Term Dates
Fall 2025: Sept 11th - Nov 20th
Winter 2026: Jan 8th - March 24th
Arts retreat 2026: March 27th-29th
Summer 2026: Branch Sabbatical*
*We will not be open for guest for the Summer 2026 term, but feel free to book for the upcoming Fall or Winter Term -
Fall 2026: Sept 10th - Nov 19th
Winter 2027: Jan 7th-March 18th

LECTURE SCHEDULE
Lectures begin at 7:30 pm and are held at L’Abri Fellowship
49 Lynbrook Road, Southborough, MA 01772
Join us for tea and treats at 7:15pm
To listen to any past lectures, please visit our podcast or the L’Abri Ideas Library
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Sept 19
Psalm 131: A Song for the Anxious and Exhausted
Joshua Chestnut
Sept 26
"The Word of Your Soul's Health": William Tyndale and the Bible in English
Esther Dalton
Oct 3
The Hard Problem of Consciousness, Part II: The Gift of ‘What it is Like’ to be You
Ben Keyes
Oct 10
Are We 'Whittling Away' Character in our Society?
Dick Keyes
*Theme weekend: (more details are coming)
The Glory and Challenge of Ordinary Humanness
Oct 17 - Being Human as an Act of Resistance
Ben Keyes
Oct 18
Morning session: The Dignity of Dependence
Need, Receive, Follow: Verbs for Being Human
Esther Dalton
Lovely, Finite, Connected: Adjectives for Being Human
Joshua Chestnut
Afternoon session: Opportunities to Practice Humanness
Oct 24
Stones, Onions and ODES (3): Inspiration for the Hard Work of Being Human
Sarah Chestnut
Oct 31
The S Word: A Lexicon of Sin
Esther Dalton
Nov 7
“For every wound that Arda has suffered”: Wisdom and Lament in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth
Matthew Dickerson
Nov 14
Growing in Empathy Through Reading Fiction
Eric Johns
*Theme Weekend details
If you would like to join us for the day on Saturday, please email us your reservation to southborough@labri.org the Thursday before. The seminar is free, although there is a suggested donation of $10.00 to offset the cost of lunch on Saturday.
The Saturday portion of the seminar is given in conjunction with our lecture on Friday evening, however, attendance both days is not required.
Limited overnight accommodations may be available at L'Abri. Please email southborough@labri.org if you would like to add your name to the waiting list for overnight accommodations, and you will be notified if/when space becomes available.
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May 30th - Go Slow and Repair Things: Reading Paul's Letter to the Ephesians in Dark Days
Given by Joshua Chestnut
June 6th - A Beginner’s Guide to the Hard Problem of Consciousness
Given by Ben Keyes
June 13th - Relatable Heroism: The Power of Literary Weaklings
Given by Emily Fellows
June 20th & 21st Theme Weekend - A Hall of Portraits: Imitating Christ Through Imitating the Saints
Friday, June 20th - Heroes, New and Used
Given by Dick Keyes
Saturday AM - "Often a Skylark Comes and Sings": The Spiritual Formation of Corrie ten Boom
Given By Marta Crilly
Saturday, PM - Two Portraits -
“Pray for those who persecute you”: The life of civil rights worker Fannie Lou Hamer
Given by Ben Keyes
There Are Many Ways to Say I Love You: Jesus and Mr. Rogers on the Power of Gentleness
Given by Joshua Chestnut
June 27th - The Incarnation as Interruption
Given by Ben Keyes
July 4 (holiday) - No lecture this week
July 11th - How to Be a Guest
Given by Esther Dalton
July 18th - The Promise of Zion in Isaiah: God's vision for the Nations
Given by Dr. Tom Petter
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Jan 17
Now Thank We All Our God: Singing Hymns from the 30 Years War
Esther Dalton
Jan 24
What is the Abraham sacrificing Isaac story doing in the Bible?
Dick Keyes
Theme Weekend: Our Fractured relationship with Time*
Jan 31
Becoming Friends with Time
Joshua Chestnut
Feb 1
A.M. Why is it so hard to wait well (and so easy to wait badly)?
Ben Keyes
P.M. Panel Discussion coordinated by Sarah Chestnut
Feb 7
Coping with Anxiety: Mindfulness, Eastern Meditation and Biblical Wisdom
Mardi Keyes
Feb 14
Stones, Onions and Odes: Inspiration for the Hard Work of Being Human (Part 2)
Sarah Chestnut
Feb 21 - THIS LECTURE HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO ILLNESS -
For those of you who are interested in the 'problem of consciousness,' Ben will give this lecture at a later date!
Feb 28
Listen to Your Lust: Engaging your story to heal from porn use
Jeff Banks
March 7
Nurturing A Capacious Heart: Why Everyone Should Read Kate DiCamillo
Joshua Chestnut
Theme Weekend- Mental Health and the Life of Faith*
March 14
Stewarding Our Day-to-Day Mental Health
Joshua and Sarah Chestnut
March 15
A.M. lecture TBA
Dr. Brandon Unruh
P.M. lecture TBA
Dr. Brandon Unruh
*Theme Weekend details
If you would like to join us for the day on Saturday, please email us your reservation to southborough@labri.org the Thursday before. The seminar is free, although there is a suggested donation of $10.00 to offset the cost of lunch on Saturday.
The Saturday portion of the seminar is given in conjunction with our lecture on Friday evening, however, attendance both days is not required.
Limited overnight accommodations may be available at L'Abri. Please email southborough@labri.org if you would like to add your name to the waiting list for overnight accommodations, and you will be notified if/when space becomes available.
Find all of Southborough L’Abri’s lectures here.