Lecture given Tuesday, February 19, 2002, 9:45 AM at Abilene Christian University: "A careful reading of 1 Corinthians reveals Paul's prescription for a church that had spirituality all wrong. We will see that being spiritual has little to do with knowledge and self, and everything to do with community."

Lecture given Monday, February 18, 2002, 2:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "Spirituality is more than a private affair; God lives with a people who share a common spiritual life. come to this "how-to" class on how a congregation can conduct a concentrated week of spiritual renewal."

Lecture given Monday, February 18, 2002, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "As the modern world recedes, Churches of Christ are finding their distinctive message and theology, which was rooted firmly in that world, less immediately convincing and more obviously deficient in the new cultural era we are entering. But this situation provides an opportunity to reclaim Christian truth that was compromised or even lost under the pressures and temptations of modernity. Three key questions focus this challenge for the church's heritage, life together and present message."

Lecture given Tuesday, February 19, 2002, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "As the modern world recedes, Churches of Christ are finding their distinctive message and theology, which was rooted firmly in that world, less immediately convincing and more obviously deficient in the new cultural era we are entering. But this situation provides an opportunity to reclaim Christian truth that was compromised or even lost under the pressures and temptations of modernity. Three key questions focus this challenge for the church's heritage, life together and present message."

Lecture given Wednesday, February 20, 2002, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "As the modern world recedes, Churches of Christ are finding their distinctive message and theology, which was rooted firmly in that world, less immediately convincing and more obviously deficient in the new cultural era we are entering. But this situation provides an opportunity to reclaim Christian truth that was compromised or even lost under the pressures and temptations of modernity. Three key questions focus this challenge for the church's heritage, life together and present message."

Lecture given Monday, February 18, 2002, 3:15 PM at Abilene Christian University

Lecture given Wednesday, February 20, 2002, 3:15 PM at Abilene Christian University

Lecture given Wednesday, February 20, 2002, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Everyone has heard about the book of Genesis, but how many of you have ever heard about, much less studied, its sequel? Come and join us as we read the thrilling story of God's new beginnings!"

Lecture given Monday, February 18, 2002, 9:45 AM at Abilene Christian University: "What does it mean to be created in the image of God? IN what ways are we called to fulfill this goal? Is it completely a divine reality, merely a human reality, or a cooperative effort with God? The incarnation furnishes powerful answers to these questions and provides a balanced approach to spirituality."

Lecture given Tuesday, February 19, 2002, 9:45 AM at Abilene Christian University: "What does it mean to be created in the image of God? In what ways are we called to fulfill this goal? Is it completely a divine reality, merely a human reality, or a cooperative effort with God? The incarnation furnishes powerful answers to these questions and provides a balanced approach to spirituality."

Lecture given Wednesday, February 20, 2002, 9:45 AM at Abilene Christian University: "What does it mean to be created in the image of God? IN what ways are we called to fulfill this goal? Is it completely a divine reality, merely a human reality, or a cooperative effort with God? The incarnation furnishes powerful answers to these questions and provides a balanced approach to spirituality."

Lecture given Wednesday, February 20, 2002, 7:00 PM at Abilene Christian University

Lecture given Tuesday, February 19, 2002, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Developing and maintaining a productive and lasting relationship among preacher, leaders, congregation and community are tremendous challenges. This class will offer insights from three decades with a growing local church."

Lecture given Monday, February 18, 2002, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Agriculturists and horticulturists often boast of their mystical green thumb, which helps them produce bountiful harvests of fruits, vegetables and flowers. These sessions will explore ways that the Christian can develop a "green thumb" as he or she seeks to fulfill that all-important mandate to grow spiritually."

Lecture given Tuesday, February 19, 2002, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Agriculturists and horticulturists often boast of their mystical green thumb, which helps them produce bountiful harvests of fruits, vegetables and flowers. These sessions will explore ways that the Christian can develop a "green thumb" as he or she seeks to fulfill that all-important mandate to grow spiritually."

Lecture given Wednesday, February 20, 2002, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Agriculturists and horticulturists often boast of their mystical green thumb, which helps them produce bountiful harvests of fruits, vegetables and flowers. These sessions will explore ways that the Christian can develop a "green thumb" as he or she seeks to fulfill that all-important mandate to grow spiritually."

Lecture given Wednesday, February 20, 2002, 2:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "The church cultivates believing souls by answering compelling questions, while the artist cultivates seeing souls by raising compelling images. Is there a conflict - an identity - in the believing artist's dual relationship with the Kingdom and the "world?" How can she be true to her work and be true to the community of faith?"

Lecture given Tuesday, February 19, 2002, 2:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "The church cultivates believing souls by answering compelling questions, while the artist cultivates seeing souls by raising compelling images. Is there a conflict - an identity - in the believing artist's dual relationship with the Kingdom and the "world?" How can she be true to her work and be true to the community of faith?"

Lecture given Monday, February 18, 2002, 2:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "The church cultivates believing souls by answering compelling questions, while the artist cultivates seeing souls by raising compelling images. Is there a conflict - an identity - in the believing artist's dual relationship with the Kingdom and the "world?" How can she be true to her work and be true to the community of faith?"

Lecture given Tuesday, February 19, 2002, 2:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "Twenty-first century America is the cleanest society in the history of the world - at least on the surface. Is our obsession with cleanliness merely an attempt to sweep the messes of our lives under the rug? Discover how God can recycle our personal trash."

Lecture given Monday, February 18, 2002, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Everyone, sooner or later, is confronted by loss. Could loss be a condition where God meets us in surprising ways? This class offers a biblical, theological and pastoral examination of grief and loss."

Lecture given Tuesday, February 19, 2002, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Everyone, sooner or later, is confronted by loss. Could loss be a condition where God meets us in surprising ways? This class offers a biblical, theological and pastoral examination of grief and loss."

Lecture given Wednesday, February 20, 2002, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Everyone, sooner or later, is confronted by loss. Could loss be a condition where God meets us in surprising ways? This class offers a biblical, theological and pastoral examination of grief and loss."

Lecture given Wednesday, February 20, 2002, 9:45 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Is God really with us in any way that matters when we can't see any miracles in life? Is God with us in times of tragedy? Since miracles have always been rather rare, even in biblical times, how does God act in our world when axe heads don't float, the blind stay blind, and the lame still need wheelchairs? By looking at the lives of Ruth and Esther we will see God's sovereignty working behind the scenes from the peasant's shack to the palace suite and find parallels in contemporary life."