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WCC-Pentecostal Dialogue on the Church
There’s some good stuff on ecumenical methodology in this report on discussion between the World Council of Churches and the Pentecostal churches which occurred over the past five years. The actual report is a PDF file that is very clearly … Continue reading
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Tagged ecumenical dialogue, marks of the church, methodology, Pentecostal, WCC
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Week of Prayer for Christian Unity: Day Eight
Today is the feast of St. Paul, Apostle to the Gentiles, and the final day of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. I’ll begin with the text of the Hymn of International Ecumenical Fellowship (author unknown). You can find … Continue reading
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Tagged church, hymns, scripture, WCC, week of prayer for christian unity
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Week of Prayer for Christian Unity: Day Seven
Today’s excerpt from the WCC resources for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity will again be abbreviated, and I will share my own reflections on the gospel passage prior to the WCC prayer and questions for reflection. Day Seven: … Continue reading
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Week of Prayer for Christian Unity: Day Six
Continuing to share the WCC reflections for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. For All the Saints is also doing a very nice observance of this week based on an ecumenical prayer cycle that lifts up a different Christian … Continue reading
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Week of Prayer for Christian Unity: Day Five
Today’s excerpt from the WCC resources for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity will be abbreviated, and I will add some of my own thoughts in response to the questions for reflection. Day Five: Changed by the peace of … Continue reading
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Tagged church, dirk willems, mennonite, naae, WCC, week of prayer for christian unity
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Week of Prayer for Christian Unity: Day Four
Continuing to share the WCC resources for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity: Day Four: Changed by the Lord’s victory over evil Overcome evil with good (Rom 12:21) – Ex 23:1-9 Do not follow the majority in wrongdoing – … Continue reading
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Week of Prayer for Christian Unity: Day Three
In the Roman Catholic church, Fridays were traditionally kept in a penitential spirit, in memory of the day that Christ died. In this tradition, I’ll start today’s post with the opening and penitential prayers from the ecumenical worship service for … Continue reading
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Week of Prayer for Christian Unity: Day Two
Continuing to share the WCC reflections for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity: Day Two: Changed through patient waiting for the Lord Let it be so now, for it is proper to fulfil all righteousness (Mt 3:15) – 1 … Continue reading
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Week of Prayer for Christian Unity: Day One
Today marks the beginning of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity as it is observed in the Northern Hemisphere, between the feast days of St. Peter and St. Paul. (In the Southern Hemisphere, because this period falls during summer … Continue reading
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