"Big Church", as my wife and I sometimes refer to life and expressions beyond the congregation, has involved a good deal of my time this past weekend and this entire week. It began on Saturday with a trip to the Mission Area Conference in Sturbridge, MA and continues with the National Workshop on Christian Unity in Chicago, IL. I am always humbled and deeply gratified when I participate in such events, precisely because they are reminders that I am part of something much bigger than one parish, and in the case of NWCU, much bigger than just the Lutheran branch of Christianity.
Mission Area Conference involved a daylong get together with members and leaders of churches from central and western Massachusetts. We heard a presentation by our Bishop, had workshops on topics of concern and had a great networking lunch where I met a variety of folks involved in Christian Education.
NWCU involves a concurrent education program and the meetings of various ecumenical networks. So I've been attending both the mixed programming and the meeting of LERN (Lutheran Ecumenical Resource Network). I'll post more on both later.
In the meantime, I just wanted to share the bookstore haul. (Lord save me from conference bookstores!)
William G. Rusch "Justification and the Future of the Ecumenical Movement"
David Batstone "Not for $ale" the official book of the Amazing Change Campaign
Julia K. Dinsmore "My Name is Child of God... Not 'Those People'"
Siku "The Manga Bible", a Japanese style graphic representation of Genesis through Revelation.
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Books. LOL.
Tell me about it. I have an entire bookCASE devoted to books on religion--from the Rule of St. Benedict to the Koran, from "Why Catholics Can't Sing" to "The Riddle of the Amish."
Half of them I've never even cracked open, never mind read. Since visitors to my humble abode are few, at least I know I haven't purchased them simply for the sake of intellectual bragging rights.
Now, if I can only make myself sit down and READ the ones I have before buying new ones...
If you want to try some new titles, ask me before you hit another conference book exhibit. Chances are I already own those titles and would be happy to loan them out.
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