Interrupting the discussion on politics, let me comment a bit about ACU’s Summit. To be honest, for me, much of the value of such gatherings is the interaction with others. Classes and lectures used to mean more to me when I was younger; I still learn many things now, but seeing others is what I really look forward to.

A few people that I met/saw at Summit this year: Randy Hall, Reg Cox, Brian Sandine, Ken Mick, Jim McKissick, Don Middleton, Shane Coffman, Jerry Hill, Cory & Michelle Long, C.K. Holt, Mike & Mignon Riley, Andy Wall, Jay Guin, Katherine Gould, Bobby Ross, Erik Tryggestad, Milton Jones, Andy Baker, Mark Edge, Carlos Gonzalez, Paul Gonzalez, Gloria Gonzalez, Isaac Gonzalez, Tom Allen, Jerry Rushford, Mark Woodward, James Satcher… OK, I give up. There are too many to name.

The much-anticipated Shane Claiborne was excellent. Hearing him was a lot like reading his books, except that I don’t imagine him giggling when I read his books. Josh Graves did a good job, as did Reg Cox. Andy Wall was excellent, and Eddie Sharp did not disappoint. Steve Ridgell did a fantastic job with his class. Voces was wonderful in concert, though I wish they’d skipped the patriotic song (and the crowd’s response really creeped me out).

We had a good breakfast for Herald of Truth. I got to lead a bilingual prayer on Monday night (and my cat got to follow it on the Internet, as the photo shows. My wife says the cat stared at the screen throughout my prayer).

All in all, it was a great few days.