University of Alabama Christian Faculty and Staff Fellowship

Join us on 11/18 on Zoom at 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM for a UA Christian Staff and Faculty Fellowship gathering.  You're welcome to keep eating your lunch during the gathering.  We'll discuss Chapters 8 and 9 of Expository Apologetics: Answering Objections with the Power of the Word by Voddie Baucham Jr. Here are some Amazon links: Paperback: https://amzn.to/31cFEuB Kindle: https://amzn.to/3fHqfWE   The Zoom link is:  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85653320749?pwd=eEVlVzN0dXNsSU43ellHeHo2UUVPdz09   No meeting on 11/25, and Bob Brooks will share ideas on faith and finance on 12/2.  Don't forget, it's time to start thinking about the book we'll discuss during Spring 2021. Click the link here to look at the options and indicate your preference . I'll send out the selected book right after Thanksgiving. The books under consideration for next term are (go to the survey sheet for the links to the summaries): Sent: Living a Life That Invites Others to Jesus by Heat...

Join us on 11/11 on Zoom at 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM for a UA Christian Staff and Faculty Fellowship gathering.  You're welcome to keep eating your lunch during the gathering.  On 11/11, we're looking forward to hearing from members of the Navigators International ministry team. They'll tell us how they're serving UA students. Joining us will be Barry McGlothin (director),  Karen McGlothin, Jessica Voltz, Edgar Voltz, Katie Price, and Nicole Luedeke.  The week after (11/18), we'll discuss Chapter 8 of Expository Apologetics: Answering Objections with the Power of the Word by Voddie Baucham Jr. Here are some Amazon links: Paperback: https://amzn.to/31cFEuB Kindle: https://amzn.to/3fHqfWE   The Zoom link is:  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85653320749?pwd=eEVlVzN0dXNsSU43ellHeHo2UUVPdz09   Don't forget, it's time to start thinking about the book we'll discuss during Spring 2021. Click the link here to look at the options and indicate your preference . ...

Join us on 11/4 on Zoom at 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM for a UA Christian Staff and Faculty Fellowship gathering.  You're welcome to keep eating your lunch during the gathering.  We'll finish Chapter 7 of Expository Apologetics: Answering Objections with the Power of the Word by Voddie Baucham Jr. Here are some Amazon links: Paperback: https://amzn.to/31cFEuB Kindle: https://amzn.to/3fHqfWE   It's time to start thinking about the book we'll discuss during Spring 2021. Click the link here to look at the options and indicate your preference .  Are you interested in being a resource to organizations looking for Christian professionals to speak? I've been asked by some ministers if group members can speak on topics of applying faith to life. I know some of us currently speak to groups, so if you'd like to make yourself available for speaking to groups, click the link here and provide contact information and your topic of interest .  On 11/11, we're delighted to w...

Join us on 10/28 on Zoom at 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM for a UA Christian Staff and Faculty Fellowship gathering.  You're welcome to keep eating your lunch during the gathering.  We'll discuss Chapter 6 of Expository Apologetics: Answering Objections with the Power of the Word by Voddie Baucham Jr. Here are some Amazon links: Paperback: https://amzn.to/31cFEuB Kindle: https://amzn.to/3fHqfWE   The Zoom link is:  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85653320749?pwd=eEVlVzN0dXNsSU43ellHeHo2UUVPdz09   What is cultural engagement? Dr. Darrell Bock, Executive Director of Cultural Engagement at The Hendricks Center and Senior Research Professor of New Testament studies at Dallas Theological Seminary, says in a short interview it is part of carrying out the Great Commission . Cultural engagement involves understanding the culture one is in to be able to articulate the gospel in that culture. It also includes actions for the weak and vulnerable who are God's image-bearers.  T...

Join us on 10/21 on Zoom at 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM for a UA Christian Staff and Faculty Fellowship gathering.  You're welcome to keep eating your lunch during the gathering.  We'll discuss Chapter 6 of Expository Apologetics: Answering Objections with the Power of the Word by Voddie Baucham Jr. Here are some Amazon links: Paperback: https://amzn.to/31cFEuB Kindle: https://amzn.to/3fHqfWE   The Zoom link is:  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85653320749?pwd=eEVlVzN0dXNsSU43ellHeHo2UUVPdz09   Check out the website dedicated to Michael Novak . He was an influential thinker about the intersection of faith and life, especially when it came to public policy.  These happened on 10/21 1970. John T. Scopes died. He was convicted in Tennessee for teaching evolution to his high school students, the outcome of the well-known "Scopes Monkey Trial." 1990. Matilda Schmidt Epp, part of the Back to the Bible broadcasts with her h...

Join us on 10/14 on Zoom at 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM for a UA Christian Staff and Faculty Fellowship gathering.  You're welcome to keep eating your lunch during the gathering.  We're delighted to have a special guest: Ric Routh, b4worldview. Ric will join us on Zoom to tell us about the worldview app his team developed. Here is some information he provided. The study of Christian apologetics. Why? Ultimately, its objective is to give to the Christian, in this life, the life-giving benefits of a Christian worldview. What benefits?  There are many, but here are some of them:  a clearer sense of hope and significance, a deeper sense of freedom, a clearer and more healthy sense of identity, more peace in your soul, and perhaps most importantly: a clearer view of who God really is. But how do we effectively engage young people (college students) in this study of Christian apologetics, especially the current 20-somethings ...

Join us on 10/7 on Zoom at 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM for a UA Christian Staff and Faculty Fellowship gathering.  You're welcome to keep eating your lunch during the gathering.  Since we're on the topic of apologetics this term, an announcement came across my inbox. Josh and Sean McDowell will livestream on 10/3 with the CS Lewis Institute. The cost seems reasonable at $10 .  We'll discuss Chapter 5 of Expository Apologetics: Answering Objections with the Power of the Word by Voddie Baucham Jr. Here are some Amazon links: Paperback: https://amzn.to/31cFEuB Kindle: https://amzn.to/3fHqfWE   The Zoom link is:  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85653320749?pwd=eEVlVzN0dXNsSU43ellHeHo2UUVPdz09   The chapter includes mention of a song using The Apostle's Creed as its lyrics. Rich Mullins performed it .These happened on 10/7 1817. Samuel Leigh opened the first Methodist church in Australia. 1873. Lottie Moon arrived in China. The South...

Join us on 9/30 on Zoom at 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM for a UA Christian Staff and Faculty Fellowship gathering.  You're welcome to keep eating your lunch during the gathering.  Since our bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, take time on 9/30 for some facilities maintenance. It's National Women's Health and Fitness Day . How can women get the men in their lives to join in? Apparently, it's just a matter of a special song .  We'll discuss Chapter 4 of Expository Apologetics: Answering Objections with the Power of the Word by Voddie Baucham Jr. Here are some Amazon links: Paperback: https://amzn.to/31cFEuB Kindle: https://amzn.to/3fHqfWE   The Zoom link is:  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85653320749?pwd=eEVlVzN0dXNsSU43ellHeHo2UUVPdz09   These happened on 9/30 1452. Johannes Gutenberg completed the first section of what we now call the Gutenberg Bible. 1946. The International Military War Tribunal at Nuremberg, Germany ...

Join us on 9/23 on Zoom at 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM for a UA Christian Staff and Faculty Fellowship gathering.  You're welcome to keep eating your lunch during the gathering.  We'll continue discussing Chapter 3 of Expository Apologetics: Answering Objections with the Power of the Word by Voddie Baucham Jr. Here are some Amazon links: Paperback: https://amzn.to/31cFEuB Kindle: https://amzn.to/3fHqfWE   The Zoom link is:  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85653320749?pwd=eEVlVzN0dXNsSU43ellHeHo2UUVPdz09   Our own Bob Brooks was interviewed on the podcast Aaron Beam Speaks. It's worth hearing if you're interested in how one's faith informs a person's decision-making. Faith-specific discussion starts around 24:17. Here's the link:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-31-dr-robert-brooks-nobody-is-exempt-from-ethical/id1502160253?i=1000490993533 .  Phil Bishop shared a special treat. It's a free book, Where is God in a Coronavirus World by John C. Len...

Join us on 9/16 on Zoom at 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM for a UA Christian Staff and Faculty Fellowship gathering.  You're welcome to be eating your lunch during the gathering.  We'll discuss Chapter 3 of Expository Apologetics: Answering Objections with the Power of the Word by Voddie Baucham Jr. Here are some Amazon links: Paperback: https://amzn.to/31cFEuB Kindle: https://amzn.to/3fHqfWE   The Zoom link is:  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85653320749?pwd=eEVlVzN0dXNsSU43ellHeHo2UUVPdz09   This looks like a useful resource for studying the Bible: https://www.ccel.org/study The left column is the Bible text (you can select the translation). In the right column, you can select resources (commentaries, sermons, hymns, and other references), and text will display that's associated with Bible verses you're looking at.  These happened on 9/16. 1620. The Mayflower set sail from Plymouth, England. 1942. Stormie Omartian w...

Join us on 9/9 on Zoom at 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM for a UA Christian Staff and Faculty Fellowship gathering.  You're welcome to be eating your lunch during the gathering.  We'll cover the Chapter 2 of the book we're discussing. Our book for the fall term is Expository Apologetics: Answering Objections with the Power of the Word by Voddie Baucham Jr. Here are some Amazon links: Paperback: https://amzn.to/31cFEuB Kindle: https://amzn.to/3fHqfWE   The Zoom link is: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85653320749?pwd=eEVlVzN0dXNsSU43ellHeHo2UUVPdz09   Christians are part of a rich history. These happened on 9/9 1747. Thomas Coke was born. After joining the Methodist movement, he became bishop for the US for the denomination. 1840. Ko Tha Byu died. He was the first Baptist convert from the Karen people in Myanmar (Burma).  

Join us on 9/2 on Zoom at 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM for a UA Christian Staff and Faculty Fellowship gathering.  9/2 was a big day in history. Representatives of the Japanese Government signed the formal surrender documents on the USS Missouri, bringing WW II to an official close. Captain Mitsuo Fuchida, the lead pilot for the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor went on to become a Christian evangelist after the war.  You're welcome to be eating your lunch during the gathering.  We'll cover the rest of Chapter 1 of the book we're discussing. Our book for the fall term is Expository Apologetics: Answering Objections with the Power of the Word by Voddie Baucham Jr. Here are some Amazon links: Paperback: https://amzn.to/31cFEuB Kindle: https://amzn.to/3fHqfWE   I saw an old video of Woody Allen interviewing Billy Graham that exemplified the spirit of expository apologetics . 2 things stood out: Billy Graham's demeanor throughout was pleasant and winsome. When Woody A...

We'll resume the gatherings via Zoom on 8/26 at 11:45 AM and end by 12:45 PM.  The BCM building where we normally meet is limited to 50 people who must make reservations to go in at specific times, so we want to help them prioritize the students. We'll continue on Zoom until we can get more people into the building. I'll keep you posted about our venue.  The Zoom link is: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85653320749?pwd=eEVlVzN0dXNsSU43ellHeHo2UUVPdz09 .  Our book for the fall term is Expository Apologetics: Answering Objections with the Power of the Word by Voddie Baucham Jr. Here are some Amazon links: Paperback: https://amzn.to/31cFEuB Kindle: https://amzn.to/3fHqfWE   The CS Lewis Institute posted an entry about our calling to prayer that directly confronts the times when prayer seems a grind. We learned something of that from Brother Lawrence's The Practice of the Presence of God in our summer session, and this quotation brings some understanding about those ti...