Ecumenism Sometimes Needs Clarifying, Perhaps

I hope everyone is doing well during this Covid-19 pandemic. Life often gives us many obstacles, both collectively and individually. Ecumenism, for instance, often has hurdles and obstacles. The human factor is perhaps one of the bigger hurdles. This post is simply sharing an article from March 2020 by Denis Fortin titled: Understanding Ecumenism and What Really Happened in Bologna. Basically, it is seemingly a clarification of an ecumenism incident that happened in Bologna, Italy. I am abstaining from giving details and opinions. Below is an excerpt from the article:

In the last couple of weeks a story has been spread on social media about an Italian pastor in the city of Bologna in northern Italy, Giovanni Caccamo, who signed an ecumenical charter as a representative of the Seventh-day Adventist church. He also preached a short sermon on that occasion to a church full of people of many faiths.

Most of the media comments were about how inappropriate his action was, and even how contrary to Adventism. The Inter-European Division and the Union Conference of Adventist churches in Italy issued statements publicly disapproving of his participation, and reaffirming the Adventist position that we cannot belong to ecumenical organizations (gleanernow.com).

Read the full article and get all the details at the link below:

Understanding Ecumenism and What Really Happened in Bologna | GleanerNow

Reference:

https://gleanernow.com/news/2020/03/understanding-ecumenism-and-what-really-happened-bologna

Christos Anesti

Christos Anesti (Christ is risen). Happy Orthodox Easter to those using the Julian Calendar.

Don't pass the buck!

In this post I am just sharing a quick ecumenical thought. In life we should try to avoid making others feel like we are passing the buck. If we are going to pass anything, pass the baton letting them know we are all in the same race. If we indeed practice the Golden Rule, I doubt many will misinterpret us. However, everyone has to also do their part. Just checking in, blessings!

Underlying

Whomever you are right now, can you put yourself in another person's shoes?
Can you imagine what someone else feels? If you are getting food late at night at a drive-through window, can you imagine being the person serving you the food on the other side of the window? If you are straight, can you imagine being gay and vice versa? If you are young, can you imagine being old? If you are a man, can you imagine being a woman, and vice versa? Can you imagine the reality? Can you imagine the fears and joys of another?

Every 24 hours we experience both night and day. Every year at the opposite side of winter there is summer, and at the opposite side of fall there is spring. Some days are rainy and some are dry. All is normal, common, and typical.

We are all on the same planet, and connected. Human, we all are! Underlying there is much. Underlying we are all a different world and unique. Regardless of what underlies and how different we may think we are, our planet is a sphere, and it should make us aware of something. On this sphere if we go far enough to the north, we eventually end up going south. And, if we go far enough to the west, we will eventually end up in the east. One day we will easily travel to other planets, and eventually other galaxies. For now, however, we are all here, so let's make the best of it. Do unto others as we would have others do unto us is a good thought to always have underlying.

Happy Easter!

Christ is risen!

Arango's Apologetics Page: What St. Paul Seems to have Basically Believed

Blessings and I hope all are doing well! In this post I am simply sharing an article from the sibling blog, Arango’s Apologetics Page. Read it at the following link:

Arango's Apologetics Page: What St. Paul Seems to have Basically Believed: St. Paul believed Jesus appeared to him, at least, that is what is written in I Corinthians 15: 8, by himself, supposedly. The story of S...

Passover

Happy Passover!