Adult Faith Formation
Still Waters: January 17, 2026
Still Waters Fellowship takes place around a good meal and the exploration of one or more of the traditional practices that can help us grow in our relationship to God. All are welcome! RSVPs are encouraged in the interest of meal planning.
Our next gathering will be on Saturday, January 17, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the home of Roger Parker. For more information or to RSVP to Roger, click on the link below.
Bible Study: January 2026
We meet every Wednesday at 11:15 a.m. in the church library. Our hour consists of communal prayer, attention to scripture as it applies to our lives, and fellowship.
Topic for January: The Plan of God, Our Place in It, and Scripture
"From before time began God has had a plan: that humankind will have a
place
in God's Kingdom."
Our modern Bible gives us the story, the plot, the plan which was conceived by the
God whose presence was before, now and will be forever. The Plan begins with the act of Creation, the
Moment of Creation. In the Christian Bible the Plan ends with the Book of Revelation which tells of the last
moments of the earthly Kingdom of God. Between the beginning and the end we find the Moment of
Redemption: the incarnation, death, and resurrection of Christ.
Our study will be based on the people who advance what we could call the plot, or story line. We will
think/meditate about these folks, most of whom with names we will recognize. They will be found with
characteristics which we can find by looking into our own mirrors. They will also be a particular "people"
whom God chose to put the Plan into place.
You will need a Bible to perhaps use at home and in our meetings to use with the study sheets which
will be available each week. This method and design will be different from what we have been using for the
last 14 or so years and we will have a new framework for our understanding of scripture and why we have it as a
tool.
Suggestion.....give it a try...you may like it. The subject of God is a non-ending mystery unsolvable in
this life. But it is an excellent topic of conversation. And a system for spiritual growth.
Psalm of the week for January 11: Psalm 29, Afferte Domino (Ascribe to the Lord)
And....welcome to Epiphanytide, the season after the Feast of the Epiphany. It is a long season this
year as Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent come on February 18, which is six weeks away. Now for
psalm 29 and some things to think about.
This psalm is part of a series of psalms/songs of praise to the God that saves and delivers. Think of
the hymn that sings, "all glory, laud, and honor to thee redeemer king, to whom the lips of angels," and so
forth. The speaker/psalmist in the first two verses says, "ascribe to the Lord" and specifies the language to be
used. This is followed by verses describing the God of Glory. There are descriptions of the voice of the Lord.
We know other texts in which God's voice can almost be seen as a character in the story. In the Beginning was
the Word. You may want to look back at Genesis 1. Word. Voice. God accomplishes much by simply
speaking. Notice all of the descriptive words. After considering them how would you describe God. Would
you use different words or accept the ones you are reading.
What value would you attach to Psalm 29? What wisdom does it impart? Look at the last 3 verses
where there are wonderful pictures. I suggest you sit with the images in your mind. Create a bubble of silence
for this meditation and use it for at least 5 minutes and at the end of the time see if you are smiling.