Posts Tagged ‘church’

Romans Notes: What Does the Bible Say About Gay?

Monday, November 16th, 2009

Mention an almond tree to anyone who was at last week’s What Does the Bible Say About Gay? Bible study, and they’ll likely cringe. Why? Click here to download the notes and find out.

During our most recent study, we walked through Paul’s cause/effect argument in Romans 1, a passage that is often troubling for modern gay Christians. But as we saw last Thursday, reading the passage with an ancient understanding changes everything.

Our next What Does the Bible Say About Gay? will be on December 3. At this last study in the series, we’ll read through 1 Corinthians 6:9-10 and 1 Timothy 1:9-10 and look at some interesting slang Paul invented for his 1st Century readers. Join us on Dec 3 to learn more!

New Bible Study: What does the Bible say about Gay?

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009

Christ’s Church for Brooklyn prides itself on many things.  We’re proud of (and grateful to) Marcus for bringing his heart-attack special to our once-a-month brunches.  We’re proud of our kids for waving their arms when they sing “God Made the Big Round Sun.”  And we’re especially proud of ourselves for being willing to openly and honestly discuss issues on which we sometimes disagree.

That’s why we’re also proud to announce a new bi-weekly Bible study… What Does the Bible Say about Gay?

At CCfB, we have a committed group of gay/lesbian members who feel loved, welcomed, and accepted by our church (trust me, we do).  As such, we think it’s important for our church to better understand how gay Christians interpret what the Bible says about homosexuality.

During What Does the Bible Say about Gay? we’ll present the ideas that gay theologians use to reconcile their sexuality with their spirituality.  We’ll study scripture, Biblical history, and even do a little entry-level textual analysis.

There will be plenty of room to discuss and question both sides of this controversial issue.  We won’t try to change people’s minds… just inform people’s minds.

Come join us on Thursday Oct 1 at Tom and Regina’s house.
(email Us at ccfb.biblestudy@gmail.com for directions)

Comment below to let us know you plan to attend!

What: bi-weekly Bible study: What Does the Bible Say about Gay?

When: Thursday, Oct 1 (7:30pm – 9:00pm)

Where: Tom and Regina’s house.  Email Us at ccfb.biblestudy@gmail.com for directions!

Life of the Church.

Thursday, August 13th, 2009

For the past almost three years, I have been in charge of sending out an (almost) weekly e-Bulletin to CCfB’s members and friends. This includes our praise and prayer, and news and birthdays, reminders of upcoming events. For the purpose of compiling this, I write down all of the things expressed during the period of our service each week that we call ‘Life of the Church’…of the LoC for short. On the pages of my notebooks and calendars and random sheets of paper tucked in, I carry with me our history. Trials and triumphs, worries and elations. The processes of time that have led us to where we are today. I sometimes flip through the pages to see the work the Lord has done in us. It is a beautiful sight.

If you have anything you’d like to us to add to the list, please let us know. You can post it in the comments, or e-mail it to us at info@christschurchforbrooklyn.org. Peace be with you.

I am my favorite subject.

Wednesday, June 24th, 2009

Last Sunday we spent the morning talking about ourselves.

Over coffee and bagels we told stories about the churches we’ve attended.  We talked  about the good things, bad things, right things, and wrong things they taught us.  With neither fear nor judgment, we delved into the past.

After all, how can we know where we’re going if we haven’t explored where we’ve been?

Stories were told.  We giggled and cringed, sighed and cried at the journey that has brought us each to CCfB.  But time was short and the janitor needed to put up the tables, so we packed our boxes and left before there was really time to finish.

But maybe this is a good forum to continue the discussion.  If you couldn’t be with us on Sunday – or even if you were at CCfB and would like to reflect a little further – share a few sentences of your story with us.  Choose one (or two… or three) of the sentences below and complete it by telling us how the church you were raised in formed your current views about God, yourself, and your world:

My church taught me that God is…

My church taught me that I am…

My church taught me that people are…

if you’d like 5 bonus points, reflect on your answers to the top three questions and use that info to answer: “Because of this, I now need my church to…”

-b