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Winter/Spring Session 2025

Beginning January 5, we will begin a class-led discussion of Ephesians and Philippians from the Scripture. Each participant will choose a passage, chapter, or thematic element from these books and outline a discussion for the class around them

Date Instructor Topic
January 5 Don Tosh Philippians 4:13
notes
January 12 Doug Olena The Question about Truth
Presentation
Complete Outline
January 19 Doug Olena The Question about Truth
January 26 Fellowship Location Bambinos
February 2 Doug Olena Tests for Truth
Presentation
Notes
February 9 We Cancel for Superbowl Enjoy the New Holiday
February 16 Don Tosh Ephesians and Philippians
Presentation
February 23 Fellowship Probably Bambinos 4:30 pm
March 2 Eric Friesen Ephesians and Philippians
March 9 Don Tosh Philippians
Overview
March 16 Break Family Day
March 23 Fellowship Location TBD
March 30 Doug Olena Ephesians and Philippians
Presentation
April 6 Don Tosh Stan Burgess's Books
Slides
April 13 Doug Olena Ephesians and Philippians
Slides/Notes
April 20 Easter Sunday, no class Time to celebrate The Resurrection of Christ
April 20 Fellowship Location: Bambino's

Summer Session 2025

Beginning May 4, we will begin a class-led discussion of Jesus, the Bible, and Homosexuality: Explode the Myths, Heal the Church by Jack Rogers. Each participant will choose a chapter, or so from this book. There is a study guide in the back of the book if you want to use it for your presentation.

In addition, two narratives by Andrew Marin, Love Is an Orientation and Us Versus Us will be available on Sunday the 27th of April at our fellowship dinner for reading and remarks during the summer.

Date Leader Topic
May 4 Doug Olena Introductions
Please read before class: Index and Preface (not suitable for phone)
May 11 Don Tosh Ch 1: Rogers: Studying Homosexuality for the First Time
Notes
May 18 Don Tosh Ch 3: Rogers: A Breakthrough in Understanding the Word of God
Notes
May 25 Fellowship Bambinos 4:30 pm Yea!
June 1 Doug Olena Marin: Love Is an Orientation
Notes
June 8 Juli Nelson Ch 2: Rogers: A Pattern of Misusing the Bible to Justify Oppression
June 15 Doug Olena Ch 4: Rogers: Interpreting the Bible in Times of Controversy
The Conclusion
June 22 Fellowship Rumy's House 4:30 pm
June 29 Jesus "Take my yoke upon you . . ."
July 6 Don Tosh Marin: Us Versus Us
Slides
July 13 Doug Olena Ch 5a: Rogers: Jesus, the Bible, and Homosexuality "What the Bible Says and Doesn't Say about Homosexuality" Part 1, pp. 66-76
Please read: Chapter 5 for print or desktop/laptop reading.
July 20 Doug Olena Ch 5b: Rogers: Jesus, the Bible, and Homosexuality "What the Bible Says and Doesn't Say about Homosexuality" Part 2, pp. 76-87
Final Slides
July 27 Fellowship Probably Bambinos 4:30 pm
August 3 Lois Olena Ch 6: Rogers: Jesus, the Bible, and Homosexuality
August 10 Don Tosh Us Versus Us A statistical survey
Notes
August 17 Don Tosh & Doug Olena Ch 7 & 8: Rogers: Jesus, the Bible, and Homosexuality
Don's notes
Doug's notes
August 24 Fellowship Probably Bambinos 4:30 pm
August 31 Jesus "Take my yoke upon you . . ."

Fall Session 2025: Books that Formed Us

For the Fall we will explore a variety of topics, since Don and I can't come up with a particular topic we think will be valuable for the whole period. As we often have, we should like someone to guide us through the Advent season.

Doug Olena will draw from a variety of books for his offerings: The Language God Talks, by Herman Wouk, Belief in God in an Age of Science, by John Polkinghorne, Letters and Papers from Prison, by Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Lois Olena will provide something from her new edited volumes: I Was a Stranger and You Took Me In, and The Writings of Renée Griffith Grantham. Don Tosh will provide a variety from his world. And if there are any volunteers outside this group, please speak up now.

Date Leader Topic
September 7 Doug Olena Introductions to Books
Notes
Polkinghorne
Wouk
Bonhoeffer
September 14 Don Tosh Notes
September 21 Doug Olena Notes
September 28 Fellowship Bambinos 5:30 pm Yea!
October 5 Don Tosh Hugh Ross on Space Aliens
Notes NAY
October 12 Rick Wadholm Introduction for The Spirit Abides
Chapter 1 for The Spirit Abides
Chapter 2 for The Spirit Abides
October 19 Don Tosh Notes
October 26 Fellowship Bambino's 6:00 pm Yea!
November 2 Mark Grantham, Lew and Christine Griffith We will discuss Effervescent the book about Renée Griffith Grantham
November 9 Joe Dutko Notes
Short Bio
November 16 Doug Olena “The Deep Beauty of the Golden Rule” by R. M. MacIver
The Essay (7 pgs)
Notes
November 23 Fellowship Probably Bambinos 5:30 pm
November 30: Advent Begins Day Off Enjoy the Thanksgiving weekend
December 7 Marty Mittelstadt Notes
December 14 Lois Olena Renée Grantham's Advent Notes
December 21 Juli Nelson Notes
December 28 Christmas Fellowship Hosted by a class member