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Where's God when We're Suffering?

A Lenten Study with C.S. Lewis, The Problem of Pain
Thursday evenings, March 10 - April 7
Part of Ascension's Exploring Christianity Series
EXCITING CONCLUSION SCHEDULED:
Hooray! We're resuming via Zoom only on
  • Thursday, May 19 at 7pm
  • Thursday, May 26 at 7pm
Watch for an email with Zoom information. 

Our resident C.S. Lewis expert, Dustin Adams, will be leading us through a 5-week study of Lewis' ​The Problem of Pain. 
Through reading and discussion, we will experience Lent in meaningful ways. See recorded sessions below.
“God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks to us in our conscience, but shouts to us in our pain: it is His megaphone to rouse a deaf world.”
​C.S. Lewis, The Problem of Pain
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Read chapters prior to class.
Mar 10: Chapters 1-2
Mar 17: Chapters 3-4
Mar 24: Chapters 5-6
Mar 31: Chapters 7-8
Apr 7: Chapters 9-10
Join online or in person
Thursday evenings, 7-8pm, lite supper at 6:30
March 10 - April 7
Free book when you register!

Register to secure a free book and receive details for joining the study online.
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The teaching and discussion will be centered on the book, The Problem of Pain by C.S. Lewis, and led by local C.S. Lewis scholar, Dustin Adams.
Lewis wrote with a perspective from a life of profound suffering: the childhood loss of his mother and distance of his father, his own front-line trench warfare experiences in World War 1, rejection by his academic colleagues, and the all-too-early death of his wife, Joy.
From the introductory chapter:
"...pain would be no problem unless, side by side with our daily experience of this painful world, we had received what we think a good assurance that ultimate reality is righteous and loving."
We hope you'll join us either online or in our classroom setting. Fr. Jack Estes, Anglican pastor and teacher, will facilitate.
PLUS, when you register, we'll make sure you have
  1. a book
  2. an easy, quick dinner, served at 6:30 each week (at church)
  3. a seat for class either online or in person, 7:00 to 8:00
  4. opportunity to join our Facebook group for continued discussions
ALL FREE
Register now, and we'll see you then! :-)​
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Week One: Ch 1 Introductory and Ch 2 Divine Ominipotence

Week Two: Ch 3 Divine Goodness and Ch 4 Human Wickedness

Week Three: Ch 5 The Fall of Man and Ch 6 Human Pain

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​Bakersfield, CA 93306


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