Snopes Debunker - False claims about Paul Pelosi's attacker, that color-changing dress, and the "Cosmic Bat" nebula

​ TUESDAY EDITION Snopes Debunker Nov. 1, 2022 Trouble Reading? View in Your Browser Today: False claims about Paul Pelosi's attacker, that color-changing dress, and the "Cosmic Bat" nebula ​ False Rumor Claims Paul Pelosi Brought Attacker Home from Gay Bar On the morning of Oct. 28, a man broke into the San Francisco residence of U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Only her 82-year-old husband, Paul, was home. Police said that the intruder severely beat Paul Pelosi with a hammer. The incident soon spawned a false conspiracy theory claiming that Pelosi had brought the man who attacked him home from a gay bar. That same rumor was then amplified by Elon Musk in a tweet (since deleted), just days after he had reportedly taken control of Twitter as its new owner. Jordan Liles reports. Read Now Fact Checks and Original Reporting Does This Dress Change Colors in the Sun? A video of a dress changing from white to pink in the sun has gone viral. Read Story. Is This a Real Photograph of a ‘Cosmic Bat’ Nebula? The “ethereal” nebula is illuminated by dense gaseous knots. Read Story. Did Brenda Ann Spencer Say She Shot People Because 'I Don't Like Mondays'? Spencer pled guilty to killing two people in the infamous 1979 San Diego school shooting. Read Story. Latest Fact Checks More on Snopes.com Why Has Halloween Become So Popular Among Adults? Halloween used to be kid stuff. To quit dressing up was an important rite of passage, writes this sociologist. Read More Scholar: Inflation Will Likely Stay High Regardless of Which Party Wins the Midterms Inflation, or a sustained rise in consumer prices, is created in two main ways, explains an economics expert. Read More You Owe Yourself a Treat This Halloween — a Faster Snopes Website Just in time for Halloween, we're preparing to launch new technology that will give our website speed and a leaner, streamlined look. No tricks, all treats here. Read More

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The PC(USA) Store - New Books for Preachers & Leaders

New for Preaching & Leading Read Excerpts & Save 35%! Each of these new and forthcoming books will enhance various aspects of your preaching and ministry programs. In addition to these new resources, you can also check out our digital Preaching Resource Guide where you can compare more resources to find exactly what you need. Becoming Human The Holy Spirit and the Rhetoric of Race Luke A. Powery   Available November 8   In this book, Powery urges the church to live up to the inclusive story of Pentecost in its life of worship and ministry. He reviews ways that a theology and practice of preaching can more fully exemplify the diversity of gifts God gives to the church.   Read an excerpt Buy now and save 35%! Find more books from Luke Powery PERFECT FOR   •    Preparing to preach •    Personal reading and reflection •    Advanced group Bible study 1 & 2 Thessalonians Belief: A Theological Commentary on the Bible Molly T. Marshall   Available Now!   In spite of their relative brevity, the letters to the Thessalonians wrestle with ideas and obligations that remain relevant today. They speak to a group of Christians struggling with thorny questions, such as: What are our obligations to one another as followers of Jesus? How do we learn to trust the truth of the gospel? Ideal for preachers, the volumes in the Belief series offer a fresh approach to all the books of the Bible.   Read an excerpt Buy now and save 35%! Browse all books in the Belief series PERFECT FOR   •    Preparing to preach •    Personal reading and reflection •    Advanced group Bible study Walking through the Valley Womanist Explorations in the Spirit of Katie Geneva Cannon Edited by Emilie M. Townes, Angela D. Sims, Stacey Floyd-Thomas, and Alison P. Gise Johnson   Available November 8   The late Katie Geneva Cannon was the founder of womanist ethics and the first African American woman ordained in the PC(USA). In this volume, leading womanist ethicists and theologians come together to continue Cannon’s work in four critical areas: justice, leadership, embodied ethics, and sacred texts.   Read an excerpt Buy now and save 35%! Browse books by Katie Geneva Cannon PERFECT FOR   •    Personal reading and reflection •    Leadership retreats & study groups •    Advanced group Bible study A Gift Grows in the Ghetto Reimagining the Spiritual Lives of Black Men Jay-Paul Hinds   Available Now!   This book shows how spirituality plays a vital role in remedying the experience of Black men feeling as though they are nothing more than a problem. By utilizing the biblical story of Ishmael’s experience in the wilderness, the book encourages Black men to embrace a life of faith that is dependent on the God who always sees, nurtures, and is in relationship with us and our gifts in the wilderness and the ghetto.   Read an excerpt Buy now and save 35%! Check out a great companion book PERFECT FOR   •    Personal reading and reflection for leaders •    Mission-building committees •    Leadership retreats & study groups Prophesy Deliverance! 40th Anniversary Expanded Edition An Afro-American Revolutionary Christianity Cornel West   Available November 29   In this fortieth anniversary edition, West invites six prominent scholars—whose respective work are grounded in various aspects of black political, cultural, and theological thought—into dialogue with this work. Continuing and expanding on the revolutionary discourses that West introduced in the first published work, each new essay provides nuanced lens for thinking about movements of liberation in today’s African American communities.   Read an excerpt Buy now and save 35%! Check out A Lens of Love, by foreword writer, Johnathan Lee Walton PERFECT FOR   •    Personal reading and reflection •    Leadership retreats & study groups •    Advanced group Bible study

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Today in the Mission Yearbook - Having fun with the Bible

Witness, Share and Evangelize: Today in the Mission Yearbook - Having fun with th...: The Adult Bible Study at PAM’s Worship & Music Conference samples biblical Creation stories November 2, 2022 The Rev. Dr. Justin Reed “W...

Advent devotions, books, prayers, lessons 🎄

It's November! As writers, editors and ministry leaders, we know that this means Advent has officially transitioned from an event in the distance to something that is just around the corner. With that in mind, we thought we would share our favorite resources for this Christmas season. We hope that this can help in your planning! The Presbyterian Outlook team Are you looking for theologically sound, inspiring and affordable Advent devotions for your congregation? Our digital, daily devotional can be printed and inserted into your bulletin, emailed out to your congregation, or read like a book at home while drinking your morning coffee. Color, black and white, and large print versions of the devotional will be emailed to all pre-orders on November 7, 2022. Order today for $33 "Holy Disruption reminds us Jesus’ birth matters only because by living abundantly and dying redemptively, Jesus sought to reorder the world." — Amy Pagliarella The Art of Advent: A Painting a Day from Advent to Epiphany by Jane Williams Making Room in Advent: 25 Devotions for a Season of Wonder by Bette Dickinson "In this short but powerful book, Kelley Nikondeha reminds us why we must wade through Advent as we await the incarnation. And her practical theology offers us some very good tools for the journey." — Noushin Darya Framke Other resources... Prayers for Advent Family faith formation for Advent More Advent books and resources