Ill Disciples News

 
Reverend, sociology prof was a 'constant learner'
Omaha World-Herald
He taught sociology at Elmhurst (Ill.) College for three years, then moved in 1967 to Omaha. He taught sociology and was chairman of the department of sociology at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. He was a Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) ...


 
Weyand graduates from law school
Hannibal.net
... Ill. While at SIU School of Law, Weyand completed a judicial externship with the Judge John J. Jackson in the Marion 10th Circuit Court. Weyand and his wife, Mariah, have worked with the Youth at First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in ...

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As your bishop...
Jamaica Observer
In the passage from which the text comes, Jesus faces a moment with His disciples which is tinged with all of the elements of an ending and farewell, as He is confronted by the reality of His own impending death, and seeks to make His disciples a part ...

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USA TODAY
Mother's Day packs church pews behind Christmas, Easter
USA TODAY
He's picked this Mother's Day for the debut worship service for a new Disciples of Christ congregation, Big Life Community Church in Oswego, Ill. It's the ideal day for attracting the husbands and the 20-something kids of moms in their 50s, ...

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Six ISU commencements lead busy graduation weekend
Bloomington Pantagraph
A former space shuttle astronaut, the head of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and a university president will be among the commencement speakers in the coming days as thousands of college graduates receive degrees in Central Illinois.


 
FREEDOM VIEW: No room for ego in legal system
Odessa American
It starts with the disciples who feed and nurture every decision, no matter how improper, with the legitimacy of approval. Before long, the ego blooms and justifies itself as being able to do no wrong. Gray areas become obscured; twisted logic provides ...


 
Church and Synagogue Library Association meets July 29-31; Disciple chairing event
Disciples News Service
The church librarian of First Christian Church, Springfield, Ill., is chairing the 45th annual conference of the Church and Synagogue Library Association in Springfield July 29-31, 2012. Chair Marianne Stowers reports church historian and author, ...