Methodist church to begin sermon series
First United Methodist Church of Durango, 2917 Aspen Drive, will start a new sermon series this weekend.
The title of this six-week series is “Not a Fan,” and it looks at the differences between being a fan or a follower of Jesus. It invites the listener to try to live the way Jesus lived in hopes we learn to become true followers and not just fans.
Worship services take place at 5:30 p.m. Saturday and 8, 9:30 and 11 a.m. Sunday.
For more information, call 247-4213 or visit www.fumcdurango.org.
‘Message of Ephesians’ to be discussed
“The Message of Ephesians” by John R. W. Stott will be the new study at All Saints Anglican Church beginning at 11:45 a.m. Sunday in the Windom Room of Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave.
He addresses Paul’s theme of uniting the church in Christ by breaking down the barriers dividing Christians. Ephesians has been called the most contemporary book in the Bible because it speaks of community, reconciliation and peace.
For more information, call the Rev. Edward W. Fowler at 946-4822 or visit www.allsaintsdurango.org.
Lama to address Dharmas of Gampopa
Khenpo Lobzang, resident lama at the Vajra Vidya Retreat Center in Crestone, will return to Durango to continue his teaching on the Four Dharmas of Gampopa from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Rocky Mountain Retreat, 848 East Third Ave.
This four-sentence instruction by Gampopa is a concise summation of the Buddhist spiritual path. Khenpo’s ease and humor make this teaching understandable and accessible to all. A source text by Thrangu Rinpoche is available for download at www.rinpoche.com/teachings/4dharmas.pdf.
For more information, call 259-0063.
Noah’s ark project to move forward in Kentucky
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – A Christian ministry’s long-stalled plans to build Noah’s ark in the hills of Kentucky have been revived.
Creation Museum founder Ken Ham says a municipal bond offering has raised enough money to begin construction on the Ark Encounter project, estimated to cost about $73 million. Groundbreaking is planned for May, and the ark is expected to be finished by the summer of 2016.
Ham said a high-profile evolution debate he had with “Science Guy” Bill Nye earlier this month helped boost support for the project.
Nye said he was “heartbroken and sickened for the Commonwealth of Kentucky” after learning the project would move forward.
The wooden ark is to have old-world details, such as wooden pegs instead of nails, straight-sawed timbers and plenty of animals – some alive, some robotic.
Herald Staff & Associated Press
