ahynes1 reviewed Time was soft there by Jeremy Mercer
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5 stars
I read this book during my summer vacation from seminary. It resonated deeply with me. I hitchhiked around the U.S. and Europe in my youth. I've always aspired to be a writer. I've made bad choices and good choices. Most of all, I didn't quite fit in at a lot of places. Mercer describes all of this masterfully.
Yet as I was reading this, I kept thinking about how it related to my seminary education. Finally, I got to this:
“You know, that’s what I’ve always wanted this place to be,” he said. “I look across at Notre Dame and I sometimes think the bookstore is an annex of the church. A place for the people who don’t quite fit in over there.”
I think those of us seeking to serve in the church need to think about how we serve those who don't quite fit into the typical established …
I read this book during my summer vacation from seminary. It resonated deeply with me. I hitchhiked around the U.S. and Europe in my youth. I've always aspired to be a writer. I've made bad choices and good choices. Most of all, I didn't quite fit in at a lot of places. Mercer describes all of this masterfully.
Yet as I was reading this, I kept thinking about how it related to my seminary education. Finally, I got to this:
“You know, that’s what I’ve always wanted this place to be,” he said. “I look across at Notre Dame and I sometimes think the bookstore is an annex of the church. A place for the people who don’t quite fit in over there.”
I think those of us seeking to serve in the church need to think about how we serve those who don't quite fit into the typical established church Sunday morning service.