Sundays, 9:40-10:40 am on Zoom: tinyurl.com/hopeadulteducation

February 21 – What’s the Big Deal about Israel/Palestine?
John Kleinheksel, retired RCA/ PCUSA pastor, educator, and musician, will provide an introduction to the realities on the ground there, past and present.

February 28 – Aren’t We Supposed To Support Israel?
Pastor Kleinheksel will show how fundamentalist Christian support for Zionism is thwarting the human rights of indigenous Arab Christians and Muslims.

March 7 and 14 – Daughters to Disciples
Hope College Religion professor (and Hope Church member) Lynn Japinga will present two sessions on her just published book, From Daughters to Disciples: Women in the New Testament.

March 21 – What Lockdown & Sabbath Do—and Don’t—Have in Common
Carol Bechtel, professor of Old Testament at Western Theological Seminary and Hope Church member, will talk about her sabbatical research and experiences in Italy during the first half of 2020.

March 28 – The Migration Crisis in Southern Europe
Carol Bechtel will lead a discussion of a recent webinar on “how NGOs and churches in southern Europe are working together to welcome refugees facing xenophobia and racism. Parallels will be drawn between the migration issues facing Europe and the U.S.”