Just Imagine

Just imagine what God intended for us when He created us in his image. Thanks Larry for leading us with such vision this morning!

If you were not in Sunday School and would like to pick up a copy of The Shack, check out the box in our classroom.

Everyone in the class is now entered as an author for the blog. You should have received an email with instructions. Happy writing! Seriously, this is a great way to keep the group in touch so please feel free to post so that we know what's going on with you.

21st Century Tools for a 1st Century Focus

Hey Class!  Thought is was time for us to move into the 21st Century with our very own blog.  This tool might help us keep up with each other and keep up with what's going on in our class when we are away from Woodmont.  We are such a mobile group.  I would love your feedback on the blog as we go along.  Let us know what would be helpful to you.

If you were not in class last Sunday, you missed our discussion of  "God is a verb", 1 Peter 4:10-11, and the feeding of the 5,000 (Matthew 14:15-21).  Our potluck lunch after church was amazing.  Thanks to Sandra for getting us organized and to everyone for all the delicious food.  Don't know if we could have fed 5,000 but maybe 50??  For those who want to live vicariously,  we had fried chicken, fabulous salads, delicious veggies and of course, desserts to die for.  

This Sunday Larry will be leading us in the final thoughts on our Get Uncomfortable lesson series.  We would love to have your input on this series and future studies.

Hope you got my email earlier today.  Marcia and Allen Craig will be in town in August.  I think they will be joining us for Sunday School on August 10.  

What are you reading this summer?  I just finished reading "The Shack", by William P. Young. Just over a year after it was originally published as a paperback, "The Shack" had its debut at No. 1 on the New York Times paperback fiction best seller list on June 8 and has stayed there ever since.  The book was self-published by Mr. Young and a pair of former pastors.  He originally wrote the book as a Christmas gift for his six children.  According to the author, the shack is a metaphor for "house you build out of your own pain."   The book is about a grieving father who meets God in the form of a jolly African-American woman.  I was so struck by the loving expression of God in this book that I can't stop thinking about it.   Many of our group had heard of the book and expressed interest in it so we have decided to have our own "Summer Book Club"  for the next few weeks.  So tomorrow, you will get your own copy of  "The Shack" to read.  If you would like to pay for your copy, the cost is $9.50.

So here's what happens for the next few weeks --

July 20 Larry leads us in last thoughts on Get Uncomfortable

July 27 Dr. Jon Roebuck leads the "median adult classes" in a discussion of Vision 2010

in the Fellowship Hall.

August 3 "Summer Book Club" starts with a discussion of "The Shack"

August 10 "Summer Book Club" continues.  Craigs join us with news of Zambia.

August 17 "Summer Book Club"

So visit our site regularly to see what's happening in the hood!