Women Magazine articles from July 1 2003

Women Magazine archives from July 1 2003

Editorial.(The Lutheran World Communion at Winnipeg, Canada)(Editorial)
July 1, 2003... Dear Friends, God's Grace and Peace be with you all! The Lutheran World Communion goes to Winnipeg, Canada to meet as an Assembly on the theme "For the Healing of the World" Why did we choose this theme? "For the Healing of the...

Healing obstacles: a bible study on John 5:1-18.(barriers of discrimination)
July 1, 2003... This bible study addresses the general topic of healing, the theme of the LWF Assembly in July. More particularly, it examines the issue of "Barriers that Exclude," which will be one of the subtopics discussed in the Assembly Village Groups. As...

Healing relationships by claiming our rights: the story of Achsah.(women in India)
July 1, 2003... Introduction Today we live in a socio-politico-cultural- landscape where questions of 'power', 'space' and 'authority' and 'identity' acquire great pertinence. Taking a look at most of the problems that we face today, brings to mind a...

God in our midst.(Central America)(Column)
July 1, 2003... I come from Central America, a tiny geographic space located in the center of the American continent. We believe that: "God is the creator of heaven and earth, of all that is seen and unseen...", "That God created existence out of nothing for...

The healing God.(Youn Yang Hee, Bethel Lutheran Church, Seoul Korea)(Column)
July 1, 2003... Yahweh Rapah! This means that God is the healer. Many people who do not believe in Jesus Christ would go to a doctor first when they are sick. I would like to witness to God as the Healer, who cures all kinds of difficulties, illnesses of...

Healing word of God.(United Evangelical Lutheran Church in India)
July 1, 2003... "'God saw that it was Good!'" was the exclamation after the accomplishment of every creation in the beginning of the Scriptures. If so, then why is there yet another exclamation from the Lamb of God sitting on the throne saying, "I am making...

Salvation and healing.(Evangelical Lutheran Church in Braunschweig, Germany)
July 1, 2003... 1. The bible encourages us to stand up more often for healing relations between the people and the whole creation. Are we and are our churches such healing communities? Christians do have special duties concerning healing. Somehow we create a...

Eucharist as a healing gift.(Evangelical Lutheran Chruch in Guyana)(Column)
July 1, 2003... As a parish pastor, one of my favorite texts for healing ministry is Revelation 21:1-7. John's vision on the island of Patmos gives us hope for life in the New Jerusalem. A quick glimpse at the facts of today's world makes this vision seem...

Healing aspects of mourning liturgies.(Women's Liturgy Movement)
July 1, 2003... The Women's Liturgy Movement--a Place of Healing Experiences for Women In the women's liturgical movement, which has evolved in the last thirty years in America, Europe and all over the world (1) the moment of bodily expression of mourning...

Naming as healing.(West Africa)(Column)
July 1, 2003... Healing was a main locus in the ministry of Jesus. There are so many instances in the Bible where he manifested this in healing people who had faith and believed. Some asked for his forgiveness and he had mercy on them. In the West African...

Healing from oppressive cultures and traditions.(Tanzania)(Column)
July 1, 2003... I am a woman from Tanzania in Africa. I am married and have three beautiful teenage daughters. My fourth daughter only lived for about two hours after her birth. According to most African cultures, my husband should have remarried by now...

Prophesy as an aspect to bring healing.(Miriam Peng, Wu-Zih Holy Light Church, Taiwan)(Column)
July 1, 2003... I belong to Wu-Zih Holy Light Church, which is quite in the middle of Taiwan. I am a Lutheran pastor's wife. On June 14,1996, when I sat down under a tree in our church yard, reading Scriptures and praying in tongues, some words came in my...

Healing through ecumenical partnership: an intiative of the ecumenical women of Botswana.(in the Spirit)
July 1, 2003... Introduction In observance of the International Women's Day and by following the texts of John 17 and Psalm 133, the Ecumenical Women's Desk in Botswana has forged ahead to initiate a partnership for healing. The initiative is designed to...

Healing the unemployed youth.(Evangelical Lutheran Church, Braunschweig, Germany)
July 1, 2003... For the past four years, our church has set a specific task for the office for youth work, to work with the youth on unemployment through churches and schools. The scope of duties include development and promotion of concepts for an Evangelical...

Affirmative practice of healing in the Nordic Region.(Lutheran Church, YWCA and Diaconic Institution Lovisenberg establish Resource Center against Violence and Sexual Abuse)
July 1, 2003... In Norway, the Lutheran Church together with the YWCA and the Diaconic Institution Lovisenberg, have established a Foundation to run a center for abused women. The Resource Center against Violence and Sexual Abuse was started five years ago and...

Church as a healing agent.(Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa)(Column)
July 1, 2003... I am a mother of three children, a widow/single parent and also a child of God protected by the blood of Jesus. My work as a Women's Desk Coordinator at ELCSA was to help the two groups of women to work together in the church; Women of Uniform...

Visioning for healing.(Lutheran Church of Christ in Nigeria)(Column)
July 1, 2003... Introduction The Advanced Learner's Dictionary defines vision as 'power of seeing or imagining, looking ahead, grasping the truth that underlies facts.' This definition highlights the need for visions for the healing of the world. This...

Consecration of healers.(the Story of Adam and Eve and the Garden of Eden retold)(Short Story)
July 1, 2003... The trees are swaying with the wind, Swaying all the way back to the beginning, and forth to the Kingdom of God. ALL: There were no grasses, plants, or trees growing anywhere When God created the heavens and the earth, Only...

The Journey to Start Anew.(Poems)(Poem)
July 1, 2003... The Journey to Start Anew The gap between young and old Is often separated by a wall Naivity, hostility and others prevail That wall protects us all? "God help the younger generation! They'll never make it!...

Nature's Resounding Fear.(Poems)(Poem)
July 1, 2003... Nature's Resounding Fear Ever notice how easy it is For us to quickly destroy Things in our environment Created thousands of years before? Our world no longer breathes in peace Her waters are clean no more ...

Seed Planting.(Poems)(Poem)
July 1, 2003... See Planting It's your time now Your chance has come You hold it You have full control Planting the seed of peace The grounds are ready The river of love flows The river of joy too The season has...

The Cut.(Poems)(Poem)
July 1, 2003... The Cut Grooving my precious being Eroding my sensuality Nothing to say over my body? Ignition of pain Tormenting my womanhood All this for your prestige... For Loops no more, I have my rights. ...

Bodies a Dwelling Place of the Reign of God.(Poems)(Poem)
July 1, 2003... Bodies a Dwelling Place of the Reign of God I, we, you with me, Were created as was our bodies Imbued with a fighting spirit and full of dreams, Seeking the way to our place on earth, Side by side with our fellow...

Divine Power for the Healing of the World.(Poems)(Poem)
July 1, 2003... Divine Power for the Healing of the World There are complaints everywhere around us Because we do not talk enough about Jesus The bread of life whose love gives pardon To sinners who truly believe in redemption. ...

Pour guerir le monde.(Poems)(Poem)
July 1, 2003... Pour guerir le monde Est-ce un songe, est-ce un reve? J'entends toujours des voix sans treve: "Reveille-toi et Ieve-toi, Le monde appelle, toi et moi". Mais qu'est-ce qui arrive, le monde? Le monde est-il...

A report on the 47th session: UN Commission on the Status of Women.(United Nations)
July 1, 2003... Introduction From 3-14 March 2003, the 47th session of the Commission on the Status of Women took place at the UN Headquarters in New York. Since its early beginnings, Commissions have tried to set women's issues on the agenda. Given a...

Women's rights and the economics of war.(International Women's Day)
July 1, 2003... Background of the "March" Seminars Since 1984, women have come together at the United Nations, Geneva, Switzerland, to observe 8t" March, as International Women's Day, focusing on disarmament and related issues from women's perspective. In...

Living letters: messages from the LWF women's pre-assemblies.(Lutheran World Federation)
July 1, 2003... International Montreux, Switzerland, November 14th-17th, 2002 Introduction The 10th Assembly of the Lutheran World Federation began with us, the women gathered for the International Women's Pre-Assembly Consultation in Montreux,...

North America: Denver, USA, January 22nd-23rd.(Lutheran World Federation meeting)
July 1, 2003... Introduction On January 22nd-23rd, 2003, the women of the North American region of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) came together for our Pre-Assembly Consultation in Denver, Colorado. Present were LWF Council members and 10th Assembly...

Europe: Vienna, Austria, February 22nd, 2003.
July 1, 2003... We twenty women gathered in Vienna on 22.2.2003 as part of the European Pre-Assembly consultation for the Winnipeg Assembly have received and discussed the message from the International Women's Pre-Assembly Gathering in Montreux, November...

Asia: Medan, Indonesia, March 1st, 2003.
July 1, 2003... Introduction We, the thirty women from different parts of the Asian region, gathered together to deliberate on the theme of the 10th Lutheran World Federation Assembly, 'For the Healing for the World'. This inter-generational gathering...

Africa: Nairobi, Kenya, 23rd March 2003.(Tenth Assembly "For the Healing of the World)
July 1, 2003... By the Grace of God and through the strategic planning of DMD/LWF, we the fifty one women gathered in Nairobi, Kenya on the23 March2003. We discussed, deliberated and reflected on several issues amidst our diverse ethnic and language...

Latin America and the Caribbean: El Salvador, April 4th-5th, 2003.(10th Lutheran World Assembly)
July 1, 2003... Overcoming Violence We recommend that the 10th Lutheran World Assembly acknowledge the different forms of violence against women and to declare that we are against all forms of violence and that we need to ask for forgiveness for this...