This is the first in a two-month series presented by Matthew Groves. Matthew majored in physics in undergraduate school and is a recent graduate of Vanderbilt's Divinity School, and this topic is a passion of his. The series is meant to examine the different perspectives of science and faith and how and when they cross paths.
Science and Faith, Why Can’t We Be Friends?
Week 1, June 2, 2019
This is the second in a two-month series presented by Matthew Groves. The series is meant to examine the different perspectives of science and faith and how and when they cross paths. This particular session examines the Genesis 1 creation story. Next week will be a look at the creation story in Genesis 2-3.
Genesis 1: God’s Ambassadors
Week 2, June 9, 2019
This is the third in a two-month series presented by Matthew Groves. The series is meant to examine the different perspectives of science and faith and how and when they cross paths. This particular session examines the creation story in Genesis 2-3 and compares it to the Genesis 1 story.
Genesis 2-3: Gardeners in the Dirt
Week 3, June 16, 2019
This is the fourth in a nine-week series presented by Matthew Groves. The series is meant to examine the different perspectives of science and faith and how and when they cross paths. In this session we look at the juncture of faith and science in the wonder and awe we each experience.
Awe and Wonder
Week 4, June 23, 2019
When Faith Meets Science, Session 5: a "Natural" Theology. This is the fifth of a nine-week Summer Sunday Morning Series presented by Matthew D. Groves. In this session we look at the ways we see God revealed in creation. Matthew asks how created things can be metaphors for aspects of the nature of God.
A Natural Theology
Week 5, June 30, 2019
When Faith Meets Science: Session 7: Climate Change -- What We Know. This is the seventh of a nine-week Summer Sunday Morning Series presented by Matthew D. Groves. In this session Matthew presents some of the science of climate change.
Climate Change: What We Know
Week 7, July 14, 2019
When Faith Meets Science Session 8: Climate Change -- Why and How To Care. This is the eighth of a nine-week Adult Summer Sunday Series presented by Matthew D. Groves, and it is Matthew's last Sunday with us. Having presented the science of climate change last Sunday, in this session the focus is on what we can do.
Climate Change: How to Care at West End
Week 8, July 21, 2019