Join us for a lecture by Dr. Jonathan Pennington: “Light in the Gospels” on Thursday, January 11th from 7-8pm at Sojourn Midtown. This talk is paired with our exhibit Light in the Dark.

Jonathan T. Pennington is currently Professor of New Testament Interpretation at Southern Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. He is also a pastor at Sojourn East and regularly speaks and teaches in churches all over the country. He has published a wide variety of books and articles, including Jesus the Great Philosopher. He is also the host and co-producer and the YouTube show Cars, Coffee, Theology.

About the exhibit:

“The light shines in the darkness and the darkness has not overcome it.” - John 1:5

On view this coming Advent and Christmas, Light in the Dark will be an art exhibit pulled together from artists’ submissions from around the United States. Contrast between light and dark is a powerful artistic theme seen all throughout history in various media and across cultures, and it is also a deep biblical theme with strong connections to the Christmas story.

Light in the Dark features art by Keith A. Barker, Kyle Benecke, Robert Biesel, Joe Cory, Richard Cummings, Chris Dant, Claire Davey, Lisa Wallace Deen, Cheryl E. Dyer, Mia Eckes, Caroline Greb, Shana Grugan, Brandon Hochhalter, Steven Homestead, brittany anne jarboe jennings, Hannah Johnson, Neal Parker Johnson, David Kasperak, Jennifer Kramer, Cat Mailloux, Sydney Mason, Katie Petry, Samantha Sudbrock, and Lila Youngblood.