University of Alabama Christian Faculty and Staff Fellowship

Hey there! It's that time for another Christian Faculty Network lunch meeting on Wednesday, October 10 at 11:45 AM (done by 12:45 PM). We meet at the Baptist Campus Ministries building (University Boulevard and 4th Avenue).   As always, come ready for the best meal deal in town: You can get lunch there for $1 thanks to the generosity of local churches. Don't forget to thank the church workers for what they do for the students.  These have been so great. I'm so grateful to everyone for participating and volunteering to lead discussions. We're grateful to Shawn Mobbs for leading the Chapter 6 discussion.  For 10/10, we'll have a special guest. Dr. Bruce Little, Retired Senior Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Francis A. Schaeffer Collection at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary will share with us about the Francis Schaeffer Society and Collection .  We'll finish The Prodigal God before the end of this semester, so let's think about n...

 Join the Christian Faculty Network lunch bunch on Wednesday, October 3 at 11:45 AM (done by 12:45 PM). We meet at the Baptist Campus Ministries building (University Boulevard and 4th Avenue).  Don’t forget: You can get lunch there for $1 thanks to the generosity of local churches. Don't forget to thank the church workers for what they do for the students.  Many thanks to Liz Stovall for leading the Chapter 5 discussion last Wednesday. What a great discussion of serious topics. A couple of ideas that stuck in my mind: Who is in our churches that we should seek and save? To own our brokenness is a dangerous act. It's a great thing to see someone functioning in the wheelhouse of God's calling.  Shawn Mobbs will lead us in discussion Chapter 6.  October 3 is the day to let your computer go on the fritz. It's National Techies Day, so a broken computer would give you a chance to appreciate your friendly neighborhood techie . Well, appre...

Join the Christian Faculty Network lunch bunch on Wednesday, September 26 at 11:45 AM (done by 12:45 PM). We meet at the Baptist Campus Ministries building (University Boulevard and 4th Avenue).   Don’t forget: You can get lunch there for $1 thanks to the generosity of local churches. September 26 may be National Pancake Day, but I don't know if that will be served up for lunch. Sorry! No matter, it will be a great meal as always. Don't forget to thank the church workers for what they do for the students.   Many thanks to Blake McKinney for facilitating an engaging conversation last Wednesday about Chapter 4 of The Prodigal God . Some intriguing bits of the conversation that are food for thought: Dietrich Bonhoeffer said Christians should be reckless. Focus on mission, not what you'll get in return.  Liz Stovall will facilitate our discussion of Chapter 5 of The Prodigal God . It promises to be a great discussion.  Today in the history of Chr...

Avast, me hearties! September 19 be International Speak Like a Pirate Day, and Blake McKenney will dig up Chapter 4 of the book and pass those treasures to us! Our mates, Jarran Hill and John Kim broke open the booty in Chapters 2 and 3 and spread it about the crew, more t' be desired than the finest gold doubloons.  Board the ship docked at Baptist Campus Ministries and get the finest grub in the crew's mess. Then move yer peglegs to the Cap'n's dinin' table with the rest of us scallywags.  Watch out for Krakens. Y'arrgh!  Some other things happened on September 19 besides pirate-speak: 1630 George Herbert was ordained as a priest in the Church of England and wrote many religious poems - I remember reading his works in my literature classes (Christian History Institute). 1853 Hudson Taylor departed England for China, eventually founding the China Inland Mission, which has become today's Overseas Missionary Fellowship (An Alman...