Learning
Lake Street Video Discussion Group
In January, the Lakestreet Video Discussion Group will continue watching the Great Courses series The Big Questions of Philosophy. Philosophy means “love of wisdom,” and the philosopher is concerned with seeking the truth. In this course, we’ll consider several of the most important questions philosophers confront—some of which have settled answers, but many of which do not … yet.
You can watch a preview here.
The planned episodes for the coming weeks are as follows.​
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Weekly Lectures
Date Title
Jan 4 How Could God Allow Moral Evil?
Jan 11 Why Would God Cause Natural Evil?
Jan 18 Are Freedom and Foreknowledge Compatible?
Jan 25 Do Our Souls Make Us Free?
Feb 1 What Does It Mean To Be Free?
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All Lake Street members and friends are welcome. No prior reading is needed. The video we watch lasts about half an hour, and is followed by a half hour of discussion.
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To attend, you have two options at 920am each Sunday morning:
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On your computer, you can join our meeting via this Zoom link.
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You can physically come to the Lake Street Church Parker Room, where our Zoom session will be shown on screen. This will include both the video and the online class discussion, in which you can participate.
Buddhism Discussion Group
The book of study is The Wise Heart by Jack Kornfield.
At the Buddhism Discussion Group we read together Buddhist texts, both classical and contemporary, and attempt to grow our understanding, wisdom and compassion through dialogue and reflection. Sunday mornings 9:15 via Zoom. Reach out to Dana De Ano for the Zoom link (danadeano@gmail.com).
Contemporary Mystics and their Teachings
Gathering in the church library around 9am;
Book of study: The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle.
Please contact Steve Duck at scduck@gmail.com for more information.
