How do we as Christians respond to the realities of suffering, grief, and tragedy? Is it okay to be angry at God? How do we maintain hope in the midst of despair? How does our belief in Jesus impact our understanding of death and loss? Join us as we delve into these questions and more …
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Join us Wednesday evenings at 6 PM during Lent (3/9, 3/16, 3/23, 3/30, & 4/6) for our midweek services. We will begin with Holden Evening Prayer in the sanctuary (this service will be live-streamed), and then move into a time of adult education where we tackle any and all questions you might have pertaining to …
Anyone who asks, “Do you know who I am?” needs to be prepared to hear the answer, “No, do you?” – Samuel Wells We are excited to offer a new zoom educational opportunity at Bethlehem. Pastor Laura and Pastor Sam will lead a 5-week study on the Enneagram as a tool to better understand ourselves, …
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This three-week study and conversation will seek to look at ways we as Christians in San Diego County can respond in Love to what we have learned about the racism around us. Specifically, we will explore how to be “antiracist.” Each participant will be encouraged to discover their own antiracist path as well as explore …
Acting on our faith: How to follow Christ in the face of racism. Read More »
This is a continuation of the four-week adult education program called A Listening Space: A Conversation About Race from October. The conversations we had were incredibly powerful, holy, thoughtful, as well as thought-provoking. They were so good, in fact, we wanted to make sure they continued. We are pleased to invite you to two more …
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During this four-week zoom conversation in October 2020, we engaged with each other on the weighty issues regarding race. For this reason, we named the class, A Listening Space. Each came prepared to listen to others and to speak their heart. Furthermore, videos by Bishop Michael Curry of the Episcopal Church were utilized as well …
In this class we explored the ways in which we read and interpret scripture. Together we looked at important questions like: What is the Canon? How did it come to be? What do we do when the Bible contradicts itself? How do we understand the hardest stories in the scriptures?
Our latest series on Theology on Tap discussed some of the basics of what it means to be Lutheran. We broke down the phrase – We are justified by grace, through faith, for Christ’s sake, apart from works – and tackled one of those clauses each week for four weeks. The list of questions from …