Lecture given Tuesday, September 17, 2013, 9:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "God continues to teach lessons to our family that parallel what Luke records in his Gospel. Join us for family stories from Asia and Africa that are thought-provoking and encouraging."

Lecture given Tuesday, September 17, 2013, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "As young people put on headphones and old people run away from technology, we witness a communication barrier between generations. Seek ways to understand and communicate over this divide so we all can benefit from the promise with future generations to come."

Lecture given Tuesday, September 17, 2013, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "By exploring the history of interpreting the parables, learn how to move the parables beyond Sunday schools and sermons and into pastoral care and ministry contexts."

Lecture given Tuesday, September 17, 2013, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "In most stories the good guys are easy to recognize from the bad guys. In the best stories, however, the characters are harder to peg and full of surprises. Jesus tells the best stories. Listen to them again."

Lecture given Tuesday, September 17, 2013, 9:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "We will examine the radical difference in the meaning of love when it is defined by the dictionary and when it is defined by how God loves."

Lecture given Tuesday, September 17, 2013, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Are Christians today, like Jesus' first "home church," happier to push Jesus off a cliff than accept the radical reorientation of his "good news"? Explore the church's response to Luke's stories of the oppressed set free."

Lecture given Tuesday, September 17, 2013, 9:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "God is the key to success over addiction. God preserved me while I learned to submit my will to His. Hear God's story through my journey of losing the weight of about five women. May we freely eat of His Word and live."

Lecture given Tuesday, September 17, 2013, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "When you look at someone, how do you see them? Do you see them at all? A homeless person is someone normally not seen, but what about the everyday folk?"

Lecture given Tuesday, September 17, 2013, 1:15 PM at Abilene Christian University: "Myths about sex abound as people pursue it, often unaware of their true longings for love and intimacy. Discover the passion that drives desire, and laugh as you learn about a subject that can actually be fun and comfortable to discuss."

Lecture given Tuesday, September 17, 2013, 4:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "A live demonstration relating the ancient art of pottery to the scriptures, showing how God works to prepare, shape and finish us to serve Him according to His purpose. God is the Potter, we are the clay and the work of His hands."

Lecture given Tuesday, September 17, 2013, 9:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Explore how Christians may respond to common objections to faith and some of the most difficult moral objections to the Old Testament."

Lecture given Tuesday, September 17, 2013, 9:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Christians are increasingly perceived to be judgmental and intolerant. Concern about life hereafter is interpreted as no concern for life here and now. Christ was holy and a "friend to sinners." Discover how to become Christ's church in our communities."

Lecture given Tuesday, September 17, 2013, 4:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "As a generation of millennials prepare to enter congregational ministry, what are their most pressing concerns about serving the church? What can we learn from the hopes and questions of young ministers and students?"

Lecture given Tuesday, September 17, 2013, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Explore how Christians may respond to common objections to faith and some of the most difficult moral objections to the Old Testament."

Lecture given Tuesday, September 17, 2013, 4:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "When Steve began ministry, he never would have worked with a church that allowed women to lead in any public way. After 35 years with the same congregation, discover how he changed his mind and heart and now advocates for women's participation without exploding a church."

Lecture given Tuesday, September 17, 2013, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Come experience a view of Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, during a time of violent upheaval. Hear Anay's edge-of-your-seat personal experiences coupled with Elaine's background ethnographic information on the complexities of factory worker situations. Discover stories of an education earned through perseverance and creativity."

Lecture given Tuesday, September 17, 2013, 4:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "For Paul, the Jerusalem Relief Fund was so important that he risked his life to personally hand it to the leaders in that church. Explore why this charity work was so important for Jews and early Christians as well as its implication for us today."

Lecture given Tuesday, September 17, 2013, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Peter did not preach the same sermon in Acts 2 as Paul in Acts 17. The call of God is heard differently in different cultures. Faithful ministers of the Word must learn the hearts of those to whom they minister."

Lecture given Tuesday, September 17, 2013, 1:15 PM at Abilene Christian University: "Come join this panel conversation about worship and worship leading."

Lecture given Tuesday, September 17, 2013, 9:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Jesus said some 'un-Christ-like' things, given our culture's idea of Jesus, or even contemporary Christianity's idea of Jesus. These sayings give us heartburn to talk about and even more when we try and live them. While hard to swallow, these are life-giving words worth chewing on."

Lecture given Tuesday, September 17, 2013, 9:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Jesus preached good news to poor, prisoners, blind, oppressed and abused people. Examine the history of race relations in the Churches of Christ through the voices of church leaders. Participants will explore this history in the context of the gospel described in Luke 4."

Lecture given Tuesday, September 17, 2013, 4:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "Hear first-hand experiences from the Ecumenical Movement, including praying with Benedict XVI and meeting in Geneva, Korea and Indonesia. Gary is director of the World Convention of Churches of Christ and Doug is an ACU professor and longtime member of the Faith and Order Commission of the National Council of Churches."

Lecture given Tuesday, September 17, 2013, 9:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Explore the longings of women today and discover how the good news of Jesus Christ meets their deepest needs. The God who is the same yesterday, today and forever offers modern women the same hope and good news received by the women in Scripture."

Lecture given Tuesday, September 17, 2013, 1:15 PM at Abilene Christian University: "One's experience when praying the Lord's Prayer might change drastically by simply moving from a church auditorium to a jail cell. Find out if 20 prisoners can reshape your experience of this ancient prayer."