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Hey, I was right

Lisa did decide to fill us in on a little more of the story of Jim Wallis' visit to Lancaster. I've also included a link to the Lancaster Intel's write up of the event so you can get the "official" story. Oh, and I also borrowed a picture of Lisa's Dad from her (hope I don't get sued). If you read her post, you'll know why he gets major props from me. What a cool dude and a great example to young bucks like me. Godspeed Sir!

Jim Wallis Rocks LMH

My buddy Andrew and I attended a lecture by Jim Wallis, the author of God's Politics : Why the Right Gets It Wrong and the Left Doesn't Get It. It was an inspiring event and I think I'll have more to share on it after a good night's sleep. The main point was that since last year's election and the release of Jim's book, a conversation has been taking place all across the US about how the christian faith politicians (read: Bush & Co.) and TV preachers present to the world is not the same faith that folks like me subscribe to. So despite what you read, there are people who call themselves evangelical Christians and Roman Catholic who think the war is shady like a lady with a mustache and that their God has been co-opted for less than godly purposes. There are also christian folk out there who vote with more than just abortion and gay marriage on their hearts and minds. He was basically preaching to the choir in the crowd thick with anabaptists, but it was good to be reminded that I'm not alone. I know that Lisa was in the house so hopefully she'll scoop me on the rest of story.

The talk was held at Lancaster Mennonite High, my high school alma mater. It was the first time I've been in that chapel in about 10 years. In other alma mater micro-news, tomorrow night I am visiting a class at HACC, my  community college alma mater. I'll be part of a "success panel" to let current students know that there is life after community college. This will be the third time that I've done this kind of panel for her and I still get a chuckle that I am sharing my success story with others. As far as I am concerned, it's still a work in progress and my page is still blank. I promise I'll try and give you some more in-depth coverage sometime soon (that's a veiled message to you Kyle).

Blogchurch... sorta

I didn't make it to church today but thanks to Brother Tony Pierce and his daily specials, I was able to go to Sunday School at The Brick Testament. This is a really cool site and I enjoyed the Rev.'s take on my favorite Bible story, Esau's birthright.