Lutherans

Source: news.yahoo.com --- 38 days ago
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Source: www.christianpost.com --- 17 days ago
Lutherans in Germany and around the world have begun a decade of celebrations, honoring an Augustinian monk who helped spark the Protestant Reformation. "The Luther Decade is very important for Lutherans throughout the world because what began in Germany is clearly now a global movement." ...

Source: www.christianpost.com --- 6 days ago
The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America both recently launched initiatives to raise awareness among its members about the global food crisis. PC(USA) has called its church members to go on a weekend fast at the beginning of every month. ...

Source: www.christiantoday.com --- 2 days ago
A global consultation on diakonia organised by the Lutheran World Federation LWF Department for Mission and Development DMD will take place in Addis Ababa Ethiopia from 1317 October 2008 hosted by the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus ...

Source: au.christiantoday.com --- 6 days ago
The Presbyterian Church USA and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America both recently launched initiatives to raise awareness among its members about the global food crisis ...

Source: www.freerepublic.com --- 17 days ago
LUTHERSTADT WITTENBERG, Germany (ELCA) -- The Sept. 20-21 kickoff of the "Luther Decade" here was significant for all Lutherans because it offered opportunities for evangelism and "deep theological conversation" among Lutherans and ecumenical partners, said the Rev. Mark S. Hanson. Hanson, presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and president of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF), made the comments Sept. 21 during a news conference here. Hanson participated in a series of events marking the arrival here 500 years ago of Martin Luther, a German monk, whose writings were instrumental in the Lutheran Reformation. The Luther Decade is... ...

Source: www.earthtimes.org --- 19 days ago
Wittenberg, Germany - Lutherans officially launched on Sunday a decade of celebrations to mark the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation. The break from the Catholic Church began in 1517 when a monk, Martin Luther, nailed 95 demands to the ... ...

Source: www.elca.org --- 24 days ago
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- More than 1 million people have evacuated along the U.S. Gulf Coast in anticipation of Hurricane Ike, which is expected to make landfall Sept. 12-13, according to the Rev. Kevin A. Massey, director, Lutheran Disaster Response -- a collaborative ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS). Although evacuation is essential, the process is a physical, emotional and financial hardship for many, he said. ... ...

Source: www.journalstar.com --- 3 days ago
Lincoln Lutherans Amy Swearer shot an 88 Tuesday, qualifying as an individual for the Class C Girls State Golf Tourname... ...

Source: www.elca.org --- 21 hours ago
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- In a cleanup effort referred to as "10-4," more than 390 Lutherans from the Houston area readied themselves with rubber gloves, paint masks and sack lunches to help clean up hurricane-damaged homes and churches on Galveston from 10 to 4 p.m., Oct. 4. When Galveston reopened Sept. 26 after Hurricane Ike struck the island Sept. 12, "we visited our churches and neighborhoods and realized that people needed help there," said the Rev. Michael W. Rinehart, bishop, ... ...

Source: www.argusleader.com --- 13 days ago
Backers of a new Lutheran high school in Sioux Falls will file paperwork with the state next week and push toward opening for classes in 2010. The school probably will open inside one of five sponsoring churches with classes for grades 9-10 and then expand by 2012 to serve grades 11-12, said steering committee member Brian Rafferty. The goal then would be to build a new school at an expected cost of several million dollars for land and construction, he said. Location could depend on proximity to highways. ...

Source: www.ekklesia.co.uk --- 18 days ago
The Lutheran Church of Sweden will today mark the 50th anniversary of its decision in 1958 to ordain women as priests, and cathedrals in all of the church's 13 dioceses are to hold services to celebrate the anniversary. ...

Source: www.elca.org --- 24 days ago
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Some of the greatest needs in Cuba and Haiti are securing food and clean water for survivors of the 2008 hurricane season, according to Megan Bradfield. In an effort to respond to the needs of people in the two Caribbean islands, members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) provided funds Sept. 11 to help secure life-sustaining resources. Through ELCA International Disaster Response, Lutherans provided an initial $25,000 to support immediate r... ...

Source: www.elca.org --- 22 days ago
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Lutheran Disaster Response (LDR) and several other Lutheran organizations have joined a coalition of almost 3,000 organizations to promote September as "National Preparedness Month." The coalition is working with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to increase public awareness about emergency preparedness through a variety of activities. "After a recent storm, I realized that despite my years of work in the area of disaster response and as a hospital ch... ...

Source: www.kstatecollegian.com --- 25 days ago
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Source: www.gastongazette.com --- 28 days ago
The former Hope Lutheran School Parent's Organization presented a check for $16,188.02 that the school had raised in fundraising to The Ronald McDonald House in Charlotte. ...

Source: www.elca.org --- 22 days ago
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- More than 2 million people have been affected by floods in Bihar, India, according to Megan E. Bradfield. Members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) gave $100,000 Sept. 15 to help provide "life sustaining assistance" to 10,000 families affected by the flooding. The Kosi River changed its course, said Bradfield, associate director for international development, ELCA Global Mission. The river, which gathers water from some of the highest moun... ...

Source: www.holytrinitylutheranchurch.com --- 22 days ago
You can tell a lot about a book from its cover. Take The Lutheran Handbook (Augsburg Fortress, 2005), for example. It's not every day you see Martin Luther winking at you. And that's even before you've opened it. This guide to Lutheran theology and cultur... ...

Source: www.topix.com --- 18 days ago
Title: 'Luther Decade' Significant for All Lutherans, Says Lutheran World Leader ELCA NEWS SERVICE >September 22, 2008 'Luther Decade' Significant for All Lutherans, Says Lutheran World Leader 08-161-JB ... ...

Source: blog.higherthings.org --- 7 days ago
In the name of Jesus. Amen. After Dr. Luther made his great confession of faith at the Diet of Worms, he was whisked off to Wartburg Castle for his safety. While he was away, more radical protesters began breaking into churches in Germany to shatter their stained glass images, destroy crucifixes and other statues used for mediation by pious Christians. T his greatly concerned Dr. Luther, who thought the crucifix (a cross with the body of Christ on it) was very important to the the laity’s daily devotional life. He called those who destroyed such images iconoclasts . Against them, He wrote: "And I say at the outset that according to the law of Moses, no other images are forbidden than an image of God which one worships. A crucifix, on the other hand, or any other holy image is not forbidden. Heigh now! you breakers of images, I defy you to prove the opposite!" (AE 40, 85-86). Luther knew that anything can become an idol – even a good thing like an image of Christ. Godly images being abused even happened in the Old Testament. The Lord commanded the children of Israel to make a bronze serpent to deliver healing to those bitten by fiery serpents (Num 21:9). Later, that same image had to be destroyed because it was being worshiped (2 Kings 18:4) as God. The bronze serpent wasn't evil…until the Israelites worshiped it! Crucifixes can also be abused, but that doesn't mean that they should be thrown out. Any statue, image, even an empty cross ...