Master Calendar: Charlotte

Depression is one of the most common diagnoses made in medicine today. In this workshop, Dr. Hodges will discuss whether we are in an epidemic or if we have simply misdiagnosed common sadness as depression. Current research in the medical community seems to indicate that the criteria we use to diagnose depression has resulted in an increased and incorrect labeling of common sadness as depression. While medical treatment is now the commonly accepted way to deal with pain and sadness, its promise has not been fulfilled. Dr. Hodges will help us see the importance of sadness and the hope that God gives us in His Word.

Registration required.

Dr. Philip Ryken, President of Wheaton College, will deliver the annual lecture series, speaking on: “Messiah Comes to Middle Earth: Images of Christ’s Threefold Office in The Lord of the Rings”. Dr. Ryken earned a master of divinity degree from Westminster Theological Seminary and a doctorate in historical theology from the University of Oxford. He preached at Philadelphia’s historic Tenth Presbyterian Church from 1995 until his appointment at Wheaton in 2010. President Ryken has published more than 50 books, serves as a board member for the Council of Christian Colleges and Universities, the Lausanne Movement, and the National Association of Evangelicals.

There will be 2 lectures and lunch will be provided. Registration is required.

Join us for lunch and to hear from Dr. Currid as he speaks on the topic: “Can Archaeology Really Help Us to Understand the Bible?" 

Registration for lunch is required.