Reading Between the Lines (Bible Workbench), December 7

The Adult Spiritual Education Committee will host a one-hour Reading Between the Lines (formerly known as Bible Workbench) on First Day, Dec. 7, from 9-10 on Zoom. We’ll discuss Matthew 3:1-12:  the link between the verbs “crying out,” “preparing,” and “making” when a “new thing is being made.”  The facilitator will send the zoom link through the Newslist a few days before the session.

Reading Between the Lines (Bible Workbench), November 2

The Adult Spiritual Education Committee will host a one-hour Reading Between the Lines (formerly known as Bible Workbench) on First Day—Sunday, November 2—through Zoom—from 9-10 am. We’ll talk about Luke 19:1-10: the story of Zacchaeus: stature, a turning-of-the-tables, a descent, hospitality, generosity, a possible “bankruptcy” (from “Grown up gratitude” by Diana Butler Bass) that leads to a different kind of wealth. The facilitator will send the Zoom link over the Newslist a few days before our conversation.

Reading Between the Lines, October 5

The Adult Spiritual Education Committee will hold a one-hour Reading Between the Lines (formerly known as Bible Workbench) through Zoom on First Day, Sunday, October 5, from 9-10 a.m. We will discuss 2 Timothy 1: 1-14: what it can mean to “worship with a clear conscience,” to help “rekindle” spirit within each other, to “guard the good treasure given you” (“with the help of the Holy Spirit living in us”) —which is not a “spirit of cowardice” but “a spirit of power and of love and of self-discipline.” The facilitator will send the Zoom link through the Newslist a few days before our meeting.

Reading Between the Lines (Bible Workbench), September 7

The Adult Spiritual Education committee will hold a one-hour Reading Between the Lines (formerly known as Bible Workbench) on Sunday, September 7, through Zoom, from 9-10 am. We will discuss Philemon 1-21: the power of a personal letter clearing the way for a person to be accepted into a beloved community. The facilitator will send the Zoom link through the Newslist several days before our session.