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Art and Worship
- • Advent in Art (3 sessions)
• Christian Art in the Modern World (2 sessions)
• Rising in Song: Poetry and Prayer
• Signing from the Left Side of the Brain: An historical survey of hymns (approximately 4-6 sessions)
• Three Christian views of Art (1 or more sessions)
• Worship in the Fullness of Time: On the Church Year (1 session)
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Biblical Studies and Theology
- • Basics of Theology: The Apostles' Creed
• Bible stories you don't out grow (Eden, Noah, David & Goliath, etc.) in New Testament Perspective
• Church History (any era)
• Doctrine of Scripture
• Ecumenism
• Eschatology: Not a Left Behinder!
• Freedom and Divine Foreknowledge
• Interpretation of Scripture
• Jesus Christ
• Narratives of Strangers and Neighbors: Immigration in the Old Testament and in Contemporary Stories
• New Testament Book Studies
• Philosophical Puzzles about Prayer
• Reasons for Belief: An Introduction to Christian Apologetics
• Resurrection and the Mind/Body Problem
• Sacraments for Sacramentalists, Non-sacramentalists, and the Mystified
• Salvation and Reconciliation
• Stories of the Old Testament (includes stories from Joshua, Judges, 1st Samuel, Kings, Nehemiah, etc.)
• Ten Commandments
• The Church
• The Holy Spirit
• The Liturgical Year
• The Lord's Prayer
• The Metaphysics of Incarnation
• Theories of Divine Providence
• Trinity
• Why Inerrancy of Scripture requires an Old Earth
• Why the Micah Challenge matters to the church (1 session)
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Business and Finance
- • Being a "Conspicuous Christian" in the Workplace
• Business Ethics: from Ancient Greece to present-day complexities
• Marketing: Building relationships through the art of authentic storytelling
• Microfinance: Finally.... a sustainable business solution to poverty!
• Social Entrepreneurship: Business in the pursuit of something bigger, deeper, and longer-lasting
• Strategic Planning: An exercise too important to do without
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Current Issues
- • Meditations on Medicine: Some Christian Perspectives on Healthcare
• Narratives of Strangers and Neighbors: Immigration in the Old Testament and in Contemporary Stories
• Social Impacts of Technology
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Enduring Questions
- • Learning New Steps: Practicing Trust in Times of Transition
• Successful Aging: Living the End of Life to the Glory of God (Approximately 4 sessions)• Vision and Vocation: Learning to See, Consenting to See
• What is it about Life that makes Death so hard to talk about? A personal perspective on death and dying and the benefits of faith, family and friends to help get through the ordeal of losing a loved one. (Topic can be done as a hour hour session or a 2-4 part seminar class)
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Health and Well Being
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• The Relationship between Estrogen and Depression
• The Relationship between Religious Coping and Mental Illness
• What are some of the features and treatments for the primary neurological disorders, like Alzheimer's disease, dementia, and epilepsy? What are the primary changes in memory and mood that are associated with aging?
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Healthy Relationships
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• Building a Stable Marital Foundation
• Effective Communication in Relationships: A Presentation for Engaged and Married Couples
• Navigating the "Tweener"year
• Setting Boundaries with Children: A Presentation for Parents
• Understanding Mental Health & Illness. A Discussion about Mood and Anxiety Disorders and how Families can increase Coping
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Literature and Creative Writing
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• Caring for the Word: Stewardship of Language in a Culture of Lies
• Classics for Christians: talks on The Scarlet Letter and/or Moby-Dick
• Faith in Fiction
• Reading Devotional Poetry
• Rising in Song: Poetry and Prayer
• The Novelist's Open Hands: How Creativity Needs Grace
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Science, Mathematics, and Faith
- • Appropriate Technology
• Artificial Intelligence
• Computer ethics
• Mathematics and the Christian Faith (1-2 sessions
• Our Universe and the New Westmont Telescope
• Social Impacts of Technology
• Why Inerrancy of Scripture requires an Old Earth
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Virtuous Living in the Current Culture
- • Caring for the Word: Stewardship of Language in a Culture of Lies
• Computer ethics
• Living the Quieter Virtues in a Noisy World: A Look at the Seven Virtues of Reverence, Innocence, Discernment, Authenticity, Modesty, Contentment, and Generosity.
• Seventy Times Seven: Reflections on Forgiveness
• Taking and Eating: Reflections on Food and Faithful Living
• Talking the Talk: Language and Christian Culture
• What Do we Need to Know? -- Living Faithfully in the Information Age
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