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Biblical Kaleidoscope
Insights
What's So Amazing About Grace?
Bread for the World
Who is this Jesus?
60-Second Lecture Series
The Nasty Mudslinging Eleciton of 1800
How the Bible Came to Be
Bad Girls of the Bible
Genealogy: Creating Your Family Tree and Other “Stuff”

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Biblical Kaleidoscope
Date & Time: Sundays, 9:00 AM-9:50 AM
Location: Chapel
Facilitator/Speaker: Marsha Clark
Description: An in-depth Bible study that explores historical perspective, metaphor and symbolic meanings. We pay special attention to the evolution of human understanding of God that can be discovered through history. We utilize multiple translations as we seek to understand the scriptures in their ancient context and the spiritual gifts they offer for living each day. We seek to grow our faith through intentional and practical application of each week’s lessons.
Materials: Bring your Bible
Contact: Marsha Clark, HyBereth@aol.com

Insights
Date & Time: Sundays, 9:00 AM-9:50 AM
Location: See TV Monitor
Facilitator(s)/Speaker(s): Class members
Description: Class members lead this course using DVDs from the Teaching Company. Discussion follows each 30-minute lecture. Past courses include Exploring the Roots of Religion by Professor John Hale.
Fee: Shared cost of book or DVD,
Materials: Book or DVD being discussed
Contact: Charles Collier, ccollier61@comcast.net

What's So Amazing about Grace?
Date and Time: Sundays, September 9, 16 & 23, 9:00 AM-9:50 AM
Location: See TV Monitor
Facilitator/Speaker: Reverend Linda Gertenbach
Description: Amazing grace, how sweet the sound. Join AUMC member Reverend Linda Gertenbach and take a look at understandings of grace throughout historical religious thought. What is it? How does it “work?” How do we get some? Why is it considered one of the most basic Christian beliefs? What are personal experiences of grace?
Contact: Linda Gertenbach, gertenbach@comcast.net

Bread for the World
Date and Time: Sunday, September 30, 9:00 AM–9:50 AM, Youth 10:00 AM–11:00 AM or11:15 AM–12:30 PM
Location: See TV Monitor
Facilitator/Speaker: Reverend Linda Gertenbach
Description: “Is not this the fast that I choose. . .to share your bread with the hungry?” Isaiah 58:6-8 Join us to help create a circle of protection around programs vital for hungry people here in the U.S. and around the world. During these sessions, we’ll learn about Bread for the World’s effort to advocate with our leaders to continue to invest in lifesaving nutrition and development programs. We’ll then write letters as part of Bread for the World’s 2012 Offering of Letters to Congress. There will be computers available and sample letters to facilitate writing letters to your Congressional representatives; handwritten letters are always effective as well. Let’s aim for sending 100 letters from AUMC this year!
Contact: Linda Gertenbach, gertenbach@comcast.net

Who is this Jesus?
Meet the Man, Myth, Apocalyptic Preacher, Teacher, Human,Divine Being, Moral Leader and More!
Date & Time: Sundays, October 7, 14 & 21, 9:00 AM-9:50 AM
Location: See TV Monitor
Facilitator/Speaker: Cindy Clement
Description: Questions about Jesus have been around for centuries, and the debate continues to rage. Join Iliff graduate Cindy Clement explore the evolution of understanding about "who" and "what" Jesus was, from the days of the early church to today. We'll also examine the historical and contemporary disagreements among Christians surrounding Jesus and the spectrum of theology that results.
Contact: Cindy Clement, cindyandbret@msn.com

60 Second Lecture Series
“Education's Greatest Challenge from My Vantage Point”
Date & Time: Sunday, October 28, 9:00 AM-9:50 AM
Location: See TV Monitor
Facilitator/Speaker: Lynne Kendall
Description: How fast can this be? Lecturers from five different vocations will talk for 60 seconds oneducation’s greatest challenge. A question/answer/discussion session will follow. Join us for some fast talking and listening!
Contact: Lynne Kendall

"What is the Greatest Challenge of Our Time"
Date & Time: Sunday, February 3, 9:00 AM-9:50 AM
Location: See TV Monitor
Facilitator/Speaker: Lynne Kendall
Description: How fast can this be? Lecturers from 5 different vocations will talk for 60 seconds on the descriptions above. A question/answer/discussion session will follow. Join us for some fast talking and listening!
Contact: Lynne Kendall

The Nasty Mudslinging Election of 1800
Date & Time: Sunday, November 4, 9:00 AM-9:50 AM
Location: See TV Monitor
Description: Thomas Jefferson (AKA Reverend Jack R. Van Ens) recounts the feisty 1800 Presidential Election which he barely won. Seminar participants will learn why blistering accusations along extremely partisan political lines tore apart the nation. Would incumbent President John Adams and his wealthy friends rob citizens of their liberty? Did Adams’ Federalist Party intend to concentrate political power among the top 1%? Or, would Jefferson’sDemocratic-Republican Party create havoc by letting the remaining 99 % of U.S. citizensoccupy corridors of political power? Would Jefferson also relegate religion to the sidelines in American life?Bring questions and comments to this lively discussion, some dynamics of which are being re-played in the 2012 presidential election.

How the Bible Came to Be: The History of the Hebrew and New Testament Canon(s)
Date & Time: Sundays, January 6, 13, 20 & 27, 9:00 AM–9:50 AM
Location: See TV Monitor
Facilitator/Speaker: Reverend Linda Gertenbach
Description: How did the Bible come to be in its present form? Who decided what writings were in and which were out? How did the early church leaders decide? What makes a collection of writings a canon?What other writings might we include in a modern Christian canon?
Contact: Linda Gertenbach, gertenbach@comcast.net

Bad Girls of the Bible
Date & Time: Sundays, April 7 & 14, 9:00 AM-9:50 AM
Location: See TV Monitor
Facilitator/Speaker: Deb Williams
Description: Today’s modern woman is surrounded by temptations and the demands of daily living. They marvel at the “good girls” in Scripture–Sarah, Mary, Esther, etc. But most days, if they’re honest, they see the selfishness of Sapphira, the deception of Delilah or Eve’s disastrous disobedience. What’s a good girl to do? Writer Liz Curtis Higgs offers a unique and clear-sighted approach to understanding those “other women” in Scripture, combining a contemporary retelling of their stories in Bad Girls of the Bible.
Contact: Deb Williams, kilauea8@comcast.net

Genealogy: Creating Your Family Tree and Other “Stuff”
Date & Time: Sunday, May 19, 9:00 AM-9:50 AM
Location: See TV Monitor
Facilitator/Speaker: Deb Williams
Description: Have you begun to research your ancestors and are not sure what to do with your information? Have you always wanted to delve into Ancestry.com but are afraid of how to begin? Using Family Tree Maker as a basis, I will show you how to create a family tree that links up with Ancestry.com. Discover others within your family line who have created their own family trees on Ancestry and perhaps you’ll meet a new relative as I did!
Contact: Deb Williams, kilauea8@comcast.net