Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another.” (Mark 9:49)
Atsuko HIKI, General Secretary of NCCJ Division of Christian Education It has been two and a half years since the Peace Education Resource Center was established, and this year has marked the 113th year since the establishment of the Nippon Sunday School Association (NSSA). Churches, seminaries, and organizations of different denominations and religions had visited the center continuously, and also we have had visitors from Korea, Myanmar, Afghanistan, and Europe. There are frequently asked questions both at home and abroad. "Why did the whole country including political and business establishments and the Imperial household ministry support ‘the 8th World Sunday ...
Typhoon Hagibis Japan Situation Report
The typhoon Faxai and Hagibis that hit Japan consecutively in September and October left great damages in vast areas of East Japan. ACT Japan Forum has been conducting support activities in Minami-Boso of Chiba Prefecture. Here is the situation report. TyphoonSituationReportTyphoon Hagibis Situation Report ...
On Christmas
Hitoshi OKADA, General Secretary of Tomisaka Christian Center ...though he was in the form of God, ...but emptied himself, ...being born in human likeness. (Philippians 2:6-7) In Tomisaka, every year in December, we take German students of theology who participate in the Interreligious Dialogue Program organized by the NCC Institute of Religion to Yasukuni Shrine. Yasukuni is a shrine that honors people who died in the war for the Emperor and Class A war criminals as spirits (gods), and you can say that the shrine’s theology is a one that worships humans as gods or humans become gods. But God ...
There is Posterity for the Peaceable. (Psalm 37:37)
Futami Masayoshi, Chair of Treasurer Committee Mark the blameless, and behold the upright, for there is posterity for the peaceable. (Psalm 37:37) NCC held the 70th Anniversary Missionary Conference in July this year, and adopted the “NCC Mission Declaration 2019.” The word "peace" is used seven times in the declaration. Every midsummer of August, we fully realize the preciousness of "peace" on many occasions in our country. Our hearts are awakened to the preciousness of peace at this moment, not even in retrospect to the memorial of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and the walk to defeat. However, ...
Statement Regarding the Hong Kong Protest
Regarding the anti-extradition bill protest that took place in Hong Kong on June 9th, the Hong Kong Christian Council (HKCC) published an urgent appeal. See the site here. Turn the language to English. NCC in Japan publishes a statement that supports the appeal. See the PDF below. HongKong190618 ...
