It’s about time

This Bible study series explores the spiritual implications of how we spend our time.

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Between the lines

Some stories in the Bible are so familiar we rarely pay close attention to them. This new series, “Between the Lines,” will enrich our engagement with familiar texts, such as Genesis 3:1–6, by considering details often missed by the casual reader.

Kang-Yup Na, a Presbyterian minister, is an associate professor of religion at Westminster College in New Wilmington, Pa.

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In this series an adult Sunday school class wrestles with some of the Bible's most puzzling passages.

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God's goal for all Christians is spiritual maturity. By following Jesus' example, we can learn to lead.

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This series has explored new ways of living that Jesus taught in the Sermon on the Mount.

"If anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; see, everything has become new!" (2 Cor. 5:17)

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The Alien Files

If you are a friend of Jesus, then you are no friend of this world. Yet we followers of Christ sometimes squirm and worry when we feel like we don't fit in. Join Steven as he explores these "Alien files," Bible stories about God loving, choosing and using the alien.

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Speaking of Prophets

Profits and prophets
Some journals, like the one from Wall Street, speak of profits; the Bible speaks of prophets of the other kind, the ones who do their speaking for God. Join Dale Morgan as she explores the series, Profits and prophets.

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The Ten Commandments

Join Bill Jones in exploring the ancient text found in Exodus 20 (and Deuteronomy 5 in slightly different words) with a special concern to hear what it says to our culture all these years later.

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Practicing the Faith

Practicing is often hard work. Practicing the Christian faith is no different. Join Carol Bechtel as she explores some of the issues that exercise us spiritually as we seek to grow in Christ.

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Close Encounters

Sometimes God works on us in subtle ways. Other times, God is about as subtle as a ton of bricks. Either way, God seems to enjoy close encounters. Join Carol Bechtel as she explores some of the ways in which God comes to us, often calling us to areas outside our comfort zone and beyond our expectations.

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Life After Grace

Many Christians operate under the mistaken assumption that once we are "saved," we can sit back and relax. Join Carol Bechtel as she traces the tests, tribulations and victories of believers in both Old and New Testaments after their experience of God's saving grace.

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