What does Holy Scripture say about life issues? What do life issues lead us to learn from Holy Scripture? In the Summer Quarter of 2020, Pilgrim’s Sunday Adult Bible Class studied “Life Issues”, a focus that should not be all that surprising, given Pilgrim’s past observance of annual Life Sundays, use of “Life Thoughts” related to the Lectionary, and regular petitions in every Sunday’s Prayer of the Church for us to be better advocates for and defenders of God’s gift of life.

The “Life Issues” we considered were not only those issues of abortion and euthanasia, but also other issues, such as those related to contraception and adoption, and even issues raised by the coronavirus, such as using tissue from aborted babies to develop potential coronavirus vaccines and allocating limited medical resources based on maximizing “life-years”.

All were welcome to join us Sunday mornings at 9:15 a.m. for Refreshments and then at 9:30 a.m. for the Class, either in-person or via the telephone or the internet. As possible, handouts and audio were posted afterwards below in order for those unable to attend to stream or download and so to listen at their convenience. Those participating online only by streaming or downloading were welcome to submit questions using the contact information at right, and we attempted to address those questions during the run of the course. (The Handouts posted below include the Sunday School Opening/Closing order and hymn chosen for that week; a single PDF of all the Class handouts is here.)

Week 13 – Aug 23, 2020 – Faithfully confessing life / Conclusion
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Week 11 – Aug 9, 2020 – End-of-life Issues (2)
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Week 10 – Aug 2, 2020 – End-of-life Issues (1)
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Week 9 – Jul 26, 2020 – Life issues and the coronavirus (COVID-19)
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Week 8 – Jul 19, 2020 – Life under the cross
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Week 7 – Jul 12, 2020 – Adoption
Audio       Handout

Week 6 – Jul 05, 2020 – Abortion (2)
Audio       Handout

Week 5 – Jun 28, 2020 – Abortion (1)
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Week 4 – Jun 21, 2020 – Marriage & Parenthood (2)
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Week 3 – Jun 14, 2020 – Marriage & Parenthood (1)
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Week 2 – Jun 07, 2020 – Life created, redeemed, and sanctified
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Week 1 – May 31, 2020 – Introduction / Scripture & Life
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