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tonight: shauna tackles the sexes

We’re really excited for group tonight as we continue in our series on love & relationships!  We’ll be joining our good friend Shauna Gauthier via Ichat for a little video teaching & dialogue.  Shauna used to run the show (practically!) in our group and some other areas @ WBCC!  She is a great friend who is now living in Seattle, WA with her husband Brian and three girls while she completes her MA in Counseling Psychology @ Mars Hill Grad School.

Shauna will generally be unpacking how we see gender roles–  but we’ll be looking at everything from biological/anatomical differences to social constructionist theories to approaching the Scriptures.  If this all sounds foreign to you, or scary…. it may be because unfortunately this isn’t an area we go into all that often in the church!   What we’ll hope to discover is that the views (we may not have realized) we have in this area have huge consequences in our everyday relationships- dating, marriage, or simply in the church.  It’s going to be a real deep night, and we can promise a very open & direct approach with Shauna.  Rated R?  We’ll see, but your expectations of an “R” rating may be the exact kind of stuff we’re talking about….  You can find full details HERE!

Back in the Saddle

Hey Everyone– we’re through making the domain & site transition to theacaciacommunity.com! You can now re-enter the site as depicted by this creepy picture.   It was a bit of a process & you’ll still notice some more design & general content changes in the coming weeks. The great news is we are able to host all of our old content from aforwarddesign.com here! Also, that old domain name will forward here….Best of all, we can get back to regular posts. Thanks to Chris for all his work on this!

A lot has been going on these last few weeks…. Lent has begun, marked by Ash Wednesday last week & a british newscaster who didn’t know why VP Joe Biden had a “Bruise” on his head. Awesome: The Olympics are winding down, and USA is still ahead in the medal counts!  If you missed some of the crazy crashes, you may want to check out the highlights here.  Nutty.

Back home, we’re praying for Kara Wester, who is arriving in Haiti today as part of a medical response team from Denver she partnered with.   Also, Thursday’s have been warming our hearts as we go through a Love & Relationships Series.  We’re talking it all from dating to gender roles to sex, and making the best connections we can to our faith.  By listening to the voices from our community alongside the scriptures, we’re having some really meaningful conversations and maybe even some wisdom & clarity!  This Thursday is no exception as we welcome our good friend Shauna Gauthier via Skype for some teaching & dialogue.  More to come on that soon!

Different Responses to Haiti

A few interesting responses to the Haiti Earthquake….  If you didn’t hear about the unfortunate words of Pat Robertson (700 Club Host), he decided to speak out about how the earthquake in Haiti was likely a move by God due to the Haitian peoples pact with the devil.  Yes, you read right.  Citing an apocryphal story about the Haitian break from France, (in which the Haitian rebels made a pact with the spirit of the land and drank blood in exchange for freedom), the statement was poorly timed at best and a tragically gross representation of Christ-followers at worst. (more on the Robertson story here)  Donald Miller (author of Blue Like Jazz & A Million Miles A Thousand Years) gave a thoughtful response to the Robertson comments on his blog.

It becomes apparent that offering opinion or insight into something like Haiti is an incredibly hard task.  This is no different for people of faith.  Shauna Gauthier described trying to engage the topic with her young girls on her blog.  The bottom line: no easy task.  At times, people of faith settle for oversimplification, prejudice, or just easy answers in order to remain “people with all the answers”.  But in some ways, this kills the act of faith.  And it also overcomes humility.  Trusting God in Haiti is certainly a mystery.  And anyone who hasn’t said, “Why God, why?” this week is simply fooling themselves.

Action Rewind 2: SafeHouse

harvestLast Thursday, we heard from many voices on how & where we’re taking action for God’s Kingdom.  From group projects to simple individual convictions being lived out, we heard a lot of perspectives!  To recap– this week, we want to track back and remind you about what’s on the table, & how you could potentially be involved.

PART.two.Safehouse

Safehouse Denver serves victims of domestic violence and their children through both an emergency shelter and as a counseling/advocacy center. AB35275 Several of us have become involved in the children’s program, which works with kids living in the house several times a week so that the mothers can meet & receive counseling.  These women and their children are truly coming out of chaos to re-establish their lives.  Their stories are traumatic, and we’ve found that giving a few hours to their children is a tangible expression of God’s love in our city.   The Denver Post recently featured an article on one women’s journey out of domestic violence you can read here.  Our good friend Shauna Gauthier commented with great care on this issue last fall.  Lastly, you can go to the Safehouse website to find out more.  Feel free to talk to Craig or Megan Post if you want to find out more!

4.20.99 cont'd

columbinereflectionShauna Gauthier offered some really meaningful reflections on Columbine and all that we went through together on her blog.  She included some great insight into Cassie B’s life and what it meant/means for those of us who knew her.  We think a read through her post is highly worthy.  Shauna blogs with Krista Law regularly at nolongermute.blogspot.com.  You can check out the post we’re talking about here.  Thanks, Shauna!

He Came for This: Domestic Violence and Restoring the Broken

domesticToday marks a new theme in our Seasonal features: HE CAME FOR THIS.  For the rest of ’08, we will be taking different angles on the significance of Jesus’ coming to the world in our Seasonal posts.  This first piece is from our good friend Shauna Gauthier.  She will be offering a personal and powerful perspective on domestic violence and why it might be a concern to followers of Jesus.  We hope it offers some focus as to why we’ve chosen to partner with Safehouse of Denver.  While Shauna was a key part of leadership at WBCC for years, she is currently in Seattle completing her MA in Counseling Psychology at Mars Hill Graduate School.  She also regularly co-hosts a blog titled No Longer Mute with Krista Law. Continue reading ‘He Came for This: Domestic Violence and Restoring the Broken’


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