"How can I describe what happens as we read the text, hear the words as if for the first time, and marvel over the wisdom, the challenge, and the promise they contain? I hope it does not trivialize the scripture by suggesting that our Bible Study is like a really good book club, that is, as much a support community as a discussion group. We approach the text in our typical (for CUCC) intellectual" way by asking questions about its history and the latest scholarship on its authorship. But we also explore what it means to us as individuals yearning to know God and participate in our own covenant with the divine. In the process, we share our "sacred stories" with each other and feel mutually enriched, loved, and supported."
"We have been captured by the Old Testament lately, reading Job, Isaiah, and the "minor" prophets. In the past, we have read Mark, I Corinthians, and theRevelation. We are always open to suggestions, depending on participant interest." - Ellen Beidler
The Sunday Morning Bible Study is a very open and inclusive group. We would love to have anyone join us whenever the spirit moves! It is most rewarding to join the group on a consistent basis but "drop-in" visitors are welcome any time. We meet Sunday mornings at 9:15 in the Bradow Room. If you show up at the stroke of 9:15 and no one is there yet, make yourself comfortable--someone will be along soon.
