UMNS Daily Digest - April 5, 2011 (John Wesley, the afterlife, Japan, malaria, Côte d'Ivoire, Lazaru

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                           Tuesday, April 5, 2011
                   [5]Hellfire, brimstone and John Wesley
               [6]Church offers relief in Japan's new reality
                   [7]Blog: Malaria Is No More. Say What?
               [8]Ivorians watch, wait as negotiations proceed
                [9]McMurry students remember shoeless, Haiti


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   "(John) Wesley had some of his fiercest, angriest words for any attempt to
   limit Christ's saving work. Now obviously, not all those for whom Christ
   died respond positively to Christ or even know about his saving work." -
   Bishop William H. Willimon of the North Alabama Annual (regional)
   Conference.

Hellfire, brimstone and John Wesley

   NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UMNS) - The debate over hell that has ignited online
   discussion this spring is nothing new. In fact, Methodism's founder John
   Wesley had something to say about it.

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Church offers relief in Japan's new reality

   TOKYO (UMNS) - March's violent earthquake has shaken Japan into a new
   reality, says the Rev. Paul Tsuchido Shew, a United Methodist serving as a
   chaplain and professor at Aoyama Gakuin University in Tokyo. Christians are
   providing healing after changes wrought by March disasters.

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Blog: Malaria Is No More. Say What?

   NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UMNS) - In his blog "Faith Media + Culture," the Rev.
   Larry Hollon ponders the report that the charity No More Malaria is shutting
   its doors because it has accomplished its mission. No, the mission is not
   accomplished, he says. "The fact is, children are still dying of malaria at
   an unconscionable rate," writes Hollon, the top executive at United
   Methodist Communications.

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Ivorians watch, wait as negotiations proceed

   ABIDJAN, Côte d'Ivoire (UMNS) - The United Methodist Church's radio station
   continued to play music today in a city where almost everything else had
   stopped. The citizens of Abidjan watched from the safety of their homes as
   news came out that a cease-fire was being negotiated between forces
   supporting the U.N.-recognized president, Alassane Ouattara, and people
   loyal to the sitting president, Laurent Gbagbo.

   Gbagbo's refusal to relinquish power since being defeated in an election
   last fall has led to several months of violence, culminating in a full-blown
   battle in recent days for the country's largest city. News media reported
   that Gbagbo was negotiating his own departure from power, but other reports
   had him remaining defiant in his presidential palace. Gen. Philippe Mangou,
   the head of the army - and a United Methodist - along with other military
   leaders had reportedly directed troops to stop fighting. Mangou was widely
   reported to have sought asylum for his family last week with the South
   African ambassador.

   An employee with The United Methodist Church said today that everything in
   the city had stopped. The price of food had almost doubled, and fuel and
   other commodities were in short supply. However, the church's radio station,
   The Voice of Hope, has been playing programmed music nonstop, even though
   the staff eventually had to leave the station late last week because of the
   fighting.



McMurry students remember shoeless, Haiti

   ABILENE, Texas (UMNS) - United Methodist-affiliated McMurry University has
   planned two events this week to raise awareness about the struggles of the
   global poor.
   On April 5, students, faculty and staff will participate in One Day without
   Shoes, going barefoot to class or for a full day to draw attention to the
   problems of those who cannot afford shoes. Each year, millions of people
   suffer infections because they do not have proper footwear.
   On April 5-12, students planning a summer mission trip to Haiti also will go
   without the comforts of their dorm rooms. These students will live in a tent
   village for one week to remind people of Haiti's continuing struggles since
   last year's earthquake. Any donations will help fund the mission trip.


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