GCCC Lenten Series: Simple Living
The Christian Lenten season is a more reflective time of year that reminds us to concentrate on living differently. Lent invites us to slow down and to release things that are ... Read more
The Christian Lenten season is a more reflective time of year that reminds us to concentrate on living differently. Lent invites us to slow down and to release things that are ... Read more
Singing, poetry, laughs and community…its all here at Coloring the Eastern Shore’s Open Mic Night (Hosted Monthly)! Join us Wednesday, February 18 from 6–9 PM at Le bouchon Wine and Tapas Bar in Daphne. Whether you’re singing an original, reading poetry, sharing spoken word, or bringing the laughs with some stand-up, the mic is open, ... Read more
In her critically acclaimed Leaving Church (“a beautiful, absorbing memoir.”—Dallas Morning News), Barbara Brown Taylor wrote about leaving full-time ministry to become a professor, a decision that stretched the boundaries of her faith. Now, in her stunning follow-up, An Altar in the World, she shares how she learned to encounter God beyond the walls of ... Read more
All are welcome to our adult education book study: John Philip Newell’s Listening for the Heartbeat of God. Listening for the Heartbeat of God presents a spirituality for today, modeled on the vital characteristics of Celtic spirituality through the centuries. Here is in emphasis on the essential goodness of creation and of humanity made in ... Read more
Join us for a time of meditation and prayer followed by a discussion of Barbara Brown Taylor’s Holy Envy. In her book, Taylor describes embracing more fully her own Christianity—albeit a gentler version—through her exploration of the other major world religions of Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, and Islam. This week we will read and discuss Chapter ... Read more
Wade in the Water’s Annual Potluck Supper and Hymn Sing Monday, February 23, from 6 – 8 PM, Bethel AME Church, 714 Savannah Street, Mobile We survived another year! Please bring a favorite dish and help us celebrate the start of our 5th year of sharing fellowship, information, and inspiration. Following the meal, our talented ... Read more
In her critically acclaimed Leaving Church (“a beautiful, absorbing memoir.”—Dallas Morning News), Barbara Brown Taylor wrote about leaving full-time ministry to become a professor, a decision that stretched the boundaries of her faith. Now, in her stunning follow-up, An Altar in the World, she shares how she learned to encounter God beyond the walls of ... Read more
Heather McGhee’s specialty is the American economy—and the mystery of why it so often fails the American public. From the financial crisis to rising student debt to collapsing public infrastructure, she found a common root problem: racism. But not just in the most obvious indignities for people of color. Racism has costs for white people, ... Read more
The Mobile Bay Sierra Club invites you a presentation on Tuesday, March 3rd by Evelyn DeAngelo. Executive Director of Dog River Clearwater Revival. Ms. DeAngelo will present "Dog River Watershed: Protect What Connects Us" and highlight the organization's work.
In her critically acclaimed Leaving Church (“a beautiful, absorbing memoir.”—Dallas Morning News), Barbara Brown Taylor wrote about leaving full-time ministry to become a professor, a decision that stretched the boundaries of her faith. Now, in her stunning follow-up, An Altar in the World, she shares how she learned to encounter God beyond the walls of ... Read more