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Henry G. Brinton

Henry G. Brinton has been the senior pastor of Fairfax Presbyterian Church in Fairfax, Virginia, since 2001. He is an author of several books, which are available on Amazon. Resource Publications published two in 2021: The Bible’s Greatest Hits: Top Sixty-Six Passages from Genesis to Revelation as well as Windows of the Heavens: A Novel in which a Methodist minister solves a murder mystery.

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July 18, 2012 0

Church as an Uncommon Community

“My house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples,” says the LORD through the prophet Isaiah (56:7). What could this possibly mean…

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