Education Sunday Opens Week of Spiritual Life Mission
First United Methodist Church launches a week long Spiritual Life Mission beginning on Education Sunday September 28 with Dr Don Schooler of Oklahoma City leading daily sessions including 7 20 a m breakfast Bible study and practical talks on how to pray The program emphasizes every member as a teacher of Christian education and invites all to attend with nursery provided.
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First United Methodist Church
Don Schooler
Oklahoma City
Okla
Ellen Weinacht
Schooler
Methodist Church
Weinacht
Jesus
Pecos
United Methodist Church
Randle Butler
Butler
Duke students seek gender neutral God in hymns and prayers
In Durham Duke University students and a chaplain rewrite hymns and scripture to use God and pronouns that avoid masculine references They propose a nonsexist Bible and substitute God for Him while preserving core prayers and the Father Son and Holy Ghost phrasing Some students and faculty advocate using She or Her for God though such changes remain personal rather than official.
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Durham
N.C
Robert Young
Duke University
Duke
Young
Jesus Christ
Jesus
Dancing for men and women in modern age
A collection of Dear Ann letters discuss dancing gender roles and romance. An Orlando reader argues dancing reveals masculinity, while responses from Ann Landers and others challenge stereotypes and offer guidance on aging intimacy and spousal dynamics with practical advice.
Luedke named minister of year in Texas
The Rev. Delmas Luther Luedke of Hope Lutheran Church in San Antonio has been named Texas Rural Minister of the Year. Announced Sept. 10 by Dr. Ruesink of the Texas Agricultural Extension Service, he follows six years at Grace Lutheran Church of Slaton. He will be honored Oct. 9-10 at Texas A&M University with an engraved silver tray from The Progressive Farmer. The selection recognizes rural life contributions and community and agricultural efforts by the minister and his church.
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Progressive Farmer’’ Magazine
Ruesink
Ters
Robert L. Cordes
Yorktown
Saint Paul
Moon Unification Church claims its own messiah figure
AP review of the Unification Church led by Reverend Sung Myung Moon portrays the movement as highly authoritarian with Moon seen as a spiritual father and potential messiah by many followers. Neil Salonen, its U S leader, says Moon speaks for God and holds ultimate responsibility, while critics cite its impact on education and careers. The group reports about 30,000 members in the U S with annual income near 10 million and properties including Barrytown centers, the Columbia Club, a California ranch, and 120 communal houses nationwide.
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George W. Cornell
New York
Unification Church
Sung Myung Moon
Reverend Moon
Neil A. Salonen
U.S
Salonen
Moon
Salo
Nen
Cornell University
George Wash
Ington University
Barrytown
N.Y
Columbia Club
Mid- Manhattan
California
Expert says life after death is real says Kubler Ross
New York based psychiatrist Dr Elizabeth Kubler Ross argues that life continues after death based on experiences of dying patients and resuscitated individuals She notes a common pattern among the dying including a peaceful sense of wholeness and a meeting with a previously dead person Her views contrast with earlier beliefs and her work now guides many in counselling the dying
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George W. Cornell
New York
Elizabeth Kubler-Ross
Kubler-Ross
Chicago
Quaker Yokefellow Institute
Earlham College
Richmond
Ind
MacMillan
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Luedke
Rev
Mediterranean
Zenith
Belora
Fantastic. Carpet Cleaning Service
Jerry Simmons
ST. Mark's Bookstore
James Avery
S. Plum
Beauchamp
NEW York Life Insurance Company
S.eddy
Community Public Service Company
WNW
Your Electric Light & Power Company
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