Margaret Atwood via Bill Moyers.

This Sunday Brenda Wardeska will lead us in discussing the interview Bill Moyers did with the author Margaret Atwood as part of his 'On Faith and Reason' series. It is only about 33 minutes long, so there should be time for discussion.

Margaret Atwood's Wikipedia entry notes that she "is among the most-honoured authors of fiction in recent history; she is a winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award and Prince of Asturias award for Literature, has been shortlisted for the Booker Prize five times, winning once, and has been a finalist for the Governor General's Award seven times, winning twice."

The 'On Faith and Reason' series hosted by Bill Moyers successfully counters the argument the television is merely a vast wasteland. It is superb in its presentation of some of the world's deepest and most articulate voices.

Please join us for the Adult Forum at 9:45. You might like us. And remember, intelligent, loving childcare is provided.

Rev. Tom Honey and a reconciliation of Suffering and a caring God

At a February 2005 TED conference, a "bonus" talk, was delivered by Rev. Tom Honey, a parish priest in the Church of England. For some, it was the event to remember.

"It's a classic problem in theology: How can the existence of evil be reconciled with a God who is supposed to be all-loving, all-knowing and all-powerful? Reverend Tom Honey attempts to answer this question in the wake of the tsunami" which had occurred just weeks earlier.



This coming Sunday we'll listen to the talk and then we'll talk about what we heard and our understanding of what we heard. Please feel free to preview at the link above.

Join us at 9:45. We'll be glad to see you. And bring the kids because superb childcare is provided.

Elizabeth Gilbert on nurturing creativity | Video on TED.com

This coming Sunday we'll view and discuss a talk by Eliazbeth Gilbert, author of "Eat, Pray, Love." From the website, she "muses on the impossible things we expect from artists and geniuses -- and shares the radical idea that, instead of the rare person "being" a genius, all of us "have" a genius. It's a funny, personal and surprisingly moving talk."

Elizabeth Gilbert on nurturing creativity | Video on TED.com

If you want to preview the talk, it's at the link above.

Please join us at 9:45. We'll be happy to see you. Loving childcare is provided.

Jill Bolte Taylor's stroke of insight | Video on TED.com

Jill Bolte Taylor's stroke of insight | Video on TED.com

This coming Sunday, we're going to get a dose of TED. You'll love this. We're going to view the talk shown above, by Jill Bolte Taylor. If you'd like to see it now, just click the link above. It's hard to call this a talk. It's seems much more. Jill (Dr. Taylor) is a Harvard-trained neuroanatomist, a research scientist. In the mid 1990's she had a stroke. Usually a devastating medical disaster, Jill has turned her stroke experience into a vast, meaningful understanding of the spirit of humanity and it's place on the earth.

Please join us. We'll be glad to see you at 9:45. And remember, excellent childcare is provided.