Below are the notes for a talk given by the Rev. Canon John F. Fergueson as part of the “WHY?” series of Adult Education classes at Episcopal Church of the Redeemer, Kenmore.
Why Be A Christian?
Introduction
As I set out to write what I want to say to you about why a person would be a Christian, [...]
Do you like playing games? Doing art projects? Reading Bible stories to young children? The church’s children need your help with this year’s Sunday School classes!
We will have 2 classes running this year: a preschool class from 10:30 to 11:30, and a 1st – 6th grade class from 9:30 to 10:30 (arts/games/activities) and lessons from [...]
[ May 14, 2009; 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm. ] The Rev. Canon John Fergueson will be speaking at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Longview, WA on Thursday, May 14 at 7:00 p.m. His topic for the evening is Encountering Evil — The “Three R’s” of our Baptismal Covenant: Resisting, Repenting, Returning.
A former member of a Marine Counterintelligence Team in Viet Nam, and nationally known [...]
Read full post...[ May 10, 2009; 9:30 am to 10:15 am. ] A new adult education series entitled Exploring the Whys begins this Sunday at 9:30 AM in the Education building classroom.
The topic for this Sunday (May 10) and the following Sunday (May 17) is “Why be a Christian?”. We’re often asked by friends, family and colleagues to explain why we’re Christian. These presentations by Canon Fergueson [...]
Read full post...[ October 26, 2008; 9:30 am to 10:20 am. ] As part of the Outreach Discovery Extravaganza, Fr. John will lead a discussion about discerning your spiritual gifts for service — both inside and outside the walls of the church. (Part two of two.)
Read full post...[ October 19, 2008; 9:30 am to 10:20 am. ] As part of the Outreach Discovery Extravaganza, Fr. John will lead a discussion about discerning your spiritual gifts for service — both inside and outside the walls of the church. (Part one of two.)
Read full post...[ September 16, 2008; 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm. ]
On Tuesday, August 16th we begin a weekly course on enriching the inner life of faith through prayer, led by Father John Fergueson. Over the liturgical year we will deepen our spirituality through ancient Christian traditions and monastic practices.
In our first meeting we will discuss what we hope to gain from the course. This will [...]
Read full post...Fr. John Fergueson speaks about the spiritual aspects of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. In this third part of a four-part series, he delves into the experience of spiritual evil (described in the mental health field as “aggression”) in the lives of those who live with PTSD. (Listen to Part One and Part Two.)
Fr. John Fergueson speaks about the spiritual aspects of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. In this second part of a four-part series he discusses spirituality and evil, and draws parallels between traumatic experiences and the experiences of God described by Christian mystics. (Part One can be found here.)
Fr. John Fergueson speaks about the spiritual aspects of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. In this first part of a four-part series, he discusses the definition of PTSD, its causes and effects.
