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The Veritas Forum at Caltech: Dr. Francis Collins, Feb. 5, Thursday

heather — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 20:16:31 +0000

Life Christian Fellowship at Caltech is co-sponsoring a talk by Dr. Francis Collins (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Collins_(geneticist)), the former head of The Human Genome Project on its campus. The talk is this Thursday (Feb. 5) at 8:00pm on CalTech campus in Pasadena. He is a former atheist (according to Wiki) who, as an adult, became Christian.

His talk is titled “The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief.” (also the title of his book) Just a side note, in Ravi Zacharias’ book, he mentions about attending an eye-opening talk that Collins gave about his work with DNA and his faith.

For rides to attend, contact us at lifecf@usc.edu. And for more information, you can check out a Facebook entry.

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In a packed auditorium, Dr. Collins talked about how evolution (from a genetics perspective) and one’s faith in Christianity do not stand at odds, but actually that the intricacies of life point to a designer. He had a chance to share briefly and personally about how, as an adult and a medical professional, he became a Christian.

“Need God? What if I don’t?” by Ravi Zacharias, Jan. 16, Friday

heather — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 21:56:23 +0000

Ravi Zacharias is an internationally renown author, a devoted scholar and a gifted speaker who champions the Christian faith through intellectual dialog (his bio). We have a rare privilege & opportunity to hear him in person in Costa Mesa this Friday, January 16th.

event details at:

http://www.rzim.org/USA/Home/tabid/55/ctl/Details/Mid/998/ItemID/302/Default.aspx?selecteddate=1/16/2009

Due to the special event, this week’s regular on-campus Bible studies will resume next week. For rides to attend Dr. Zacharias’ talk, email us at lifecf@usc.edu. See you there!

An evening with Mary Poplin, 9/06/08

simon — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 06:37:47 +0000

Mary Poplin is a professor of education and a sought-after speaker for the Veritas Forum. We are fortunate to have hosted an evening with Mary at Life Baptist Church of West L.A. (link to Mary’s Veritas page)

Mary was formerly a radical feminist, then became a Christian at age 41, and then spent several months with Mother Teresa, and has written a book about finding her calling through her time in Calcutta. She candidly shared her life experiences and share how she became a Christian, and the drastic difference her decision has made in her life.

She also talked about the prevailing & dominant ideologies on the college campus today, with a challenge to live authentic lives and to embody the life forgiven so that the impact of the word of Christ may be felt by those around us. Thank you, Mary!