Dig-In Recap

Hey everyone!

We just finished the dig-in, our intense bible study of Philippians. There was plenty of lively, insightful discussion. A lot of people were there: Peter B, Robb M, Tim J, me, Skippy, Katherine L, Grace T, Vivian H, Madeleine Y, Luke B, Stephen W, Jonathan G, Laura P, and Jay P. I've asked them to post their five most salient points from the discussion as comments below. (I'll also add my own.) Enjoy!

Sam

Meeting Minutes November 1, 2011

November 1st , 2011 Meeting Minutes
Present:
Richard G, Sam E, Amy P, Peter B

Faraday Institute Advocates A Middle Ground Between Science and Religion

Two weeks ago today, CCF and LCF hosted a group from the Faraday Institute for Science and Religion in the University of Cambridge. They had wanted to show a segment of a video they had produced, essentially about how science and religion do not actually conflict. This particular video dealt with the interactions between neuroscience and spirituality. After showing the video, they gathered a panel of a pastor (Ken Fong of Evergreen), a chemistry professor (David Vosburg of Harvey Mudd), a Faraday Insitute representative (Ruth Bancewicz), and an Old Testament scholar (Tremper Longman III) to answer questions. The crowd, filling Noyes 153 (see the pictures below!) was a mix between Caltech undergrads and Evergreen members. Keep reading for some reactions to the event.

Large Group #5 Debrief: Faith, Not Blind Faith

Speaker: Sam Elder

Last night we continued in our Nuances of the Faith series with discussing the title subject: faith. The key question we struggled with was: Is faith supposed to be believing something in spite of the evidence? As you can guess from the title, my short answer is no. But then we're left with the question, what is faith?