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Sara will be addressing what the Bible says about tithing. She is a graduate student here at OSU finishing up as a theorist in the Physical Chemistry Group, and is a very active member and planner in CGSA. It will be a treat to hear her speak about this important and very Biblical subject.

We will be meeting at 6:30 on Friday at Summit United Methodist Church on 16th Ave.

As usual, we will be going out to eat at a place voted upon by those who answer a CGSA online poll. The poll has been sent out through the Yahoo group, and I encourage you to vote if you plan to attend; those who do not vote cannot complain about the selection. If you are not a member of the Yahoo group and would like to be, you can join through www.osu-cgsa.org . This website also lists upcoming meeting topics and activities.]]> Friday Meetings http://osu-cgsa.org/blog/index.php?entry=entry080717-162006 Bob Trube Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:20:06 GMT http://osu-cgsa.org/blog/comments.php?y=08&m=07&entry=entry080717-162006 http://osu-cgsa.org/blog/index.php?entry=entry080709-133948 Friday Meetings http://osu-cgsa.org/blog/index.php?entry=entry080709-133948 Bob Trube Wed, 09 Jul 2008 17:39:48 GMT http://osu-cgsa.org/blog/comments.php?y=08&m=07&entry=entry080709-133948 http://osu-cgsa.org/blog/index.php?entry=entry080626-093642 Where: Nielsens' - 542 Blenheim Rd. Columbus, OH 43214
What: Cookout followed by a walk to Whetstone Park to watch the fireworks at 10

Details: Everyone should plan on meeting outside of Jones Tower at 6:30. From there we will carpool down to the Nielsens'. Drivers are needed and appreciated. There will be a sign-up sheet for drinks, side dishes, and desserts at the meeting this Friday. If you are not at the meeting this week and would like to bring something, please email Sara (ray.219@osu.edu) and let her know.]]> http://osu-cgsa.org/blog/index.php?entry=entry080626-093642 Bob Trube Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:36:42 GMT http://osu-cgsa.org/blog/comments.php?y=08&m=06&entry=entry080626-093642 http://osu-cgsa.org/blog/index.php?entry=entry080626-093509 http://tinyurl.com/6a7stc for further details). Free parking is available in the church lot or nearby on the street. We will share in fellowship and discussion, and will go out to dinner afterward at an inexpensive restaurant. This week, Luke Corwin will be leading our discussion, which will focus on the definition of a Biblical model of stewardship and its potential application to how we manage the resources God has given us.]]> Friday Meetings http://osu-cgsa.org/blog/index.php?entry=entry080626-093509 Bob Trube Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:35:09 GMT http://osu-cgsa.org/blog/comments.php?y=08&m=06&entry=entry080626-093509 http://osu-cgsa.org/blog/index.php?entry=entry080530-113739
We invite you, and all your friends, to the CGSA End of Year Party at Weinland Park at 4 PM on Saturday, May 31.

The End of Year party, in honor of our graduates, and those who are transitioning within their departments, will have a Science Fiction theme. Games, and even costumes, will be centered around a science fiction theme. There will be free food and all are welcome.

Weinland Park is near 7th and Summit and a map is available here.]]> Friday Meetings http://osu-cgsa.org/blog/index.php?entry=entry080530-113739 Bob Trube Fri, 30 May 2008 15:37:39 GMT http://osu-cgsa.org/blog/comments.php?y=08&m=05&entry=entry080530-113739 http://osu-cgsa.org/blog/index.php?entry=entry080523-082243
THIS FRIDAY AT CGSA:

FRIDAY NIGHT (5/23/2008): We will all gather together to talk and enjoy refreshments between 6:30 and 6:45, and at about 6:45, we will quiet our hearts, and prepare ourselves to worship God, and learn more about His plan for our lives.

FOREIGN POLICY/TERRORISM: Terrorism is a very difficult topic, especially when coupled with foreign policy. How is terrorism even defined, and how is it separated from legitimate military action? Even if you haven't given much thought to a specific definition, most people know terrorism when they see it, from the evil assault on our nation in 9/11, to the bombing of trains in Madrid (11-M), IRA activity in Northern Ireland, and many actions by many groups before and after these events. How should the US construct a coherent and honorable foreign policy in light of attacks such as these, and with a mind to the fact that there are nations that would like nothing better than to see us destroyed or conquered? Should we be involved with the Middle East at all, and if so, how? What is legitimate action toward terrorists we capture, and what is legitimate treatment of the many unknown civilians who travel into our country every day?

Bryan Cole will be leading the discussion on this issue. Bryan is a member of CGSA, and a graduate student in political science.

TIME AND PLACE: Our meetings are at 6:30 pm in the Royer Student Activity Center. You can find it on the campus map at www.osu.edu/map/ Royer is located next to Jones Graduate Tower. Go into the building through the left of the two front entrances. At the top of the steps you will see a room to your right. That's where we'll be.

After the meeting, we will go out to a restaurant chosen from a poll in Yahoo groups, and revealed at the beginning of the meeting. To join this group, so that you can vote, or for more information about CGSA and its activities this quarter, please go to http://www.osu-cgsa.org/

END-OF-YEAR PARTY, SATURDAY MAY 31: At Weinland Park we will be celebrating the end of the school year. There will be food and games, centered around a Science Fiction theme; you are encouraged to dress up as your favorite Sci-Fi character. There will also be the passing of the pineapple, and a recognition of those who are graduating, either with the PhD, or on into the next phase of their program.]]> Friday Meetings http://osu-cgsa.org/blog/index.php?entry=entry080523-082243 Bob Trube Fri, 23 May 2008 12:22:43 GMT http://osu-cgsa.org/blog/comments.php?y=08&m=05&entry=entry080523-082243 http://osu-cgsa.org/blog/index.php?entry=entry080514-091500
IMMIGRATION: When we think of Immigration, many of us think of Mexicans sneaking across the boarder into California to ``steal'' the very worst of our jobs. As it turns out, and as most of us know (but maybe don't often think about), not all immigration, and not even most immigration (compare DHS LPR_FR_2007 with an extrapolation of the Pew Hispanic Center work to find that about 750,000 illegal immigrants are entering this country every year, and over a million persons became legal permanent residents of the US in 2007), is illegal. Not all of it is what is quaintly termed ``unskilled labor''. Indeed, a few members of CGSA are immigrants or non-permanent residents.

A panel of immigrants and non-permanent residents, members of CGSA, will be speaking on immigration, their thoughts on the US policies toward legal and illegal immigration, and how to view this issue as an informed Christian.

TIME AND PLACE: Our meetings are at 6:30 pm in the Royer Student Activity Center. You can find it on the campus map at www.osu.edu/map/ Royer is located next to Jones Graduate Tower. Go into the building through the left of the two front entrances. At the top of the steps you will see a room to your right. That's where we'll be.

After the meeting, we will go out to a restaurant chosen from a poll in Yahoo groups, and revealed at the beginning of the meeting. To join this group, so that you can vote, or for more information about CGSA and its activities this quarter, please go to http://www.osu-cgsa.org/]]> Friday Meetings http://osu-cgsa.org/blog/index.php?entry=entry080514-091500 Bob Trube Wed, 14 May 2008 13:15:00 GMT http://osu-cgsa.org/blog/comments.php?y=08&m=05&entry=entry080514-091500 http://osu-cgsa.org/blog/index.php?entry=entry080509-114004
ABORTION: A serious tragedy in our own country and around the world is the high rate of abortion, of killing unborn infants, that takes place in many hospitals and clinics in the United States. Millions of lives have been lost, often for the sake of another's convenience, and at the hands of faceless corporations. But many of the legal and political issues surrounding this crisis are complex. Being pro-choice is not the same as being pro-abortion, so is it acceptable to allow women the choice in this matter, even if they choose the wrong one?
Also, illegal abortions are often far less safe or sanitary, and can result in deeper suffering both for the child and for the woman, and a higher rate of death for the woman. There are also other complications, such as whether abortion would be justified in the cases of rape, incest, serious deformity, or to save the life of the mother.

Dr. Sullivan will be helping us sort out these complex issues, and guiding us through how we should think about abortion, about abortion policy and legislation, and about what we can and should do as Christians to consider and confront this exceptionally serious problem facing our nation and world. Dennis M. Sullivan received his M.D. from Case Western Reserve, and M.A. in Bioethics from Trinity Graduate School in Deerfield IL. He is a professor at Cederville University in biology, specializing in bioethics, with extensive medical-missionary service in Haiti and Africa. His daughter, Julie Sullivan, is a part of CGSA.

TIME AND PLACE: Our meetings are at 6:30 pm in the Royer Student Activity Center. You can find it on the campus map at www.osu.edu/map/ Royer is located next to Jones Graduate Tower. Go into the building through the left of the two front entrances. At the top of the steps you will see a room to your right. That's where we'll be.

After the meeting, we will go out to a restaurant chosen from a poll in Yahoo groups, and revealed at the beginning of the meeting. To join this group, so that you can vote, or for more information about CGSA and its activities this quarter, please go to http://www.osu-cgsa.org/]]> Friday Meetings http://osu-cgsa.org/blog/index.php?entry=entry080509-114004 Bob Trube Fri, 09 May 2008 15:40:04 GMT http://osu-cgsa.org/blog/comments.php?y=08&m=05&entry=entry080509-114004 http://osu-cgsa.org/blog/index.php?entry=entry080411-105251
FRIDAY NIGHT (4/11/2008): We will all gather together to talk and enjoy refreshments between 6:30 and 6:45, and at about 6:45, we will quiet our hearts, and prepare ourselves to worship God, and learn more about His plan for our lives.

CHRISTIANS WHO DISAGREE POLITICALLY: All of us in CGSA, whether we can vote or not, are given a unique political voice, an ability and freedom to express different ideas about how our country should be run. Some of us feel very strongly about these issues, as well we should; the shape of our Country, the expression of our freedoms, even our freedom to practice our faith, and our economic well being depend on the political and economic perspectives and ideals of the leaders we support and may vote for. But Ephesians 4:3-5 speaks about the importance of our unity, that we are "one body", united by "one faith, one baptism, and one God". How should we relate with fellow Christians who disagree with us on these very important issues?

To help guide us through this, but by word and by example, are Jack Etheridge and Drew Campbell.

One is a democrat, the other a republican. Both have been active in their respective parties, as well as in the community, Drew being coordinator of the Vineyard Church of Columbus Legal Clinic, providing pro bono legal services to the poor and indigent in Central Ohio. And both of these gentlemen are friends, and Christian brothers.

TIME AND PLACE: Our meetings are at 6:30 pm in the Royer Student Activity Center. You can find it on the campus map at www.osu.edu/map/ Royer is located next to Jones Graduate Tower. Go into the building through the left of the two front entrances. At the top of the steps you will see a room to your right. That's where we'll be.

After the meeting, we will go out to a restaurant chosen from a poll in Yahoo groups, and revealed at the beginning of the meeting. To join this group, so that you can vote, or for more information about CGSA and its activities this quarter, please go to http://www.osu-cgsa.org/

SEEING ORANGE: A big thanks to all those who wore t-shirts during "Seeing Orange". I have already heard reactions from friends both in and out of CGSA. It was harrowing to see with my own eyes how many people were wearing orange, and thinking that each person represented thousands of orphans surviving now in Africa, because of the AIDS epidemic. Thanks as well to all of you who were praying for the success of the event, and conversion of hearts to charity.

]]> Friday Meetings http://osu-cgsa.org/blog/index.php?entry=entry080411-105251 Bob Trube Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:52:51 GMT http://osu-cgsa.org/blog/comments.php?y=08&m=04&entry=entry080411-105251 http://osu-cgsa.org/blog/index.php?entry=entry080404-100712

THIS FRIDAY AT CGSA:

FRIDAY NIGHT (04/04/2008): We will all gather together to talk and enjoy refreshments between 6:30 and 6:45, and at about 6:45, we will quiet our hearts, and prepare ourselves to worship God, and learn more about His plan for our lives.

POLITICAL/ECONOMIC SYSTEMS: Luke 16:9-12 says: "I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations. He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much. If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches? And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man's, who shall give you that which is your own?" Money is important, not only to the things on earth, but the things in Heaven.
Our management of money is a spiritual matter.

Does the Bible favor a certain political or economic system? Should Christians be socialist, libertarian, republican? How should we sort through these issues?

Mark Longbrake has been a long-time member of CGSA. He studied Economics at the Ohio State University, and currently is Visiting Professor of Economics at Kenyon College. Mark is a dynamic speaker, and a talented guitar player. He and his wife Erin live in Columbus.

TIME AND PLACE: Our meetings are at 6:30 pm in the Royer Student Activity Center. You can find it on the campus map at www.osu.edu/map/. Royer is located next to Jones Graduate Tower. Go into the building through the left of the two front entrances. At the top of the steps you will see a room to your right. That's where we'll be.

After the meeting, we will go out to a restaurant chosen from a poll in Yahoo groups, and revealed at the beginning of the meeting. To join this group, so that you can vote, or for more information about CGSA and its activities this quarter, please go to http://www.osu-cgsa.org/

SEEING ORANGE: On April 9-10, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship (IVCF) is asking 5% of the campus to wear bright orange T-Shirts with the word "ORPHAN" on the front. The statistic represents the 1 in 20 children in sub-Saharan Africa who have been orphaned by AIDS. To order a T-Shirt for yourself, or a friend, you can visit intervarsityosu.org/doyouseeorange (and can also find more information about other events there). Or you can come to CGSA this Friday and purchase as many T-Shirts you need from an IVCF member at the meeting.
The cost is $5 per shirt, the shirts were not made at a sweatshop, and the shirts will be raising almost no money. There will also be announcements about other events at the meeting, and in future e-mails.

OUTREACH/MISSIONS/CHARITY: Being involved politically is important, but besides the single votes we will cast, and the activism for candidates/issues we may be involved in, it is exceptionally important, as Christians, to be involved in our local communities, especially the parts of our communities that are struggling, and desperately need our presence and involvement. In this vein, Chris Orban, our director of Outreach and Missions, has created a wonderful webpage for CGSA, showing anyone interested (and everyone should be interested) what they can do to help out in Weinland Park and in other areas, and where they can go to do so. The URL is http://www.osu-cgsa.org/index.php?fusea ... ortunities
and it can be found from the main website, listed above.
]]> Friday Meetings http://osu-cgsa.org/blog/index.php?entry=entry080404-100712 Bob Trube Fri, 04 Apr 2008 14:07:12 GMT http://osu-cgsa.org/blog/comments.php?y=08&m=04&entry=entry080404-100712