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Life and Times

Lively discussion and lectures about powerful contemporary issues. All are invited to share their views and listen to the views of others.

Time: 9:00 AM

Place: Room 101

Teacher and Discussion Leader:  Dr. David Hoeppner - email or (801) 674-7962.    

Current study: Discussion of two PBS/KUED series God in America & God in Utah.

 

 

The Wesleyan Group

Engage weekly in book studies, including a wide range of topics. Come find out what contemporary authors say about this world in which we live. All are welcome.

Time: 9:00 AM

Place: Parlor

Teacher and Discussion Leader: Jay Vestal 

Contacts: Dianne Stewart (231-3964; 485-7584) or Jay Vestal (277-1156)

 The Wesleyan Class will start a new book on Sunday, May 6:

Rediscovering Values on Wallstreet, Main Street and Your Street,  Author, Jim Wallis

When we start with the wrong question, no matter how good an answer we get, it won’t give us the results we want. Rather than joining the throngs who are asking, When will this economic crisis be over? Jim Wallis says the right question to ask is How will this crisis change us?

The worst thing we can do now, Wallis tells us, is to go back to normal. Normal is what got us into this situation. We need a new normal, and this economic crisis is an invitation to discover what that means. Some of the principles Wallis unpacks for our new normal are . . .
• Spending money we don’t have for things we don’t need is a bad foundation for an economy or a family.
• It’s time to stop keeping up with the Joneses and start making sure the Joneses are okay.
• The values of commercials and billboards are not the things we want to teach our children.
• Care for the poor is not just a moral duty but is critical for the common good.
• A healthy society is a balanced society in which markets, the government, and our communities all play a role.
• The operating principle of God’s economy says that there is enough if we share it.
• And much, much more . . .
In the pages of this book, Wallis provides us with a moral compass for this new economy—one that will guide us on Wall Street, Main Street, and Your Street.
Embracing a New Economy
Getting back to "the way things were" is not an option. It is time we take our economic uncertainty and use it to find some moral clarity. Too often we have been ruled by the maxims that greed is good, it’s all about me, and I want it now. Those can be challenged only with some of our oldest and best values—enough is enough, we are in it together, and thinking not just for tomorrow but for future generations.
Jim Wallis shows that the solution to our problems will be found only as individuals, families, friends, churches, mosques, synagogues, and entire communities wrestle with the question of values together.

 

Bible Exploration

These DVD Faith Lessons are fascinating Bible studies with tour guide and historian Ray Vander Laan entitled "That the World May Know". Filmed in Israel and Turkey where Bible events actually took place, Ray weaves together historical, cultural, and geographical contexts to reveal keen insights into how people in biblical times understood God and Jesus' teaching .  

Time: 10:30AM

Place:  Parlor

Facilitator: Paul Conrad 

 

 

Spirits and Spirituality

A fun and interesting get-together for men, meeting monthly on a Sunday evening.  The time typically includes dinner, socializing and a speaker who briefly discusses a topic of interest.  Topics are wide ranging and have included photography, travel and social matters.  Join us for a good, spirit-filled evening.

Next Get-Togethers:  May 6th

Time: 7:00 PM

Place: Red Robin, 1313 Foothill Drive, Salt Lake City (location subject to change)

Contacts are:  Chuck Williams, 801-661-3528, or email or Paul Conrad 801-278-0096.

 

For additional information contact Vanitta Conrad, Director of Christian Education at email or at 801-486-5473 ext 12.