{"id":3105,"date":"2014-01-09T20:41:51","date_gmt":"2014-01-10T02:41:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/allsoulsuushreveport.org\/cms\/?p=3105"},"modified":"2014-04-19T16:59:12","modified_gmt":"2014-04-19T21:59:12","slug":"12-january-2014-worship-and-religious-education-classes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allsoulsshreveport.org\/site\/2014\/01\/09\/12-january-2014-worship-and-religious-education-classes\/","title":{"rendered":"12 January 2014 Worship and Religious Education Classes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Please joins on Sunday (12 January 2014) at 10:30 AM for &#8220;A Few Words from the Wise&#8221; by Rev. Barbara Jarrell.\u00a0 The All Souls Choir will sing.\u00a0 We will also have an Ingathering of New Members and take some time today to reflect on our Gratitude Jars.<\/p>\n<p>Please join us to give a warm welcome to the newest members of our faith community.\u00a0 Contact Membership Chair Ron Thurston for more information.<\/p>\n<p>Religious Education Classes for Children, Youth and Adults will happen at 9:00 AM.<\/p>\n<p>Focusing on our Third Source, the children and youth begin their pillar on World Religions this Sunday.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/allsoulsuushreveport.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/UnderstandingTheBible.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" alt=\"UnderstandingTheBible\" src=\"http:\/\/allsoulsuushreveport.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/UnderstandingTheBible-200x300.jpg\" width=\"160\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a>At 9:00 AM, we continue our new adult class &#8212; <em>Understanding the Bible: A Guide for Skeptics, Seekers and Religious Liberals<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>This is a companion curriculum to the book by the same name by John Buehrens.\u00a0 We&#8217;ve been having a good bit of fun examining our own relationship to the Hebrew and Christian scriptures, engaging the text and claiming or reclaiming what is there for us.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->The reading for this Sunday is portions of the <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Book_of_Exodus\" target=\"_blank\">Book of Exodus<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Exod%2014:10-Exod%2014:31&amp;version=NRSV\" target=\"_blank\">Exodus 14: 10-31<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Exodus%2015:%201-3&amp;version=NRSV\" target=\"_blank\">Exodus 15: 1-3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Exodus%2015:%2013-18&amp;version=NRSV\" target=\"_blank\">Exodus 15: 13-18<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Biblical readings for Scholarly editions of the Bible we recommend include the New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) , the New International Version (NIV), the New English Bible (NEB), or (while we are studying the Hebrew Bible) the JPS translation of the Tanakh.<\/p>\n<p>If you are contemplating buying a new one, we can offer a few more suggestions in class.\u00a0 Avoid paraphrase editions such as The Living Bible.\u00a0 We will also have several Bibles available here for your use.<\/p>\n<p>Please Note:\u00a0 We currently do not have any copies of of the Buehrens book, but we are planning on ordering more copies for interested persons ($12.00 per copy).\u00a0 If you wish to order your own copy, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Understanding-Bible-Introduction-Skeptics-Religious\/dp\/0807010537\/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1388845927&amp;sr=8-7\" target=\"_blank\">please use this link<\/a> and the church will get a percentage of the sale.<\/p>\n<p>You may also buy the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Understanding-Bible-Introduction-Skeptics-Religious-ebook\/dp\/B003ZSIT16\/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;sr=8-7&amp;qid=1388845927\" target=\"_blank\">Kindle edition<\/a> for $9.60 at the Amazon site.\u00a0 The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/understanding-the-bible-john-a-buehrens\/1111932862?ean=9780807010587\" target=\"_blank\">Nook edition<\/a> for $9.99 can be found on the Barnes and Noble site.<\/p>\n<p>Note &#8212; You can still get a lot from the class just by reading the Biblical text and coming to class, but you will have a richer experience if you read the Buehrens book as well.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Please joins on Sunday (12 January 2014) at 10:30 AM for &#8220;A Few Words from the Wise&#8221; by Rev. Barbara Jarrell.\u00a0 The All Souls Choir will sing.\u00a0 We will also have an Ingathering of New Members and take some time today to reflect on our Gratitude Jars. 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