Fifty thousand Lutheran children aid Russia relief effort
Fifty thousand Lutheran children plan to pack thirty thousand boxes for shipment to Russia in March. The items include notes, postcards, Bible Stones in Russian, pencils, pens, fabers, scissors, small toys, and other goods bought with funds raised from merchants.
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Russia
Christmas concerts, gifts, and religious events in Syracuse area
Multiple church and community notices outline upcoming Christmas concerts and services at Park Central Presbyterian, University United Methodist, First Unitarian Universalist, Baldwinsville Wesleyan, and other venues. Also listed are charity drives by Syracuse Area Catholic Charities, InterReligious Council events, and retreat offerings, with contact numbers and reservation details.
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Kirk
Park Central Presbyterian Church
E. Fayette St
Julie Pretzat
Hugo Distler
Michael J. Heath
Central Library
Thomas Moore
Heath
Onondaa Pastoral Counseling Center
United Church of Christ
Curtin Auditorium
S. Salina St
Does Jesus Have a Feminine Side There in Sophia Debate
A three day regional Lutheran conference examined feminine images of God and Sophia in scripture. Scholars, pastors, and lay members discussed Old Testament Woman Wisdom and New Testament hints that Jesus may be Sophia, stressing non goddess worship and faith dialogue amid controversy.
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Minneapolis
Jesus
Evangelical Lutheran Church In America
Sophia
United States
Erik Strand
Edina Community Church
Strand
Diane Jacobson
Luther Seminary
St. Paul
Jewish Reconstructionist growth doubles past 14 years
Debra Nussbaum Cohen notes the Jewish Reconstructionist movement has grown from five congregations to about 78 with roughly 50,000 members. The article traces Kaplan's influence, the movement's emphasis on belonging over belief, and its stance on modern ethical issues including LGBTQ inclusion and flexibility in Jewish law.
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Mordecai Kaplan
Kaplan
David Teutsch
Reconstructionist Rabbinical College
Freud
Marx
Durkheim
Call for stronger godliness sparks school prayer debate
The piece argues a revived push for religious morality in society and schools amid a shift in U.S. politics. It cites a longing for personal responsibility, sin awareness, and limits of secular ethics, with theologian Cornelius Plantinga Jr. noting culture’s drift from sin and duty.
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U.S
Cornelius Piantinga Jr
Calvin Theological Seminary
Grand Rapids
Mich
Eerdmans Publishing
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