This week was Summit at Abilene Christian University. Working for Herald of Truth, I stay pretty busy during those times. We try to take advantage of such gatherings to raise awareness of our ministry. In Abilene, we had a booth in the exhibit area and an informative breakfast. Our staff also wore shirts with our logo on them during the week.

Still, I got to take in a few classes. Here are a few highlights:

• Gordon Dabbs spoke on evangelism. I only got to hear one of his three sessions. In that session, he was discussing prejudices against Christianity that exist among non-Christians.
• Reg Cox talked about building the church around small group gatherings. Their church has found a geographic organization to be the most effective for improved body life. (He ministers at a church in the Denver area)
• Josh Ross, in the one session I heard, talked about a special Jubilee Sunday they had at their church. His description was quite moving. I highly recommend reading the account Josh posted on his blog last summer.
• Jerry Rushford gave some fascinating descriptions of the lives of William Gladstone and Samuel Johnson. There are few things as captivating as a skilled historian talking about interesting characters from the past.
• Donald Miller proved to be as skilled a speaker as he is a writer. His lesson about not expecting “mountaintop” experiences here on earth was timely and inspiring.

Next week I’ll be at Harding for their Lectureship. I get to speak each evening from Sunday through Wednesday on the book of Ecclesiastes. I hope to get to hear some other people as well; I hear myself far too often.

[Photograph by the amazing Tammy Marcelain. Check out her blog and also look at her photography website and Marcelain Photography blog. The last few years, most of the pictures of me and other members of the Herald of Truth staff have been taken by her.]