Today's Verse
Though regret is so piled up within Me, I shall save all of you according to your minds.
However high My regret is piled, I shall work, holding fast to the utmost. (XV:15-17)
July Monthly Service Performed Joyously
The July Monthly Service at Tenrikyo Church Headquarters, led by the Shinbashira, was held on the 26th, two days after the end of the rainy season was announced. Signs that summer had come were abundant at the Home of the Parent, with the sun blazing brightly and cicadas blaring their…
Tenrikyo Student Gives Speech to G8 Leaders
Between June 6 and 8, the G8 Summit was held in Heiligendamm, Germany. Parallel to the G8 Summit, children and young people met at their own Junior 8 (J8) Summit in Wismar, Germany, to discuss some of the major global issues on this year’s G8 agenda. Miki Michelle Nakajima, daughter…
Headquarters Launches Head Ministers Seminar in Oyasato
The new Head Ministers Seminar in Oyasato was held between June 26 and 28, drawing 319 church head ministers, 95 of them with their spouses. The three-day program, expected to take place periodically, is designed to provide an opportunity for head ministers to refresh their minds, deepen their understanding of…
2007 Oyasato Seminar Held in Three Languages
The Oyasato Seminar began in 1984 as a program geared toward transmitting the faith to mainly high school-age participants who are to carry on the path of the overseas mission. Although it was originally initiated as a program conducted in English, courses in Spanish, Portuguese, and Chinese were added in…
Social Welfare Festival Held at the Home of the Parent
On June 24 and 25, the third Social Welfare Festival–sponsored by the Social Welfare Section and the Culture and Sports Management Section of Tenrikyo Mission Department–was held at Tenri University’s Gym #1, drawing some 5,500 people. Under the theme “Universal Brotherhood–Mutual Help in Local Communities,” this festival aimed to cast…
The Shinbashira and Mrs. Nakayama Make Historic Visit to South Korea
The Shinbashira and his wife, Mrs. Harue Nakayama, made their first visit to South Korea between June 29 and July 4. It was a historic event that marked the first time a Shinbashira visited South Korea with his wife. The Shinbashira and Mrs. Nakayama arrived at Gimhae International Airport at…