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Janauary 2009 WRITING SEMINAR:  At at New Hope Presbyterian Church on Sweeten Creek Road in Asheville.   Dates:  Tuesdays, January 6, 13, 20 & 27.  Time:  10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon.  The purpose is the motivate participants to write stories from their pasts, narratives of things that have happened or portraits of people they have known.  Story length: 750 words max!  Tuition:  a contribution from $10 to $100 to some human-help program like Habitat for Humanity.  The seminar is full.

February LAY BIBLE COURSE:  “Portraits of Jesus, as Presented in Matthew, Mark and Luke,” to be held at New Hope Presbyterian Church.  Dates are Tuesdays, February 3, 10, 17 & 24.  Time:  10:00 to 11:30 a.m.  Each of the Gospels in the Bible presents a unique portrait of Jesus, the particular picture that writer was trying to convey.   The Gospel portraits share a great deal in common, but each also bears its own marks.  This course will identify the common purpose behind all the Gospels but then see how each works out that purpose.  It is a course for lay people.  It will focus on the Bible’s meaning in your life and mine, not on scholarly theories and analysis.  Tuition:  a contribution from $10 to $100 to a helping agency of your choice, such as Habitat for Humanity or the Manna Food Bank.  Open to anyone interested;  no maximum enrollment.  Enroll at jim@jimchatham.com or by calling New Hope Presbyterian Church at 274-0191.  Give your name, how we can contact you (email or phone), and any religious affiliation you have.

March through May LAY BIBLE COURSE, “Watching the Bible Debate Theology With Itself,” at the College for Seniors at UNC-ASHEVILLE.  Fridays, 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. beginning March 20 and concluding May 15.  The course will follow several major biblical themes/subjects through the entire Bible, seeing how the faith of Israel and the church was formed in relation to the events of their time.  We will also be studying ourselves, since neither we nor the things that happen have changed very much.  .  Enrollment is through the College for Seniors office, after their Spring catalog is published in February.