GALLATIN VALLEY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH has a discussion group that meets in our sanctuary Sunday evenings at 6 PM and is led by Gregg Valeriano who is a philosophy professor at MSU and also teaches classes at Petra Academy. The group is discussing the book, Reason for God, by Timothy Keller:
   ▪Why does God allow suffering in the world?
   ▪How could a loving God send people to Hell?
   ▪Why isn’t Christianity more inclusive?
   ▪How can one religion be “right” and the others
      “wrong”?
   ▪Why have so many wars been fought in the
      name of God?
     These are just a few of the questions and doubts even ardent believers wrestle with today. As the founding pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City, Timothy Keller has compiled a list of the most frequently voiced “doubts” skeptics bring to his church as well as the most important reasons for faith. And in The Reason for God, he addresses each doubt and explains each reason.
     Keller uses literature, philosophy, real-life conversations, and reasoning to explain how faith in a Christian God is a soundly rational belief, held by thoughtful people of intellectual integrity with a deep compassion for those who truly want to know the truth.
     They will be discussing Chapter 3 on November 2 and you are welcome to join them. It is encouraged but not required to have read the book to participate.