Kendall Christian Fellowship Art Show
Visit Monroe Community Church to view art from the students of the Kendall Christian Fellowship. An Artist’s Reception will be held February 3 from 7-9 pm at the church. Stay tuned for details about other venues!
Science vs Christianity? at GRCC
Join us beginning February 1 for what promises to be an interesting discussion on science and Christianity. We will be using materials from Test of Faith and the Faraday Institute to explore the relationships between science and Christianity. Our starting premise is that Christianity is true and that modern science accurately describes and explains the world around us. Using video clips of working scientists who are Christian and theologians who are well versed in science we will discuss the following topics
SCIENCE vs. CHRISTIANITY?
Feb. 1: Science, Faith and the Universe
Feb. 8: Facts and Faith
Feb. 15: Creation vs. Evolution?
Feb. 22: Christian Environmentalism?
Feb. 29: Are we more than our Brains?
This series begins February 1 from 3-4:30 p.m., On the GRCC campus, Room 20 (inside Student Life) SC
Christianity and Business Ethics
Nancy will be meeting with GVSU MBA students on February 13 to discuss Christian faith and its relationship with business ethics.
Kendall College of Art and Design Event
Nov 10 Artist Chris Overvoorde will speak at 11:30 am, room 209 on “Making Art as a Christian”. Chris has an exhibit opening Nov 18 at the Grand Rapids Art Museum. You can see more of Chris’s work, here.
GRCC Event
October 11, Ruth Bancewicz of the Faraday Institute and “Test of Faith” will be on campus to speak with students about being a Christian in the Sciences. Room 20 of the Student Life Office at 3:30-5:30 pm. Don’t miss this opportunity!
GRCC Event
September 28 and 29 Calvin DeWitt, see our Calvin DeWitt tab for the latest details.
Kendall College Event
October 6, 11:30 am Bonnie Burke, designer and Kendall faculty speaking on “Salt and Light” Room 209 Kendall College of Art and Design. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
August 12, 10 am – 3 pm GRCC “Raider Rally” Nancy will be there with the GRCC Christian Fellowship. Stop by and find out our plans for the Caring for Creation Conference at GRCC in September. Get involved!
Sept 6 Campus Life Night, GVSU Come by our table and discover what’s happening on the Pew Campus this fall!
Sept 28-29 Caring for Creation Conference, Calvin DeWitt keynote speaker.Save the date! There are still opportunities for students to be involved in the planning! Join us and make this conference a stellar event at GRCC.
In GR for the summer? Join Nancy on Saturdays at 9:30 am at Kava House to talk about Love Wins. We will be meeting with a group of people from Westminster Presbyterian Church. We are not interested in defending or condemning the book. We want to read it and talk about it. We may agree or disagree but the object of our get togethers is to talk and think about the issues Rob Bell raises and drink some coffee. Join us and find out how interesting and, yes, even FUN theology and coffee can be!
SAVE THE DATE!! University of Wisconsin professor, environmentalist and Christian thinker, Calvin DeWitt will be in Grand Rapids September 29 and 30. We are in our planning stages now and are actively interested in student ideas and input. Contact Nancy if you have an idea for a nature walk, field trip to do during these days.
April 16 Grand Dialogue in Science and Religion it is still not too late to register. Hope to see you there. http://www.gvsu.edu/granddialogue/
March 30, April 6,13,20 at 7:30 pm Small group discussion on forgiveness and reconciliation at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 47 Jefferson in Grand Rapids. Worship at 7 pm. Over the next four weeks we will discuss, evil and evildoers, forgiveness, repentance and regret, and optimism and hope. We will use selected essays from Miroslav Volf’s book Against the Tide as the jumping off point for our discussions but reading the essays is not necessary to participate in the discussion. Talk to Nancy about getting a copy of the book. Each week our True North blog will have a reflection on that weeks essay. Please join us!
After spring break, we will be changing our format for Coffee Break. Each week we will have a new topic. Let’s discuss them over a cup of coffee. There are also new times and some new locations.
Our revised schedule will be on our calendar and on our Facebook page.
As always, feel free to bring a friend. The more the merrier!
Topics for the week beginning:
March 14 The Bible: Can Christians take the Bible Seriously, but perhaps not literally?
March 21 God and Money
March 28 Christian Environmentalism
April 4 Science and Christianity
April 11 Good with God. Christian Ethics
April 18 Interfaith Dialogue
Days, Times, and Places:
Tuesdays 9:30 am Riverfront Cafe
Tuesdays 2 pm The Bitter End
Wednesdays 9:30 am Riverfront Cafe
Wednesday 2 pm The Bitter End
Thursdays 1:30 pm Local Mocha
Selected Friday nights (check the calendar) 8 pm The Bitter End
Selected Saturdays (check the calendar) 10 am Local Mocha
Need directions?
Lenten Opportunities Check our blog for Lenten opportunities on Wednesday nights at Westminster Presbyterian Church. Mid week worship 7 pm ( 30 minute service), learning opportunities 7:30 pm. You are welcome to attend worship and a class or come for either worship or a class.
Speakers Free and Not to be missed
April 16 Grand Dialogue Nancey Murphy “Do Humans Have Souls”. Nancey Murphy is a professor of Christian philosophy at Fuller Theological Seminary. In the afternoon there will be several breakout sessions on Science and Religion topics.
April 29 Miroslav Volf, Professor of Systematic Theology, Yale Divinity School. ”Adventure of Forgiveness” at Westminster Presbyterian Church 47 Jefferson, Grand Rapids.
