Upcoming Events

July 8, 2007 Canoe trip

1-4pm Paris to Pinicon Ridge. Trip is rain or shine.

Meet at Pinicon Ridge at 12:15-12:30pm
Cook out at Pinicon Ridge after

Cost: $18 per canoe or $9 person
Bring: Suntan lotion, water, soda, snacks, and things you don’t mind getting wet.

Signup is necessary to make sure there will be enough canoes.
Contact AJ Lindaman 319-363-4514

Date TBA Music and Culture

Travis Scott from the Shaffer Institute in St. Louis will lead a discussion on trends in music.

Travis lives in St. Louis, MO, with his wife Brooke. He has a B.S. in biblical studies and is working towards an M.Div at Covenant Seminary (although he thinks that the title Master of Divinity comes across as a bit pretentious).

Travis currently works for the Francis Schaeffer Institute at Covenant. He has a passion for students and has ten years experience working with young people. He spends his down time drinking excessive amounts of coffee, watching movies, listening to music, and visiting homestarrunner.com. In the midst of all this Travis is trying to figure out what he wants to be when he grows up. He’s hoping that whatever he ends up doing will allow him to have an expense account for tattoos, although he’s not holding his breath on that one. But if you have any ideas let him know.

Previous Speakers

November 2-5, 2006 Dr. John Stackhouse

Dr. John Stackhouse is the Sangwoo Youtong Chee Professor of Theology and Culture at Regent College, an international graduate school of Christian studies affiliated with the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada.

Visit his webpage here.

His schedule for the weekend:

Thursday, November 2nd
7 PM - “Jesus, Buddha, and Muhammad: What’s the Difference?”
Place: Kesler Auditorium in Hickok Hall, Coe College

8:30 PM - Q&A Reception at Brewed Awakenings Coffeehouse, 1271 1st Ave SE

Friday, November 3rd
7 PM - “Christ and Culture: Hostile or Friendly?”
Place: First Lutheran Church, 3rd Ave and 10th St SE, Cedar Rapids.

8:30 PM - “How should Christians respond to American Culture? Five Alternatives.”
Place: First Lutheran Church, 3rd Ave and 10th St SE, Cedar Rapids.

Sunday, November 5th
9 AM - Speaking at Noelridge Park Church
11 AM - Speaking at First Lutheran Church
Sermon Title: “What in the World is God Doing?”

November 4-6, 2005 Dr. Gerry McDermott

Dr. McDermott is a Professor of Philosphy and Religion at Roanoke College, in Roanoke, VA.

Visit his Roanoke College web page here.

His topics for the weekend:

“Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and Jonathan Edwards on Religious Pluralism”
“Was Jesus a Fundamentalist or a Liberal? Jesus and the Bible”
“Christian Faith and Homosexuality”