[_3rd-f-bible-study] Open Door: “The Screwtape Letters” – Letter 23 (part 2)
AO: _3rd-f-bible-study Q: Greg Knull PAX: Dunkin, Steven L Purvis, The Apprentice, Dave Rubright, Shop Dawg, Jon Dunning, Greg Knull FNGs: None COUNT: 7 Finished up Letter 23 talking about the “historical Jesus” and how we would do well to have more religion in politics.
[_3rd-f-bible-study] Open Door: “The Screwtape Letters” – Letter 23 (part 1)
AO: _3rd-f-bible-study Q: Greg Knull PAX: Steven L Purvis, Radar, Dunkin, Draper, Spicoli, Mayhem, Jon Dunning, Shop Dawg, Greg Knull, Kermit, Torpedo FNGs: None COUNT: 11 We read through the first half of Letter 23, talking about the “historical Jesus” versus the “divine Jesus” and how the spiritual warfare is all around us.
[_3rd-f-bible-study] “Open Door”: “The Screwtape Letters” – Letter 22
AO: _3rd-f-bible-study Q: Draper PAX: Steven L Purvis, Jon Dunning, Draper, Dunkin, Greg Knull, Kermit, Torpedo FNGs: None COUNT: 7 Draper led us through Letter 22 and a great discussion on music and silence, the way the devil twists things, and temptation in general.
[_3rd-f-bible-study] Open Door: “The Screwtape Letters” – Letter 21 part 2
AO: _3rd-f-bible-study Q: Dave Rubright PAX: Steven L Purvis, Grungie, Shop Dawg, Dave Rubright, Dunkin, The Apprentice, Radar, Kermit, Torpedo FNGs: None COUNT: 9 We talked about “peevishness” and how much of our time, bodies, possessions, we really “own”. :grimacing:
[_3rd-f-bible-study] Open Door: “The Screwtape Letters” – Letter 18 (part 1)
AO: _3rd-f-bible-study Q: Damascus PAX: Grungie, Greg Knull, Draper, Mayhem, Steven L Purvis, Dunkin, Damascus, Kermit FNGs: None COUNT: 8 Talking about expectations in marriage and happiness.
[_3rd-f-bible-study] Open Door: “The Screwtape Letters” – Letter 17
AO: _3rd-f-bible-study Q: Dunkin PAX: Dave Rubright, Dunkin, Steven L Purvis, Draper, Grungie, Greg Knull, Kermit FNGs: None COUNT: 7 Great discussion on “gluttony of delicacy” vs. “gluttony of excess”. Anything can be an idol. :grimacing:
[_3rd-f-bible-study] Open Door: “The Screwtape Letters” – Letter 16
AO: _3rd-f-bible-study Q: Steven L Purvis PAX: Draper, Dunkin, Dave Rubright, Mayhem, Jon Dunning, Steven L Purvis, Damascus, ChatterBox, Grungie, Shop Dawg, Kermit FNGs: None COUNT: 11 What church should I go to? What makes a “good” church? Lots of good discussion on “church shopping”, “church hopping”, and more. :muscle:
[_3rd-f-bible-study] Open Door: “The Screwtape Letters” – Letter 14
AO: _3rd-f-bible-study Q: Dave Rubright PAX: Shop Dawg, Steven L Purvis, ChatterBox, Greg Knull, Dave Rubright, Damascus, Mayhem, Dunkin, Draper, Kermit FNGs: None COUNT: 10 Discussed “humility” and where it crosses the line to “pride”. :grimacing:
[_3rd-f-bible-study] Open Door:”The Screwtape Letters” – Letter 11
AO: _3rd-f-bible-study Q: Steven L Purvis PAX: Greg Knull, The Apprentice, ChatterBox, Steven L Purvis, Dunkin, Draper, Kermit FNGs: None COUNT: 7 So much to think about with the different forms of laughter. :rolling_on_the_floor_laughing: :laughing: :smiling_face_with_smiling_eyes_and_hand_covering_mouth: :grimacing:
[_3rd-f-bible-study] Open Door: “The Screwtape Letters” – Letter 10
AO: _3rd-f-bible-study Q: Steven L Purvis PAX: Steven L Purvis, Dave Rubright, Greg Knull, Draper, Dunkin, Kermit FNGs: None COUNT: 6 Takeaways: (1) You can’t serve both God and Mammon (i.e., money, wealth, worldliness), (2) our friends/relationships matter, (3) we all need a little Jesus. :muscle: