17.99 American culture is full of fear. Although our country is profoundly polarized, the fact of fear and its driving and entrenching power unites us. The objects of our fears differ: We may be most afraid of the proliferation of gross injustice or of the government infringing on our personal liberties. We may fear persecution or the loss of the church’s witness through compromising political allegiances. Many of us fear losing our income or, worse, losing a loved one to the pandemic or police brutality. Masks, unmasked people, the coronavirus, vaccines, becoming a hashtag, tornadoes, hurricanes, break-ins, elections all these things spark fear for different people. We are afraid.
35.99 As a pastor and author, John Piper has long been known for singing the song of God’s glory with uncommon passion. His newest book, the massive Providence written more than three decades after his signature volume Desiring God confirms that Piper has even more Scripture-soaked verses to belt out. At this stage of his ministry, it might be helpful to imagine Piper playing the role of C. S. Lewis’s character Digory Kirke from The Chronicles of Narnia. Piper, though, is Kirke at the age of his greatest influence, when he has grown from the boy Digory to the aged professor who welcomes the Pevensie children to stay at his estate to find in his wardrobe a portal to a new world.
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GENEVA, Switzerland | 19/4/2021 LWF general secretary Rev. Dr Martin Junge speaks at the LWF Council meeting in 2018 . Photo: Albin Hillert/LWF LWF General Secretary says dialogue and cooperation must prevail in debates over immigration requirements The archbishop, who serves as LWF Vice President for the Nordic region, made the announcement following an upsurge of abuse over comments she made about requirements for immigrants applying for citizenship in Sweden. The country is facing heated debate over government proposals for all applicants to provide proof that they have passed tests in spoken and written Swedish. Junge says that he received the news of these “despicable verbal attacks” on the archbishop’s Twitter account “with dismay and shock.” He shares the reasons for his concern in an interview with the Lutheran World Information.
WORMS, Germany/GENEVA | 16/4/2021 The Big Shoes of Luther is the name of a commemorative site in Worms honoring the reformer Martin Luther. Photo: Foto Eichfelder Churches in Germany mark 500th anniversary of the Diet of Worms (LWI) – In April 1521 Martin Luther was summoned by Emperor Charles V to a diet in the city of Worms. There he refused to renounce his teachings and was subsequently declared an outlaw. In a new booklet marking the 500th anniversary of the Diet of Worms, General Secretary Rev. Dr. Martin Junge reflects on this event. The past cannot be changed, Junge remarks. “But we are asking: what does it mean for us today?”
Grant that all who have been reborn into the fellowship of Christ s Body may show forth in their lives what they profess by their faith; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God,
GENEVA, Switzerland | 6/4/2021 During a 30 March webinar, four ordained women from Mexico, Austria, Tanzania and Malaysia talked about the challenges they face and responsibilities they share in bringing an alternative voice to the highest levels of church leadership. Photo: Composite Women theologians from Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America weave “constructive anger” into melodies of hope (LWI) - Women working in public theology today are echoing the prophetic voice of Miriam, Moses’ sister, who protected life and proclaimed the liberation of her people from oppression. During a 30 March webinar, four ordained women from Mexico, Austria, Tanzania and Malaysia talked about the challenges they face and responsibilities they share in bringing an alternative voice to the highest levels of church leadership.
and opened to us the gate of everlasting life: Grant that we, may be raised from the death of sin by your life-giving Spirit; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God,
Scot McKnight It’s Holy Saturday. Between Cross and the empty tomb. We wait. CHICAGO (WLS) A Chinatown restaurant owner starts off his week with giving back to the elderly in his community. Every Monday we feed two senior buildings in Chinatown. We re not strange faces, we re regular faces. So when they see us, they get so happy, said Jackson Chiu, owner of 312 Fish Market in Chinatown. Chiu has been feeding about 10 elderly folks in the Chinatown neighborhood for over three months. He said he makes sure the elderly community eats well. This week he cooked up unagi don tamago and California rolls.