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Psalm 20
7Some take pride in chariots, and some in horses, but our pride is in the name of the LORD our God. 8They will collapse and fall, but we shall rise and stand upright. 9Give victory to the king, O LORD; answer us when we call. Daily Bible Verse
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What’s On The Web: ‘Is Your Church Becoming Irrelevant? (Stop Doing These 5 Things)’ And More
Is Your Church Becoming Irrelevant? (Stop Doing These 5 Things) Carey Nieuwhof identifies five things that will put our church on the fast track to irrelevance and suggests what we can do about them. They’re Not Coming BackLower church attendance is the “new normal.” We can learn to live with
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One Does Not Simply Read the Bible
Although not the first teaching document of his pontificate, Pope Francis’ Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii Gaudium sets forth his programmatic vision for the Church’s mission in its present moment.[1] The pope teaches here that the Church should have a strong missionary character and concern for evangelization. For Francis, these aspects find
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The Maurin Mandate: Catholic Communitarianism in a Nutshell
When Peter Maurin and Dorothy Day founded the Catholic Worker Movement in 1933, Maurin’s vision was for (1) hospitality houses, (2) cooperative farming, and (3) community discussions for the clarification of thought on social and religious matters. These did have the “objectives” of giving the poor food and shelter, sustainable
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Hidden Things: What Did Jesus Actually Look Like?
The following is the next installment in a series of articles that accompany the Treasures from the Life of Jesus jigsaw puzzle. To read the other articles in this series, CLICK HERE. If you haven’t gotten your copy of the puzzle yet, CLICK HERE. In honor of General Conference weekend,
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Repentance, Reconciliation, Restoration: A Missionary Update from Slovakia
The following is a newsletter update from Rev. Kyle & Ånna Svennungsen, ELCA missionaries in Slovakia. Greetings dear partners in ministry! We are writing to you from Bratislava, Slovakia. At Bratislava International Church, our theme for Lent is ‘Walking with Jesus: Repentance, Reconciliation, Restoration.’ This theme was chosen before
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Isaiah 43:8-15
8Bring forth the people who are blind, yet have eyes, who are deaf, yet have ears! 9Let all the nations gather together, and let the peoples assemble. Who among them declared this, and foretold to us the former things? Daily Bible Verse