Mid-Week Notice March 16, 2022

Bring your Hopes, Bring your Doubts, Feed your Soul.

The Northern Vicar (pastoral notes from the intersection of Northern Exposure and The Vicar of Dibley)

Yesterday was a big day for me, it was the official release day of Church on the Move: A Practical Guide for Ministry in the Community.

There were no fireworks, parades, C-SPAN interviews, or even in-person events.

In my dreams, I envisioned a warehouse full of books just itching to be released, like the bulls at Pamplona – but in reality, it was pretty melodramatic.

The book is about walking, bicycling, and taking public transit as a means for church renewal and social justice.
But in my soul, I view the book as a love letter for pastoral ministry and to Judson Memorial Baptist Church.
I can’t imagine writing a book with an entire chapter about church parking lots other than Judson, a church without a parking lot!
The parking lot chapter was adapted and edited by Christian Century and appeared as their cover story (who knew?).
If you would like to purchase a copy of the book please let me know, I will place a bulk “author order” for $10/copy.
Please do not feel any pressure or expectation to purchase a copy. There will be a copy in the library.
But if you do, please don’t pay full price (without y’all there would be no book!).

Peace,

Travis

If you would like to make a donation to help with the situation in Ukraine I recommend
One Great Hour of Sharing. You can make a donation on our webpage here.

Poem/Prayer for the Day

“A Hundred Objects Close By”by Mirabai (c.1498-1550) ~ the most renowned woman poet-saint of India.
from the book, Love Poems From God

I know a cure for sadness:

Let your hands touch something that

makes your eyes

smile.

I bet there are a hundred objects close by

that can do that.

Look at

beauty’s gift to us –

her power is so great she enlivens

the earth, the sky, our

soul.

Find Judson on the internet through our link tree, linktr.ee/JudsonChurch

In-person worship this Sunday, March 20, at 9:30 am with a Livestream on Facebook.