Join us on Thursday Mornings at 9:30 AM in the Parish Hall for engaging discussions, bible studies and exploration into theology and spirituality. We all share in choosing which books and subject matter we wish to study. Currently we are meeting via zoom so please contact Suzanne at christianed@gracekeswick.org if you would like to join us!
2023 Winter/Spring Schedule
January 19th Introduction 26th Chapter 1 and 2 February 2nd- Chapter 2 and 3 9th- Chapter 3 and 4 16th- Chapter 4 and 5 23rd- Chapter 5 and 6 March 2nd-Chapter 6 and 7 9th- Chapter 7 and 8 16th- Chapter 8 and 9 23rd- Chapter 9 and 10 30th Chapter 10 and 11 April 6th- Chapter 11 and 12 13th Chapter 12 and 13 20th Chapter 13 27th make up chapters
Starting this January Women's Study Group will be discussing Giddy Up Eunice by Sophie Hudson It’s easy for women to focus on what seems to separate us: differences in age, parenting styles, career goals, or maybe even core beliefs about whether leggings can adequately serve as pants (the struggle is real, y’all). The reality, though, is that we have far more in common than we realize, and since Scripture shows us the blessing of friendships across generations, it’s high time we step out of our same-age, same-stage silos. Life is so much better that way.
Sophie Hudson, in the delightfully quirky Southern style her readers have come to know and love, sends out a rallying cry for women everywhere to open our eyes and see the people God has put in our lives—whether they’re behind us, beside us, or in front of us. It is such a gift to love one another, walk with one another, and soak up the blessings that flow across all generations.
Saddle up, sister. This is going to be fun.
Past Studies:
Journeys with Celtic Christians by Rodney Newman. Prayer in the Night by Tish Harrison Warren Love is the Way by Bishop Curry Holy Envy by Barbara Brown Taylor The Gift of Years by Joan Chittester The Grace of Les Miserables by Matt Rawle The Universal Christ by Richard Rohr In God's Holy Light Wisdom from the Desert Monastics by Joan Chittister A Simple Path to a Deeper Spiritual Life By: Becca Stevens Friedman's Fables by Edwin H. Friedman The Screwtape Letters by C.S Lewis Having a Mary Spirit: Allowing God to Change Us from the Inside Out by Joanna Weaver We studied the Gospel of Mary since July 1st and ended on September 23rd. Following are suggestions for reading on the topic” The Gospels of Mary: The Secret tradition of Mary Magdalene the companion of Jesus by Marvin Meyer AND The Meaning of Mary Magdalene:Discovering the Woman at the Heart of Christianity by Cynthia Bourgeault.
Here are further reading you might find interesting: The Gospels of Mary by Marvin Meyer The Gospel of Mary of Magdala: Jesus and the first woman apostle by Karen L. King Lost Scripture: Books that Did Not Make it into the New Testament by Bart D. Ehrman The Gospel of Thomas: Unearthing the Lost Words of Jesus by John Dart & Ray Riegert