I had my first session meeting last Sunday with the Cocoa active elders. Boy, it was good. One of the things that made it good, was not only their great attitudes and obvious hard work, but that I got to give out some books. I love doing that.
Question: Why would a pastor have a dozen copies of a book? Answer: Because he thought it would be a good read for a session! So as I unpacked my office I found a dozen copies of a book I hadn't gotten to use yet. Guess what? We're reading them as the Cocoa session!
Are you wondering what book that might be? It is Walt Kallestad's Turn Your Church Inside Out. Walt is a Lutheran pastor out in Phoenix. His words stir excitement in me as he gets us to look beyond ourselves (getting eyes off of self is almost always an excellent idea). Walt doesn't tell about this but a Native American tribe in the northwest illustrates this books theme very well. When we gather in a circle and hold hands to pray we face inward. They when they pray hold hands in a circle facing out.
I have two more two more copies of this book. If you go to Cocoa and want your cocoa stirred, and you are the first two to say to me, "I'll read that book if you give it to me," then my spare copies are your!
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