Adult Discipleship

 

A few weeks ago during a Children’s Message given by Pastor David Coggins, he showed images of peace, love, and hope that have been used from biblical times to the present. You can find those same images on headstones all over the world. Have you ever wandered through a cemetery and wondered about the meanings of the designs carved on old gravestones? Thousands of different religious and secular symbols and emblems have adorned tombstones through the ages, indicating attitudes towards death and the hereafter, membership in a fraternal or social organization, or an individual’s trade, occupation or even ethnic identity. While many of these tombstone symbols have fairly simple interpretations, it is not always easy to determine their meaning and significance. We were not present when these symbols were carved into the stone and can’t claim to know our ancestors’ intentions. They may have included a particular symbol for no other reason than because they thought it was pretty. Join Angie Berghuis for a two-part series on symbols and their meanings.

Gifts, Passions, and Discernment

Facilitator: Rev. David Coggins

Sundays, Nov. 3, 10, 17 @ 11:30am-12:15pm

1st Floor – Chapel