First United Presbyterian Church
Atlantic, Iowa

Subject:

11:30am Lenten Study

Date: 2/21/2010

Information:

In this six-session study, we'll consider the various aspets of forgiveness, a concept more central to Christianity than to any other religion. Beginning Feb. 21, following worship & fellowship time. Participants will have a few pages of material prior to each meeting so that our time together will be focused on the central idea for the week. Some urge forgivness as a Christian duty under all circumstances, while others argue that certain conditions must be met before forgiveness can be meaningful. How do we sort through such competing claims? How do we get past some of our emotional barriers to real forgiveness? These are the kinds of questions we will expliore