Friday – Reflect – Pioneers and Philosophers
We pray and reflect about our challenge topic this week. Meeting with a Group? Your discussion questions are in this week’s Group Study Guide [permalink append=”#comments”]Discuss the Challenge[/permalink] Two Dates to Remember: Our Outdoor Movie Night Returns – September 19th at 7:30pm in Ajax – More Info
Thursday – Act On It – Pioneers and Philosophers
This week we’ve explored a story of Paul, an early Christian communicator, meeting some Greek philosophers who, after an initial misunderstanding, give him a second chance to share the good news of Jesus and his resurrection from the dead. In the end, however, it says some mocked. I asked yesterday why that might be. It’s […]
Wednesday – Change It – Pioneers and Philosophers
Yesterday, we saw Paul, an early Christian travelling speaker, who made some mistakes. He found himself in a totally new context, the Greek city of Athens, and ventured right into the marketplace where Greek philosophers heard him saying some nonsensical things. They thought he was preaching about foreign gods, when it was likely just a […]
Tuesday – Study It – Pioneers and Philosophers
Sometimes people who think they know everything suddenly realize they still have something to learn, and even make some embarrassing mistakes. This happened with Paul, one of the early Christian leaders and communicators, arrived in Athens, the hotbed of Greek philosophy. [16] Now while Paul was waiting for them at Athens, his spirit was provoked within […]
Monday – A New Idea – Pioneers and Philosophers
Many years ago, a friend of mine gave me a book to read named Sophie’s World. It was a novel, but one where the protagonist visited different parts of the world, and met different philosophers and deep thinkers in history. I discovered a fascinating world with different ways of thinking about life’s big questions. Perhaps […]
Group Study Guide – Pioneers and Philosophers
Are you meeting regularly with a discussion group? If you meet just once a week, you can find all of this week’s discussion questions in one place right here. Question: Who have you ever wrongly considered someone less intelligent? How did they surprise you, and what did you learn? [16] Now while Paul was waiting for […]