Every Tuesday, from 11/19/2024 to 12/18/2024, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Join your Rec family as we explore the book, The First Advent in Palestine by Kelley Nikondeha. When we picture the first Advent, we see Mary and Joseph huddled by a manger. We picture Gabriel, magi, and shepherds tending their flocks. A shining star against a midnight sky. But this harmonized version has lifted the Advent story out of its context--those who experienced the first Advent had to travel through great darkness to reach the hope that shining star announced.
Trusted scholar and community organizer Kelley Nikondeha takes us back, to where the landscape of Palestine is once again the geographic, socioeconomic, and political backdrop for the Advent story.
We’ll meet via Zoom on Tuesday evenings, November 19th-December 17th, 7-8:30pm.
We have a limited amount of books available from the church office, or you can order from the book retailer of your choice.