August 25--Seeing God in Academics, Part 2

Seeing God in Academics As you may know, I am pursuing a master's degree in Children's and Family Ministry. This quarter I am taking a class called "Church History Survey". As I have studied about the past 2000 years of Christianity, I am amazed at how much Christianity has influenced and been influenced by cultural developments around the world. The person of Jesus Christ has arguably made a stronger impact on the history of the world than anyone else, and that impact continues today. As your children study the history of different people groups, it would be great to ask questions like, "How did the Christian faith (or a reaction to it) influence this culture?" or "What religion did these people follow, and how does that religion compare to Christianity?"

Last Week (August 22)

Sunday Theme The children studied 1 Samuel 25, where Abigail makes peace with David. As Romans 12:17-18 reminds us, God wants us to solve conflict peaceably.

This Week (August 29)

Sunday Theme This Sunday we will finish the 2009-2010 Faithweaver curriculum. If you'd like to preview the curriculum for the 2010-2011 school year, just visit the Children's Sunday School Webpage and open the attachment at the bottom. Children's Ministry Sunday Since this Sunday is Children's Ministry Sunday, the Elementary children will join the English service from 11:00-12:15. Photos Last Sunday we were able to take individual photos of all the Elementary children. This coming Sunday we plan to take photos of all the Primary children.. This is for a special project that the children will be working on. Children's Ministry Library The CM Library will be open this week from 12:15-12:30. Looking Ahead

• August 29: Children's Ministry Sunday
• September 11: Breakfast book discussion about "Raising a Modern-Day Joseph". This will be held at church from 10:00-11:30.
• September 19: Mandatory parent lunch meeting. Parents, have you gotten a chance to read the book Raising a Modern-Day Joseph? If not, please make plans to read it by the end of August! You can borrow it from the CM Library for free or purchase it from me for $10.

Serving the Lord until we see Him face to face, Ben Malan Why is this called the "SS-120"? SS stands for Sunday School, and you should be able to read the entire e-mail in 120 seconds or less! View past issues of this newsletter by clicking here. See all major church events by visiting the church calendar online.