Cambridge Day 5
We only have the closing service and reception this evening and the conference is over. Will Willimon is preaching at the service at which they will also celebrate the Eucharist. I am looking forward to both the service and the reception.
The last two keynote addresses this morning were by psychologist Paul Vitz and writer Philip Yancey and both presentations were excellent. I have been talking with Paul off and on during the institute, and introduced myself to Philip Yancey this morning before he spoke. He is the same age as I am and I have been reading his articles and books since I first discovered him in (the now defunct magazine H.I.S.) and began reading his books. He has been a major player in my own spiritual life so it was fun to get to actually meet him.
I can't remember when I have learned so much and had such a great experience at a conference. The informal discussions that occurred at coffee shops and pubs with other attendees were as beneficial as the formal addresses and workshops. I made some new friends with whom I hope to keep in contact, and talked with a lot of interesting people, all of whom want to honor God in their lives. I know that it is going to take a long time to process and integrate this experience, and I suspect that some of it will occur at a more subliminal level. I love the C. S. Lewis Foundation's belief in integrating intellectual life with the arts and sciences.
I am looking forward to going home, but at the same time I will miss Oxford and Cambridge. There is the intersection of so much history and beauty. I love the gardens that you find in the various colleges and parks. Here are a few pictures of two gardens one of which I just discovered today at Clare College.
This is a close-up of the far side of the garden in the last picuture.
The last two keynote addresses this morning were by psychologist Paul Vitz and writer Philip Yancey and both presentations were excellent. I have been talking with Paul off and on during the institute, and introduced myself to Philip Yancey this morning before he spoke. He is the same age as I am and I have been reading his articles and books since I first discovered him in (the now defunct magazine H.I.S.) and began reading his books. He has been a major player in my own spiritual life so it was fun to get to actually meet him.
I can't remember when I have learned so much and had such a great experience at a conference. The informal discussions that occurred at coffee shops and pubs with other attendees were as beneficial as the formal addresses and workshops. I made some new friends with whom I hope to keep in contact, and talked with a lot of interesting people, all of whom want to honor God in their lives. I know that it is going to take a long time to process and integrate this experience, and I suspect that some of it will occur at a more subliminal level. I love the C. S. Lewis Foundation's belief in integrating intellectual life with the arts and sciences.
I am looking forward to going home, but at the same time I will miss Oxford and Cambridge. There is the intersection of so much history and beauty. I love the gardens that you find in the various colleges and parks. Here are a few pictures of two gardens one of which I just discovered today at Clare College.
This is a close-up of the far side of the garden in the last picuture.
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