Is Cleanliness Really Next to Godliness? What the Bible Actually Says - Fairborn Daily Herald

Is Cleanliness Really Next to Godliness? What the Bible Actually Says - Fairborn Daily Herald

By Sandra Sheridan Contributing columnist Hebrews 10:21-22 “Since we have a great priest over the house of God, let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our heart sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.” You’ve probably heard the saying, “Cleanliness is next to godliness,” a phrase often attributed to John Wesley, an 18th century English theologian. While Scripture focuses pr…

Is Cleanliness Really Next to Godliness? What the Bible Actually Says - The Xenia Gazette

By Sandra Sheridan Contributing columnist Hebrews 10:21-22 “Since we have a great priest over the house of God, let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our heart sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.” You’ve probably heard the saying, “Cleanliness is next to godliness,” a phrase often attributed to John Wesley, an 18th century English theologian. While Scripture focuses pr…

Bible scholar talks Jubilee Year, God’s covenants - Superior Catholic Herald

Dr. John Bergsma led a two-day parish mission at St. Joseph, Rice Lake, March 21-22. (Catholic Herald photo by Jenny Snarski) Jenny Snarski Catholic Herald Staff jsnarski@catholicdos.org Rice Lake’s St. Joseph Church and clustered parishes welcomed almost 400 people between Friday night and Saturday morning for a two-day mission March 21-22. According to parish Director of Evangelization and Discipleship Roland Flasch, most attendees were from t…