Luther’s Rome trip sparks breakthrough in faith salvation
The 900th anniversary piece recalls Martin Luther’s 1510 journey from Erfurt to Rome, his disillusion with clerical luxuries, and his profound Bible study shift. Scholars date his pivotal realization in Romans to 1513–1519, when faith, not works, justified believers.
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Martin Luther
Erfurt
Rome
Germany
Wittenberg
University of Wittenberg
Hess
Luther
Gary Roe
St. Stephen Lutheran Church
God
Youth for Christ speaker urges Cedar Rapids youth evangelism
Don Murdock of Youth for Christ urges pastors and youths at Hillside Wesleyan Church to bridge church and non church communities. He warns seven out of eight graduates who do not know Christ will not later become believers and promotes one to one faith sharing through youth events and programs. contact Bob Dye for church involvement at 363-9667.
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Sandra VanAmburg
Cedar Rapids
Don Mardock
Minneapolis
Youth For Christ U.S
Christ
Murdock
YFC
United States
God
Youth For Christ
UFC
Bob Dye
Eastern Iowa Youth For Christ
Distinguished Bible scholar James Sanders to speak at Coe
James Sanders a renowned Bible scholar and archaeologist will lecture Tuesday at Coe College in Sinclair Auditorium on Scripture War and Peace. The free event is third in an interfaith series for laity and clergy co sponsored by First Presbyterian Cedar Rapids and Kenwood Park Presbyterian Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Sanders
Coe College
Sinclair Auditorium
Sanders
Coe
First Presbyterian Church
Fifth St. SE
Church Fellowship Hall
Marion
Eighth Avenue
12Th Street
Ancient Biblical Manuscript Center For Preservation and Research
Claremont
Calif
School of Theology
Cedar Rapids
Kenwood Park Presbyterian Church
Presbytery
Iowa
Joint Eucharist Held by St Johns Ely and Cedar Rapids
Two St Johns churches share a joint Eucharist at St Johns in Ely with Rev. Jerry Crow and Rev. Stephen Snider as co celebrants. They describe the service as stemming from common worship and heritage and note ongoing dialogues toward fuller recognition of ministerial orders.
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St. John’s Lutheran Church of Ely
St. John’s Episcopal Church of
Cedar Rapids
St. John's
Ely
Jerry Crow
Stephen Snider
St. John’s
Snider
Crow
Jerry
Archbishop Praises Pope on Central America Trip
Washington AP reports Archbishop John R. Roach of St Paul Minneapolis commends Pope John Paul II for a courageous Gospel proclamation during his Central America visit. Roach says the Pope may spark a healing process amid regional conflicts and tensions and reveal goodwill and religious values.
First Ordination At Stanley Union Church This Sunday
The first ordination in Stanley Union Church history will occur Sunday at 2:30 p.m. David N. Carlsen, pastor since 1979, will be ordained. His father Pastor Olaf Carlsen will preach. Des Moines superintendent Rev Raymond Johnson leads the service with Carlsen’s ordination noting his Moody and Northern Illinois University training and Trinity Divinity School degree. A reception follows.
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Stanley
Union Church
David N. Carlsen
Carlsen
Olaf Carlsen
First Baptist Church
Mount Pleasant
American Baptist Convention
Raymond Johnson
Des Moines
Central
Evangelical Free Church of
Ica
Moody Bible Institute
Northern Illinois University
Barbiton
Ohio
Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
Deerfield
Ill
Judy
Surviving Manuscripts Tell of Tragedy and Continuity
New York librarian Menachem Schmelzer guards Judaica in a vast collection. He highlights a delicate 15th century Florence prayer book and an ugly 1200s manuscript that survived Kristallnacht and a devastating library fire in 1950s New York. He notes books endure where synagogues fail, preserving culture through centuries.
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New York
Menachem Schmelzer
Florence
Rothschild
Schmelzer
Jewish Theological Seminary
Academy of Jewish Scholarship
Spain
Provence
Avignon
Europe
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Holy City
Sandra VanAmburg Laselie
Dean Hess
Norway
Trinity Lutheran Church
Conroy
First Lutheran
Paul
Jesus
Paradise
Boe
Roe
Mardock
Don Murdock
Liv
3Rd Avenue
5Th Street
Greene Square
Stanley Church
Cairo
Maimonides
Widay Photo
Alan Raia
Pat Trexler
IRS
First Church OF the Nazarene
First Avenue S.W
Cedar Rapids, IA
Bob
Becky Gray
Long Evangelists
Herbert Rogers
Udell Moss
Jerusalem
First Lutheran Church
Third Avenue
S.E
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