Course Schedule

What is the “fear of God”? What does it mean? How should it shape our thought?

The concept of the fear of God is mentioned in the first book of the Bible and the last book of the Bible. And when we begin to notice it, we will find it woven throughout the Scirptures. But we don’t often discuss it, pursue it, or even think much about the fear of the Lord.

Over three consecutive Thursday evenings, we will step into both Old Testament and New Tesatment passages to explore the idea of the fear of God–and we will discover how very important this dimension of life with God truly is.

The class will meet online (March 30, April 6 and 13) at 6:30pm (EST).

After you have registered, you will be sent details about signing in for this online class.

Christians affirm that Jesus rose from the dead. The Gospels recount the event. But some critics–and even some believers–stumble over the seeming incompatability of the reports of the events on that first Easter morning.

This one evening class will puruse an honest reading of the records of that resurrection morning from the Gospels and ask a simple question: Can we honestly say that they agree?

This online class, meeting Tuesday evening, April 11, at 6:30pm (EST), will be part reading lab, part “detective work,” and part exploration of the critical nature of the resurrection for Christian faith.

Those who register for this free class will be sent a printable handout and a link for the Zoom class.

There is just one man in the Old Testament who is identified as the friend of God–Abraham. And throughout his journey with God, Abraham has conversations with Him–Abraham prays.

This two-evening intensive will listen in on and learn from Abraham as he talks with God. We’ll dip into a number of passages from Genesis and watch as this friend speaks with great Friend. If you’d like to grow in your own life of prayer, what better help could you hope for than to listen in one these two as they converse together? 

This intensive will meet online on two consecutive Tuesday evenings, April 18 and 25. We’ll begin at 6:30 pm (EST) both evenings. 

Once you have registered, you will receive the link for the class and a printable handout.

In this two-evening class, we will open the Gospels to explore what they tell us about the earliest days of Jesus–His birth and childhood. This class will be part “lab” (learning to read Scripture well) and part will be heart-felt reflecting on what we might have overlooked about the Savior. Some of the narrative will be familar, but some might be quite surprising.

This class will meet online for two consecutive Thursday evenings, April 20 and 27, at 6:30 PM (EST). 

Once you have registered for this class, you will be sent information on how to sign in for the Zoom meeting.

Jesus commissioned His followers to extend His ministry after the ascension. But how did that begin? What happened in those earliest days?

This two-session online class will focus on the first two chapters of Acts and seek to find anchor points, in the text, for how we should understand the “church”–as it began and what that means for us today.

The course will meet on Tuesday evenings, May 9 and 16, beginning at 6:30 pm (EST). The class is free but you will need to register; registrants will be sent information for how to log on for the class.

In the Gospel of John, chapter three, we read an exchange between Jesus and man named Nicodemus. In their conversation, Jesus told Nicodemus he needed to be “born again.” That is the one and only time Jesus used that expression.

Why did He speak that way to Nicodemus? What did Jesus mean by the expression? And, perhaps most importantly, what are the implications for us?

This one evening class will be a “reading lab.” We’ll spend our time in John 3:1-21, seeking to read attentively (even though the passage might well be familiar!). The class will meet, online, on Thursday evening, May 11, at 6:30 pm (EST).

Those who register will receive both the link for the class and an accompanying handout.