A Friend, a Conference, and Books

I just had lunch with a guy who has been part of Veritas for two years. We have been meeting regularly for the last few months. He will be moving to the Philly area to go to Eastern in the fall and so he won't be around to attend Veritas (at least as much as when he was in E-Town). As I am excited for him, part of me will miss the theological discussions that we had over lunch and at CRU. So Alan...may God go with you as you seek to partner with the Kingdom in being a blessing to the world. It has been a real blessing knowing you and challenging each other in our journeys.

Tomorrow Kim and I leave for a conference. This conference, I am sure, will help challenge us, encourage us, and spur us towards the future of the Veritas mission and ministry. If you think of it between now (tuesday) and Saturday, say a prayer for us. For safety in travel, for renewed sense of vision and mission, and for wisdom as we return and seek to implement the vision/dreams in the future.

As always I am reading a lot of different books at the present time. Here are a few that I would recommend to anyone.

1. Surprised by Hope by NT Wright
2. Mere Discipleship by Lee Camp
3. Jesus for President by Shane Claiborne
4. Colossians Remixed by Brian Walsh and Sylvia Keesmaat
5. Live to Tell: Evangelism in a Postmodern Age by Brad Kallenberg.
6. Rethinking Christ and Culture: A Post-Christendom Perspective by Craig Carter