The Irony of "Giving Up" for Lent

PRESIDENT'S BLOG
March 5, 2014

There is sometimes an irony in our decision about what it is we will be “giving up” each Lenten season. The thing we choose, while it may be a real sacrifice of something we normally enjoy, is often given up in relation to a vain self-interest.

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A Day in the Ancient Mediterranean

Wednesday, March 12, 2014
4:00 p.m. | Room 205

Dr. Charles Cosgrove, Professor of Early Christian Literature at Garrett-Evangelical, will deliver his sabbatical lecture on March 12. This lecture is open to the public and all are welcome.

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Admissions Open House

Saturday, March 15, 2014
9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Our mission is to prepare skilled, bold and articulate leaders who share the transforming love of Jesus Christ. We invite you to come and see for yourself how we honor our commitment to critical and creative reasoning, spiritual formation, and prophetic participation in society, both in community with one another and in the world around us.

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The Installation of Luis R. Rivera as Academic Dean

Wednesday, April 9, 2014
4 p.m. | Chapel of the Unnamed Faithful

As the first Hispanic/Latino to serve as Academic Dean at Garrett-Evangelical, the Installation of Dr. Rivera promises to be historic. We hope you will join us for this momentous occasion in the life of the institution. For further information and to learn more about Dr. Rivera, we encourage you to visit the installation webpage.

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Holy Homiletics: Legitimate Encounters with the Living God

May 1-2, 2014

The Styberg Preaching Institute welcomes Dr. Katie Cannon, the first African-American woman to be ordained in the United Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), for a two-day preaching workshop exploring legitimate encounters with the living God.