"I already believed that Jesus was a special messenger, " said Ayala, who became Muslim about seven years ago, inspired by his sister and the works of Yusef Islam, the former rock singer Cat Stevens.
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The " Louw-Nida Lexicon " gives a very narrow definition of a special messenger, generally restricted to the immediate followers of Jesus, or extended to some others like Paul or other early Christians active in proclaiming the gospel.
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The voice and appearance of the common loon has made it prominent in several Micmac saga describes Kwee-moo, the loon who was a special messenger of Glooscap ( Glu-skap ), the tribal hero; native tribes of British Columbia believed that an excess of calls from this bird predicted rain, and even brought it; and the tale of the loon's necklace was handed down in many versions among Pacific Coast peoples.
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Both " The Parliament Man " and " The Adventures of Peter Playne " are spoilt by religious sentimentality and didacticism, as are the short stories " The Special Messenger " and " Peter, Bingo and Those Others " . " Under Eastern Skies ", a retelling of stories about Old Testament kings is a workmanlike but otherwise undistinguished book . " The Bells of Moulton " a history of the BMS for young people could have been a dull subject but is entertainingly told by combining history, fiction and travelogue.
