day, Forgotten Holiday
Ascension Day is a religious holiday (holy day). Although it gets lost between Easter Sunday and Pentecost, Ascension Day was…
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On the Road to Nineveh (or ‘I Don’t Want to Go There’)
Most of you know something about Jonah. Jonah’s ministry was almost 3000 years ago; but, the message is timeless. Jonah begins…
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Dr. Carolyn A. Roth: Communion as a Political Act
As the pastor finished his sermon and before the Eucharist was consecrated, he said, “Communion is a political act.” Well,…
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Dr. Carolyn A. Roth: Sellers and Buyers of Sex
Human trafficking rakes in an estimated $32 billion annually. It is tied with arms dealing as the second largest criminal…
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Dr. Carolyn A. Roth: Traditions of Resurrection Sunday
Early Christians used “alleluia” as an exclamation of joyful praise. For millennia on Easter morning, congregates greet each other and…
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The Deliberate Cruelty of a Not So Good Friday
After Jesus was betrayed by Judas, Jewish leaders took him to Pilate, the Roman governor of Palestine. The Jewish leaders…
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Lion’s Tooth of Maundy Thursday
For Christians the Passover meal Jesus celebrated with apostles on Thursday before his crucifixion is called the Last Supper. The…
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Palm Sunday: God as a Gardener
Experiencing God through Plants About 2500 years ago before Israelites entered the promised land, Moses told them that it would…
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Illegal Immigrant Health Services Costs – To You, To Me
A telephone rang in the Emergency Department of a hospital in a Texas border city on late Sunday afternoon. On…
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Human Trafficking Vs. Migrant Smuggling: Exploring the Differences
Although human trafficking and migrant smuggling are both crimes, they are different from each other. The key difference is that…
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Human Trafficking – Modern Day Slavery
Slavery isn’t only an ancient phenomenon. It occurs in the 21st century. We name it human trafficking – a much…
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Dr. Carolyn A. Roth: Working with Thorns (When Dealing With People)
Acacia wood was the only wood used to build the Tabernacle. Gold-covered acacia posts and cross bars stabilized acacia wood…
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