February 23rd: IHOP!

This Tuesday we'll be taking a break from our usual Bible Study schedule and instead sharing a meal at IHOP (see address info below) in Wheaton. Since we're having dinner, we'll meet at 6:30pm instead of our usual time. It just so happens that it's also National Pancake day, so if you are broke you can still come and enjoy a FREE short stack of pancakes! Now since they're giving away free food, IHOP may be a little crowded, but don't let that deter you from getting some great food and hanging out with some of the coolest people this side of heaven (I think maybe by saying that I just lost my cool card). Anyway, bring your friends, bring a hungry stomach, and I'll see you there.

Tuesday Feburary 23rd, 6:30pm - ??
IHOP

167 Danada Square East, Wheaton IL 60189

February 16th: Persecution

I hope you are having a great President's Day (or technically, Washington's-Birthday-celebrated-a-week-early day), remembering the great presidents of the USA. As a Springfield native, personally I'm partial to celebrating Lincoln's Birthday, but I'll take any day off of work that I can get! For you unlucky folks who didn't get the day off, you can follow this link to get some President's Day factoids to impress your co-workers with.

I think we all can be thankful to live in a country where the government has established and maintained the freedom of religion, where we enjoy the legal right to worship God freely and openly. Not all Christians get to enjoy that privilege. Persecution of Christians was prevalent in the early church and still is a daily worry for Christians in some countries today. And even in America, we as Christians sometimes experience ridicule from non-believers for our faith.

Persecution will be the topic of discussion for our next small group meeting on Tuesday February 16th at 7:30pm at the Shelleys' home (address is listed in the calendar below). As we continue our series on the book of Acts, JC will be leading in a discussion of persecution of the early church and of the modern church. We hope to see you there!

February 9th: Peter & Paul

Tomorrow is Tuesday, and you know what that means! Small group time! This week we'll be continuing our study of the book of Acts. Chris will be leading a discussion about the lives of two notorious apostles, Peter and Paul. So bust out your 4-wheel drive, brave the blizzard, and join us at the Shelley's house (2125 N Summit St, Wheaton) at 7:30pm for Bible study, prayer, and fellowship. (If the weather is so bad that we have to cancel, we'll let you know...but unless you hear otherwise we're on!)