Adult Education Fall 2024 – lots of options!

Join us for adult education this year; deepen and sharpen your faith through study and discussion! There are a number of groups, times and approaches to consider the questions you are thinking about. These are opportunities to discuss what it means to be a Christian in these turbulent times, and Adult Education provides opportunities to meet new people.

1. Sunday mornings, 9:15, South Parlor

How We Got the New Testament: September 15 – October 13

This series looks at the question of why the Bible has a New Testament and why it is comprised of only 27 books.

Session 1 – From Oral to Written

Session 2 – Defender and Detractors of the Rule of Faith

Session 3 – Places and People of Authority

Session 4 – From Persecution to Patronage

Session 5 – Technology, Time and Distance

Let Justice Roll Down:  God’s Call to Care for Neighbors and All Creation: October 20 – November 17

Explore God’s call to care for our neighbors and for creation. Learn about ecological systems, the challenges we face in this time of accelerated climate change, and the possibilities available to address or counter the impact of human-made stress on our environment. What does the Bible say about these issues? Also, explore theological questions that point us to act and engage, in small and large ways:

Session 1 - Environmental Justice

Session 2 - Land Justice and Food Justice

Session 3 - Water Justice and Air Quality

Session 4 - Climate Change and Economic Climate Justice

Session 5 - Intergenerational Justice Scripture and Sustaining Creation’s Health for All

2. Biblical Fiction Book Club: Third Tuesday of each month, starting Oct. 15

Penny Haynes is starting a book club that will read a piece of biblical fiction and meet monthly to compare the scripture upon which the book is based with the contents of the book. The first book is described below. Questions: Contact Penny at  keezymama@yahoo.com.

Bread of Angels

by Tessa Afshar (Author) 

The foundation of an influential trade in a Roman world dominated by men. One woman rises up to take the reins of success in an incredible journey of courage, grit, and friendship. And along the way, she changes the world.

But before she was Lydia, the seller of purple, she was simply a merchant’s daughter who loved three things: her father, her ancestral home, and making dye. Then unbearable betrayal robs her of nearly everything.

With only her father’s secret formulas left, Lydia flees to Philippi and struggles to establish her business on her own. Determination and serendipitous acquaintances—along with her father’s precious dye—help her become one of the city’s preeminent merchants. But fear lingers in every shadow, until Lydia meets the apostle Paul and hears his message of hope, becoming his first European convert. Still, Lydia can’t outrun her secrets forever, and when past and present collide, she must either stand firm and trust in her fledgling faith or succumb to the fear that has ruled her life.

3. Rev. John Milne’s bible study: Every Wednesday at noon in the South Parlor

This Bible study group examines the scripture readings for the upcoming Sunday.