Thursday, August 14, 2008, 08:19 PM - Friday Meetings
The Summer is closing, and a new quarter is just a month away. Schedules will return to hectic, if they haven't stayed that way over the whole of the summer, so I encourage you to take time to relax. CGSA is holding a camping trip. We encourage everyone who can come on August 22-23 to do so; it should be a time of adventure, recreation, contemplation, and growing friendship. All are welcome to attend. Costs and further details will be sent out in another e-mail just about the trip.
This Friday, Gary and Peggy will be speaking to us about living on a budget. There are many problems with being constrained to a budget, one of the main ones which is self control. How do budgets relate to the Christian life? How does a couple, or an individual, form a budget? What are the common pitfalls in budgeting? How should a person account for charitable donations? What about marriages where partners have different budgeting philosophies?
Gary Nielsen is on staff with InterVarsity in Columbus, Ohio, and he and his wife Peggy are very involved in coordinating volunteer work. Gary and Peggy have seven children. They both love to travel, having been to dozens of countries.
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 we 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.
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Thursday, August 7, 2008, 08:34 AM - Friday Meetings
This Friday, the topic will be Theology and Economics. A very broad and controversial question must be asked: does God prefer a certain economic system? Is Capitalism intrinsically more Christian, or more easily compatible with Christianity than other economic systems? Is socialism and communism necessarily immoral? Does God even concern Himself about economics? Is it ethical to make a profit? Is the minimum wage mandated by the Scriptures? It certainly seems that God is concerned about wages paid to workers, as two serious sins center around this very issue.
Guiding us with a framework which we can use to address these questions is our own John Acker. John Acker is a first-year PhD student in English, having completed his MA this past quarter. Though his official field is 19th-century American literature, he has also written and spoken on academic blogging, Christianity and intellectualism, Christianity and literature, and most recently on the relationship between hermeneutics and textual authority in Wieland (1798), an early American novel. In its current incarnation, John's dissertation project examines the relationship between Scripture and textual authority in the works of Nathaniel Hawthorne and Herman Melville. He is currently co-president of CGSA, and when not attending meetings or answering emails enjoys crushing the computer at Scrabble, watching TV shows on DVD, and arguing with liberals and/or libertarians. John's talk will outline some ways in which theologians have understood the relationship between economics and Christian faith, and address the question of whether (and to what extent) capitalism and Christianity go hand in hand.
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 we 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.
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Thursday, July 17, 2008, 04:20 PM - Friday Meetings
This Friday, Sara Ray will be speaking on Tithing, its place in stewardship, and its role in the Christian life. Is tithing mandated, what makes it good, and what if anything is special about 10%? Also, is it tithing if the money set aside is going somewhere besides your local church community? Could someone tithe to a charity or other organization?
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.
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Wednesday, July 9, 2008, 01:39 PM - Friday Meetings
This Friday, CGSA will be hosting a research social, in which several of our members will present papers and posters from their respective research projects, as well as answer questions. On deck for plenary presentations are students from English, biology, and music, and several students from the sciences and engineering will present posters as well. The main event will be in 2136 Newman-Wolfrom, which is at the corner of W 18th and College Rd. It is a secure building, so we will be meeting at around 6:30 at the courtyard nearby and Jon Helmus will let us in. Please come join us, both to hear some interesting presentations and encourage one another.[ add comment ]
Thursday, June 26, 2008, 09:36 AM
When: Friday, July 4th
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.
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