I Don't Have Enough Faith To Be An Atheist

The Sideyard college group is studying and reading Geisler and Turek's book "I don't have enough faith to be an atheist." The group has set out to challenge their ability to think, reason and have intellectual conversatons. We began the study at the beginning of the summer by asking ourselves, "What are the questions that are difficult for Christians to answer?" We have three main Bible verses that drive our study: 1 Peter 3:15, 2 Corinthians 10:4-5, and Matthew 22:37. If you want to know more, just ask a college student what they are learning and hopefully they will blow you away!

Crazy Love

This is the new book our small group is completing on Wednesday night. Does something deep inside your heart long to break free from the status quo? Are you hungry for an authentic faith that addresses the problems of our world with tangible, even radical, solutions? God is calling you to a passionate love relationship with Himself. Because the answer to religous complacency isn't working harder at a list of do's and don'ts - it's falling in love with God. and once you encounter His love, as Francis describes it, you will never be the same. Because when you're wildly in love with someone, it changes everything.

God is Never Late; ~ By Stan Toler

Join Cindy Cooner and the rest of the small group at the Cheney's on Wednesday night starting 7/21/10 as they start a new series... God Is Never Late; He's Seldom Early; He's Always Right On Time will help you trust God when it seems He is running late. With clever insight and solid biblical advice, the book is Toler's take on God s perfect control over the times and events of your life—and His perfect power to order those events in loving and meaningful ways. God is faithful to work in your life at just the right time—and He'll never be late.

In the Name of Jesus ~by Henri Nouwen

The College Age Sunday School class just finished reading and discussing this book by Henri Nouwen.  It covers a personal reflection from his move of being a professor at Harvard to a caretaker in care home for those with special needs. .  It is a very quick read and is neatly broken into three sections.

1. From Relevance to Prayer

2. From Popularity to Ministry

3. From Leading to Being Led

If you are a leader in ministry it will challenge your motives, your ways of thinking, and how you lead.  

Book Club Begins

The summer is here and so is Summer Reading! Looking for a book to read, talk about, and discuss in an open forum? Check it out here. Have a book you would like to suggest? Send your book and comments about the book to: loveservegrow@gmail.com and it will get posted. If you just want to make comments, sign up with Blogger, and go for it. We can't wait to hear your thoughts.