Magyar Egyház, 2000 (79. évfolyam, 1-4. szám)
2000 / 3. szám
10. oldal MAGYAR EGYHÁZ SIGNS OF GOD’S CALL * Peace * Joy * A temporary experience of disorientation, followed by calm and serenity * Tears that are comforting and tranquilizing. rather than disturbing and fatiguing * A sudden sense of clarity * Strands of experience that seemed unrelated begin to converge and fit together * Persistence - the message keeps recurring through different channels CAUTIONS It is not possible to help everybody. In times of inner turmoil, disturbance, sadness, or depression, by wary of making change. Move slowly and carefully. Previous commitments to children, spouse and others demand serious consideration. Avoid being dominated by human timetables: it is God’s time, nor our time, that is our concern. The presence of fervor and passion for a particular path is not necessarily trustworthy. We must remember we can deceive ourselves by reasoning. Coming to carefully reasoned discerned God’s call. We should be aware of certainty, arrogance, and thoughts of superiority. Those who are positive about what is true may very well be deceived. It is important to realize that the devil can operate in very subtle ways, appealing to our sense of what is good. The aHicle above was presented by Rev. Leslie E. Martin at the Presbyters Association’s meeting. A A THE 41ST HUNGARIAN PROTESTANT BALL November 10, 2000 Wayne Manor, Wayne, New Jersey We would like to make this year’s “Millennium Ball” a special event! We are seeking opening couplesdebutantes and escorts. If anyone is interested in participating, please call Rev. Stefan M. Torok at 732-442-7799. or Miss Priscilla Hunyady at 732-381-6413. MAJOR RELIGIOUS STORIES OF THE MILLENNIUM What were the most significant religious stories of the second Millennium? * “The Great Schism” of 1054 that split the faith into two distinct branches: Eastern Orthodoxy, headed by the ecumenical patriarch in Constantinople (now Istanbul), and Roman Catholicism, headed by the Pope in Rome. * The Crusades, which worsened the relationship between east and west. * The great spread of Islam during the 13th-15th centuries. * In 1455, Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press and published the Bible. * By the early 1500s, the Vatican had commissioned Michelangelo to paint the famous Sistine Chapel ceiling, one example of how the church helped develop art, music, and culture. * On October 31, 1517, a young monk named Martin Luther posted his famous 95 theses, leading to the Protestant Reformation. * Major Christian missionary movements that began in the 16th century and spread the Christian faith around the world by the 18th and 19th centuries. * In 1620, English Puritans sailed to Plymouth, Mass., seeking religious liberty, which became one of the founding principles of the United States. Siker és győzelem Siker és győzelem, győzelem és siker. Siker még nem győzelem, győzelem nem siker. O győzött a Golgotán. Sikerül-e győzni nekünk, ha folyton sikereket kergetünk? V; Herjeczki Géza
