YAM eNews Week of July 27, 2003
If you would like to contribute to the YAM eNews, send an email to tfbyam1@hotmail.com.
=============================
IN THE eNEWS THIS WEEK
CALENDAR
SUMMER EVENTS
STUFF FROM THE WEB
MAKING MOVIES A SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCE
[YOUR CONTRIBUTION COULD BE HERE]
THE GATHERING—The Matrix?
TUESDAY BIBLE STUDY
=============================
CALENDAR
SUNDAYS
Worship @ 8:45 am—Main Worship Center
The Gathering @ 10 am—YAM room
Current Study: "The Matrix?" taught by Tom
An online summary is available weekly at http://tfbyam.blogspot.com/
Eating together (most weeks) @ 11:45 am
TUESDAYS
Bible Study @ 8 pm—YAM room
Current Study: How it all began... Genesis 1-11
An online version is available weekly at http://tfbyam.blogspot.com/
=============================
SUMMER EVENTS
Matrix at Tom’s house
Wednesday, July 29
Email Tom for details
WNBA Basketball: Sparks v. Charlotte
http://www.wnba.com/sparks/
Saturday, August 2 @ 6:30 pm (game is 7:30)
Hollywood Bowl
Yoyo Ma’s Sounds of Brazil
http://www.hollywoodbowl.com/tix/performance_detail.cfm?id=1476
Sunday, August 10 @ TBA (evening)
Experience: Worship Space—Holy Wind
Saturday, August 16 @ 8 pm
Getty Museum
http://www.getty.edu/museum/
Saturday, August 23 @ TBA
COLLEGE BRIEFING
***SIGN-UPS HAVE BEGUN!! INVITE A FRIEND!!***
August 29 to September 1
Forest Home
…CHRIST IS ALL THAT MATTERS… Colossians 3:11 NLT
Cost: $145, $25 non-refundable deposit due at sign-up
Scholarships available, ask Laura or Tom
Visit http://www.gospelcom.net/foresthome/collegebriefing2003.htm for info
Dodger Baseball—early September
=============================
STUFF FROM THE WEB
One of Laura’s blogging friends, Wade Hodges, had a blog about Sacred Places on July 22. Here’s his list of sacred places mentioned in scripture:
The mountain--a place to encounter God--worship
The desert--a place of testing, preparation
The house--a place to learn, be taught
The boat--a place to be challenged (Think of Jesus' dealing with the disciples while they're together in a boat)
The marketplace--a place to interact with others and demonstrate the grace and wisdom of the gospel
The river--a place to be saved or cleansed
The table--a place to experience community and acceptance
The pit--a place to despair and cry out to God
What sacred places and their related themes come to your mind?
Read more of Wade’s blogs at http://wadehodges.com/
=============================
MAKING MOVIES A SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCE
Movies are entertainment, but they are also art; art that is designed by the artist to make you think. Check out the Relevant Magazine “Making Movies a Spiritual Experience”
“Most movie plots contain a lot more than the action, romance and comedy that line the surface. There are often moral lessons and spiritual symbolism that can be interpreted if the viewer watches the movie with the right mindset. If we are active instead of passive movie watchers, with our heart prepared for a direct revelation from God, then the $7.50 movie ticket would offer us so much more.”
Click here to read the tips.
=============================
[YOUR CONTRIBUTION COULD BE HERE]
I know some of you write… if you’d like to contribute your thoughts—on anything from God to the best place for hotdogs—then this spot’s for you.
=============================
THE GATHERING—The Matrix?
[also available at http://tfbyam.blogspot.com/]
The question for the week:
How do you know what is real?
=============================
TUESDAY BIBLE STUDY
Well, we all decided that Song of Songs was a bigger bite than we could chew—some of the non-English major types commented that studying Song was a bit like English class—so, Song of Songs is officially on the back shelf. You live, you learn…
So, beginning this week, we’ll start looking at a section of the bible that answers some of our toughest questions:
Why are we here?
Why is everything so messed up?
Why are there so many languages and cultures?
Why are people so mean to one another?
Why are there so many religions?
How did all this come about?
…and many more.
What’s the book? The book of Beginnings: Genesis 1-11
--Laura
