“A Historical Look at St. Matthew’s” -- During the Adult Education time, several members of St. Matt's shared remembrances. There was also a display of artifacts from our history.

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Israel and Palestine: An Insider View
Sister Sylvia Countess, a Lutheran Deaconess, lived for three years in Jerusalem on the Mount of Olives and worked as the Assistant to the Director of Education for the Evangelical Lutheran schools for Palestine and Jordan. Sister Sylvia will share reflections from her time in Israel and Jordan.
Facilitator: Sister Sylvia Countess

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Fondy Food Center
Fondy Food Center is a nonprofit hunger prevention organization dedicated to creating new and lasting solutions to food and economic inequalities on Milwaukee’s near north-side through the development of a sustainable, local food system. Guest Facilitator: Margaret Avery, Fondy Food Market

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Bringing the Dead Sea Scrolls to Life
In this first of three special adult education presentations, Dan Bice explores the Dead Sea Scrolls. The discovery of these scrolls in late 1946 have been widely hailed as the greatest archaeological find of modern times. This workshop, will tell the amazing story of the discovery and then discussed their importance for understanding ancient Judaism, the origins of Christianity and our modern Bibles. The presentation was accompanied by more than 100 photos of Qumran, the various texts discovered in the caves there and the individuals responsible for finding and translating the 900 texts of the Dead Sea Scrolls. The session serves as an introduction for those who want to visit the current exhibit at the Milwaukee Public Museum. Presenter: Dan Bice

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Has God Forsaken Us? The Problem of Pain & Suffering, part 2
God and suffering: How do we reconcile the two? How does a loving and almighty God allow the atrocities of the last century—or even the pain and suffering that many of us personally experience? This second of a two-part series will continue as we look to the Bible, the work of leading scholars, and to one another to better understand how faith can grow in the face of suffering. Facilitators: Dan Bice & Britt Peterson

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Has God Forsaken Us? - The Problem of Pain & Suffering, part 1
God and suffering: How do we reconcile the two? How does a loving and almighty God allow the atrocities of the last century—or even the pain and suffering that many of us personally experience? This first of a two-part series will look to the Bible, the work of leading scholars, and to one another to better understand how faith can grow in the face of suffering. Facilitators: Dan Bice & Britt Peterson

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Christianity and Pop Culture - Part 3: The Shack by William Paul Young, continued
This Adult Forum will continue the lively and interesting discussion of this popular book by William Paul Young. The Shack, the fictional account of a broken man's encounter with God, spent more than a year on the New York Times best seller list, obviously striking a cord with many readers. This session will continue the discussion -- examining the book's theological premises and universal themes. Facilitators: Carl and Petey Lund

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Christianity and Pop Culture - Part 2: "Lights, Camera, Action!"
On Sunday, March 7, all of Hollywood gathered for the 82nd Annual Academy Awards. Ten movies were nominated for best picture this year. How are these films seen from the Christian perspective? Was your faith challenged or awakened as you viewed these movies?
Guest Facilitator: Jack Murtaugh

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Christianity and Pop Culture - Part 1: The Shack by William Paul Young
The fictional account of a broken man's encounter with God spent more than a year on the New York Times best seller list, obviously striking a cord with many readers. This session examined the book's theological premises and universal themes in an attempt to explain its popular appeal.
Facilitated by Carl and Petey Lund

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"Opening the Book of Faith: Four Methods for Bible Study" - Part 2
Moderated by Dan Bice, with speakers Doug Kreckling, Jason Roberts, Pastor Margaret Schoewe, and Pastor Gary Erickson.
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This lively panel discussion on four ways to approach reading the Bible was moderated by Dan Bice. Each approach has its strengths and will be beneficial to all readers of the Bible.
The four methods explored are: Devotional (Doug K.), Historical (Jason R.), Literary (Pastor Gary) and Lutheran Theological (Pastor Margaret). The handouts for the session includes the scripture reading and outlines of the four approaches to Bible reading." The documents are in one file, available to read, download or print [here]. (Some of the handouts are identical to those from the Jan. 17 session, but are included in the document for this week.)

Social Ministry Focus: Establishing Affordable Dental Care
Our special guest was Gene Shoemaker, president-elect of the Wisconsin Dental Association. Information about the WDA Mission of Mercy event last summer and upcoming events is on the WDA website [here].

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