Women of all ages are invited to this 5-week study:

• Day:  Tuesdays, starting March 22
• Time:  7:00-8:30pm
• Location:  4601 Chuck
  (for first session)
• Cost:  $5

In this women’s study of the book of Ruth, you’ll consider the vulnerability of widows and the difficult situation of foreigners in biblical times as we explore themes of loyalty, bitterness, courage, poverty, and even seduction!

For more information, contact Cindy Carss (940-631-6967 or c.carss@yahoo.com).

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Come study this book considered a part of the Bible by the Roman Catholic Church and Greek Orthodox Church but not by Protestants like ourselves!

This book reads like an historical novel rife with warfare, lust, espionage, and intrigue!  Join us:

• Thursdays beginning February 17
  from 10:30-12:00noon; OR
• Sundays, beginning February 20
  from 4:30-6:00pm;
• Cost is $5!

For more information, contact Rev. Troy Sims (tsims@fumcwf.org or 940-766-4231, x229).

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Join in this monthly study of The Dream of God: A Call to Return by Verna J. Dozier – a book often recommended by Marcus Borg, because the author’s “vision of the Bible is insightful and persuasive, her writing accessible and powerful.”

Again and again the Christian church has fallen away from the dream God has for it, a dream in which we are called to follow Jesus and not merely to worship him. Through adept storytelling and Bible study, Dozier reawakens our sense of calling and our desire for truth.

CLICK HERE to learn more about the Society of St. Simeon.

The book costs $16, and payment must be received before the book can be ordered.

For more information, contact Rev. Troy Sims (tsims@fumcwf.org or 940-766-4231, x229).

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The Men’s Breakfast Group will consider the roles Satan takes on in the Bible – from obedient angel
to the “ancient serpent” defeated by the “blood of the Lamb” beginning:

• Wednesday, January 12
• 7:00am
• At Pioneer Restaurant at 4545 Maplewood.

Join us for this new Bible Study coming:

• Sundays, 4:30-6:00pm, starting January 9; or
• Thursdays, 10:30-12:00pm, starting January 13.

This is a study of the book of Esther, a book of the Bible that NEVER mentions God! We’ll enter into an exotic kingdom with lavish banquets, extreme beauty treatments, and dangerous liaisons at every turn. Throughout, we’ll see how the beautiful and courageous Esther averts disaster for her people.

The cost is only $5 / participant to cover the cost of handouts!

For more information, contact Rev. Troy Sims (tsims@fumcwf.org or 940-766-4231, x229).

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On our current schedule, the 3rd Thursday St. Simeon Group will begin a new book in February 2011.  At the last meeting, the list of choices was reduced to three, and it is time for current and future participants to vote!  Here are the three candidates:

1. THE DREAM OF GOD: A Call to Return by Verna J. Dozier (ISBN: 978-1596280151, 114 pages & 5 chapters) Again and again the Christian church has fallen away from the dream God has for it, a dream in which we are called to follow Jesus and not merely to worship him. Through adept storytelling and Bible study, Dozier reawakens our sense of calling and our desire for truth. Verna Dozier sought in her lifetime to revive the study of the Bible and renewed the church’s understanding of the ministry of all believers.  Speaking of this book, Marcus Borg says, “The Dream of God is a small masterpiece, and I often recommend it.  Her vision of the Bible is insightful and persuasive, her writing accessible and powerful.” (About $11-$17)
2. RE-IMAGINE THE WORLD: An Introduction to the Parables of Jesus by Bernard Brandon Scott (ISBN: 978-0944344866, 162 pages & 14 chapters interspersed with “Cameo Essays & Texts”) Scott is Professor of New Testament at Phillips Theological Seminary in Tulsa, OK and a Charter Member and Fellow of the Jesus Seminar.  In his parables Jesus re-imagines the world. The re-imagined world, called the kingdom of God, presents his followers with a new option for living, one that contrasts with the default world of the everyday. The new world is both terrifying and liberating. In this book the author sets his interpretation of the key parables of Jesus in the context of other things Jesus said and did.  The result is a startling and provocative picture of the historical figure and the challenge he presents to contemporary life. (About $12-$16)
3. WHAT DOES A PROGRESSIVE CHRISTIAN BELIEVE? A Guide for the Searching, the Open, and the Curious by Delwin Brown (ISBN: 9781596270848, 144 pages & 9 Chapters) Brown is dean emeritus of Pacific School of Religion and former Professor of Christian Theology at Illiff School of Theology.  In this insightful book, he makes clear what Progressive Christians do and do not believe or do in the life of faith while leaving room for the diversity that comes with the label of “Progressive Christian.”  In seven points, he retrieves the value of the bible, affirms the presence of God intertwined in all of creation, and breathes life into the creeds (imagine that!) by taking them to the logical conclusion that God is not only incarnate in Jesus but humanity and all of creation! He grounds a view of humanity in the Genesis story of co-creation and the twin commandments to love God and others as ourselves. (About $11-$13)

Please, choose your first and second choices below.  The second choice will be used only in need of a tie-breaker.  !hank you!

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1 - LORD TEACH US by Will Willimon & Stanley Hauerwas 2 - RE-IMAGINE THE WORLD by Bernard Brandon Scott 3 - THE SECRET MESSAGE OF JESUS by Brian D. McLaren

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1 - LORD TEACH US by Will Willimon & Stanley Hauerwas 2 - RE-IMAGINE THE WORLD by Bernard Brandon Scott 3 - THE SECRET MESSAGE OF JESUS by Brian D. McLaren

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