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Restore Ministries Classes:  The Village Chapel is hosting four 8-week counseling classes this fall - Women's Journey to Freedom, Men's Journey to Freedom, Women's Boundaries, and Men's Journey to a Life of Courage.  To sign up, please visit http://restoreymca.org/class-schedule
TVC Home Groups are currently meeting in various neighborhoods all around Nashville.  For more information please visit the Home Groups page.
Paid childcare workers are needed for Wednesday mornings, Tuesday evenings & Friday evenings, as well as teaching positions open for our new Saturday night service.  If you are interested in applying, please contact us by clicking HERE or come to the TVC Kids room 105 after Sunday morning services.  Background checks are run on all applicants.
Men’s Ministries:  TVC men gather in a variety of small group settings each week.  Tuesday men’s groups meet at 7:30 am at the Noshville Deli, Cool Springs and at noontime in The Den here at TVC.  Wednesday’s men’s group meets at 8:00 am at Portland Brew on Eastland Ave in East Nashville.  Thursday’s men’s group meets at 6:30 am in TVC’s The Living Room.  Learn more...
Dinners By Decade:  Join us this season as we continue our Dinners by Decade series.  This is an opportunity for you to get together with other TVCers in the same age group for a potluck meal.  Keep an eye on the calendar for the date for your decade’s dinner.  If you’d like to attend, sign up HERE and you’ll be contacted by the dinner coordinator with more information as your date draws near.
Women's & Men’s Bible Study:  Tuesdays, August 24th - October 12th at 7 pm in The Living Room.  Join us for a Tim Keller Bible Study called “Gospel in Life--Grace Changes Everything”, which is an intensive eight-session, DVD based course on the gospel and how it is lived out in all of life---first in our heart, then in our community, and then out into the world.  Women will meet in The Family Room (220) and Men will meet in The Living Room (120).  Childcare available by reservation.
TVC Choir: We are currently rehearsing for our upcoming performance.  No experience is necessary.  Please check the calendar for rehearsal dates and times.  Rehearsals usually take place in the Sanctuary.  For more information, please contact us HERE.  Sorry, no childcare provided.
Sermons Podcast:  Listen to TVC Bible studies online by visiting our Podcast page.  You can also subscribe using iTunes to automatically receive new studies each week.
Follow Pastor Jim and Kim Thomas on Twitter:  To receive occasional quotes and thoughts, sign up to follow Pastor Jim’s Twitter page at twitter.com/pastorjimtvc, and Kim’s Twitter page at twitter.com/kimthomasart.

Coming Up At TVC

Wed, Sep 8, 2010
8:00 am - 9:30 am
Wednesday Men's Group

Wed, Sep 8, 2010
10:00 am - 11:30 am
Women's Bible Study-Becoming a Woman of Grace

Thu, Sep 9, 2010
6:30 am - 8:00 am
Thursday Men's Group

Thu, Sep 9, 2010
9:00 am - 10:30 am
New Moms' Bible Study

Fri, Sep 10, 2010
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
40s Dinner by Decade

Sat, Sep 11, 2010
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Saturday Evening Worship

Sun, Sep 12, 2010
9:00 am - 10:30 am
Worship Service

Sun, Sep 12, 2010
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Worship Service

Discussions

Links to resources discussing the existence of God and the intersection of faith and science:

There has been a resurgence of writings and audio resources on this subject. Obviously, you know where we stand but here are a few discussions on the subject that feature some of today's great minds:

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1   Link   Excerpts from Tim Keller's Q & A sessions
Tim Keller answers some of the most frequently asked questions about the Christian faith.
2   Link   Tim Keller on "Belief in an Age of Skepticism"
The Veritas Forum: Belief in an Age of Skepticism? on the campus of Univ of California - Berkeley
3   Link   John Polkinghorne Q & A
Theological & scientific questions answered by world renowned quantum physicist John Polkinghorne
4   Link   The Dawkins Confusion
The Dawkins Confusion
Naturalism ad absurdum.
by Alvin Plantinga

Dawkins' book reviewed by Christianity Today
5   Link   McGrath debates Dawkins - video
Alister McGrath debates Richard Dawkins
From "Root of All Evil? The Uncut Interviews"
6   Link   McGrath debates Dawkins - MP3 pt 1
Alister McGrath debates Richard Dawkins
MP3 Audio part 1
7   Link   McGrath debates Dawkins - MP3 pt 2
Alister McGrath debates Richard Dawkins
MP3 Audio part 2
8   Link   Sam Harris vs. Rick Warren
God Debate: Sam Harris vs. Rick Warren
At the Summit: On a cloudy California day, the atheist Sam Harris sat down with the Christian pastor Rick Warren to hash out Life's Biggest Question—Is God real? A NEWSWEEK exclusive.
9   Link   ResonableFaith.org
Articles and talks by Dr. William Lane Craig
10   Link   The Question of God PBS Television Special
All segments from the Question of God programs are available here either as video chapters or text transcripts, or both.

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