BBQ on Sat. June 6th at 4:30pm

Jason and Jennifer have offered up their backyard for a BBQ on Sat. June 6th at 4:30pm. We're going to be grilling some yummy hamburgers and hotdogs. If you haven't been to their house before they have a huge backyard with a playground for the kids. So bring your lawn chairs and your kiddos and come on out.

We will be passing around a signup sheet for sides, drinks, condiments and dessert. There will be a cost per family for the meat, but it should be minimal. Also, if anyone has any ideas for kids games and would like to head that up, please email me back and let me know. If it happens to rain that day then we will postpone it until another Saturday. We will need to know a headcount by Thursday, June 4th to be able to buy enough meat for everyone.

Have a great week,
Krista

Giving

(Brian) I should have the lesson online shortly.

Key verses: Ephesians 2:8-10.

"Freedom From Fear" David M. Kennedy- references to Kristallnacht, the Fortune Magazine poll, SS St. Louis failed attempt at bringing Jews to the US, etc.

"The Hole In Our Gospel" by Richard Stearns, President of World Vision (Shelli Norvell has this book for May, let me know if you want to read it in June or beyond.) http://www.theholeinourgospel.com/

Various comparative information regarding Malawi and the US: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/mi.html

Kurt Warner's new contract

Williamson County 'wealthiest' county in the US when factoring in cost of living: http://www.coli.org/COLIAdjustedMHI.asp

Redemption 'Finale'

(Brian) Since we didn't do a planned lesson, here are some notes and comments from people following class:

After our incredible discussion and time together yesterday, I received this devotion. I thought it was very relevant to the faith issues we discussed yesterday. I hope it impacts you.

Aaron

If you accept that there was a Resurrection that will not necessarily lead to any active or transformative faith. (Of course God could raise up Jesus if he wanted to. Mere belief in miracles does not transform us.) But if you can trust that God would do the same for you, then you also will be changed, and you can begin to change the world. The Resurrection was not a miracle to prove that Jesus was in union with God, although it does have that effect. It is the revelation of how God does things in all of time!

Just saying “Wow!” about Jesus being raised from the dead, does nothing for God, for the world, or for you. It is the same excitement as a magic show. But if you can say “Wow!” about what can and is happening now, then the Mystery of Resurrection has moved into our space and our time—and all time. Resurrection is God’s job description, not a one time magic show.

- From Richard Rohr