March 2025
1st Thursday Connect
1st Thursday Connect, our monthly women’s gathering, is March 6. Do you like Green Eggs and Ham? Our theme this month is SAM-I-Am. Join us on March 6 for some fun with this theme and teaching from Ecclesiastes!
March 6, 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Dinner is provided
New Life Church West Linn, downstairs
Please RSVP for March’s 1st Thursday Connect at newlifenw.com/westlinn/women.
We have been reading Ecclesiastes and Song of Solomon in February, and we will be reading 2 Chronicles in March. Come to 1st Thursday to receive a personal reading plan and Side by Side Bible reading questions to use with a friend throughout the month. Reading plans can also be found online and in the church lobby.
Ask someone older or younger, a neighbor, a co-worker, someone new to church, anyone you like to partner with you in reading God’s word Side by Side this month. You set the time and place. Or, join a group that meets Sunday mornings in the lower fireside room with Amy Crooks at 10:45. No preparation is necessary; come whenever you can.
You don’t need to be participating in the monthly Bible reading to join us at 1st Thursday Connect. All are welcome, and each month stands alone, so if you miss one, join us next time!
Books
March’s suggested reading on the theme of “Enjoying God” is Dynamics of Spiriual Life, by Richard Lovelace.
Links
Below are links to articles, books, podcasts, and music that might be of interest or help on various topics. Resources are curated but may not always reflect the views of New Life Church. Enjoy!
Why 2 Chronicles is the Most Underrated Book in the Bible—@ The Gospel Coalition.
Exalting Jesus in 1 & 2 Chronicles—by Dr. Adam B. Dooley.
Kings & Chronicles & Samuel—@ Spotify, a playlist to accompany our reading this month.
Faithfulness in an Inside-Out World—a good read @ Mere Orthodoxy that coordinates well with Ecclesiastes.
The Sacred Mundane: How God can Establish even the Menial Work of our Hands for Eternity—by Vanessa Doughty @ Fields and Valleys.
Just Do Nothing, and You’ll Ruin Everything—an encouragement to search for wisdom @ Knowable Word.
Psalm 119, Vol. 1—a beautiful EP by Stillcreek to follow the teaching on Psalm 119 from February.
How to Read the Bible Like Jesus—@ Already Not Yet.
5 Ways to Be Kind to Someone with Whom You Disagree—by Gavin Ortlund.