Weekly Newsletter - March 16, 2017
From Christian Vegetarian Association (CVA)

  1. Activist Feedback
  2. On Faith, part 2
  3. This Week's Sermon from Rev. Frank and Mary Hoffman

1. Activist Feedback

Rick Hershey, who leafleted at Winter Jam in Springfield, Missouri, writes:

Chip and I handed out 3300 CVA booklets mostly to kids at JQH Arena in Springfield, MO.This venue typically sells out because its capacity is only 10,000. The bands then did a couple songs outdoors for the people who couldn’t get in.

Upcoming Outreach Opportunities:

Leafletting

03/19/2017 AR, N. Little Rock Winter Jam 2017
03/19/2017 TX, San Antonio Newsboys Love Riot Tour 2017
03/22/2017 AZ, Phoenix The Rock & Worship Roadshow Tour
03/23/2017 IL, Chicago Kari Jobe – The Garden Tour
03/23/2017 NM, Albuquerque Newsboys Love Riot Tour 2017
03/23/2017 MI, Grand Rapids The Very Next Thing Tour, Casting Crowns
03/24/2017 PA, State College Winter Jam 2017
03/24/2017 TX, El Paso Newsboys Love Riot Tour 2017
03/25/2017 NC, Greensboro Winter Jam 2017
03/25/2017 TX, Houston The Rock & Worship Roadshow Tour
03/26/2017 TX, Dallas The Rock & Worship Roadshow Tour
03/26/2017 TN, Chattanooga Winter Jam 2017
03/30/2017 VA, Richmond The Very Next Thing Tour, Casting Crowns
03/31/2017 CA, Sacramento Newsboys Love Riot Tour 2017
03/31/2017 IN, Indianapolis The Rock & Worship Roadshow Tour
03/31/2017 KS, Wichita Winter Jam 2017
04/01/2017 PA, Philadelphia Kari Jobe – The Garden Tour
04/01/2017 NY, NYC Hillsong – Colour Conference US 2017
04/02/2017 AZ, Phoenix Hillsong – Colour Conference US 2017
04/02/2017 MA, Boston Kari Jobe – The Garden Tour
04/02/2017 OK, Tulsa Winter 2017
04/03/2017 CA, Los Angeles Hillsong – Colour Conference US 2017
04/04/2017 TX, San Antonio Chris Tomlin, Worship Night
04/06/2017 OK, Tulsa Chris Tomlin, Worship Night
04/07/2017 WA, Seattle Newsboys Love Riot Tour 2017
04/08/2017 MO, Kansas City Chris Tomlin, Worship Night
04/08/2017 MN, Minneapolis The Very Next Thing Tour, Casting Crowns
04/09/2017 WA, Spokane Newsboys Love Riot Tour 2017
04/13/2017 MO, Springfield The Very Next Thing Tour, Casting Crowns
04/21/2017 IL, Springfield Newsboys Love Riot Tour 2017
04/21/2017 TX, Grand Prairie Chris Tomlin, Worship Night
04/21/2017 NM, Albuquerque Mercy Me
04/22/2017 AZ, Phoenix Mercy Me
04/28/2017 CA, Los Angeles Mercy Me
05/04/2017 WA, Seattle Chris Tomlin, Worship Night
05/05/2017 OR, Portland Chris Tomlin, Worship Night
05/07/2017 CA, Sacramento Chris Tomlin, Worship Night
05/07/2017 TX, San Antonio The Very Next Thing Tour, Casting Crowns
05/13/2017 TX, Houston Sisters, Celebrating the Art of friendship (Women of Faith)
05/30/2017 NY, NYC Mercy Me
07/21/2017 GA, Duluth Joyce Meyer Ministries Conference Tour
09/15/2017 CA, Fresno Sisters, Celebrating the Art of friendship (Women of Faith)
10/13/2017 IN, Indianapolis Joyce Meyer Ministries Conference Tour
11/2-7/2017 CA, Los Angeles Hillsong Conference
11/10/2017 NC, Charlotte Joyce Meyer Ministries Conference Tour

Tabling

04/01/2017 WA, Seattle Vegfest 2017
04/01/2017 TX, Austin Texas VegFest 2017
04/08/2017 NV, Las vegas Las Vegas VegFest
04/22/2017 MO, Kansas City Vegfest Kansas City
04/23/2017 CA, San Diego San Diego Earth Day
04/29/2017 NC, Charlotte Charlotte Vegfest 2017
04/29/2017 IN, Indianapolis Indy Vegfest
04/30/2017 MI, Novi Michigan Vegfest 2017
04/30/2017 CA, Lake Balboa Vegfest LA
05/06/2017 Canada, Ontario Hamilton – Veggie Fest
05/20-21/17 NY, NYC NYC Vegetarian Food Festival
06/01/2016 WI, Madison Mad City Vegan Fest 2017
06/03/2017 OH, Cleveland Cleveland Vegfest 2017
06/10/2017 NC, Asheville Asheville Veganfest
07/01/2017 IL, Wheaton Veggie Fest Chicago
07/22/2017 WA, Spokane Spokane Vegfest
07/22-23/17 CO, Golden VegFest Colorado
09/17/2017 OH, Columbus 2017 Ohio Vegfest
10/01/2017 CA, San Francisco World Veg Festival Weekend
10/14/2017 OR, Portland Portland VegFest
10/28/2017 FL, Orlando Central Florida VegFest
11/11/2017 GA, Atlanta Atlanta Veg Fest

2. On Faith, part 2

It is very difficult to discern God’s intentions for creation. In trying to address this question, I will first consider evidence that God played a role in creating the universe. The Bible describes God creating a beautiful, peaceful, harmonious world in which no individual harmed another. Skeptics doubt the historical accuracy of the creation story, noting that there is voluminous scientific evidence that contradicts this account.

Those arguing for God’s existence often maintain that the existence of the universe demonstrates the existence of a creator God. An atheist might reply: 1) we can now explain scientifically many things that had baffled the ancients and encouraged them to offer explanations involving divine forces, and just because we don’t yet understand everything about the universe doesn’t mean we need to propose theories about divine forces; 2) positing that God created the universe leads to the equally vexing question of how God came into existence; and 3) arguing that a divine force is responsible for creating the universe does not, itself, demonstrate that the Judeo-Christian account is any more accurate than the many, many other creation accounts of other religions.

The second issue, which I regard as more compelling, relates to the existence of subjective experience, which has eluded scientific explanation and creates space for positing a metaphysical component to the universe. If God were responsible for a metaphysical component of the universe, then it would seem reasonable to posit that God has certain intentions or desires for creation. I will continue to explore this question next week.

Stephen R. Kaufman, M.D.

3. This Week’s Sermon from Rev. Frank and Mary Hoffman

Heavenly Will Tops Worldly Ways

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