Church Proud

I am at the Progressive Brethren Gathering in Elgin, Illinois. There are four of us here from the La Verne Church of the Brethren. Mary Kay, Chris and I flew in together and landed at Midway Airport. We knew we were in Chicago when we saw all the Blues Brothers memorabilia.

After fighting the heavy Friday night traffic we arrived at Highland Ave. Church of the Brethren in time to grab a very quick bite before evening worship. The service was built around the scripture of the woman who anointed Jesus. Three people gave testimony to radical acts of faith. Two of them were from the La Verne Church of the Brethren. Josih spoke of Romaine Patterson and the Laramie Project. Mary Kay spoke of the radical act of showing up, standing up and speaking out. They were both excellent. Can a Brethren be church proud? You bet!

Tomorrow is strategy day.