I'm in Washington DC, at the annual conference of the Academy of Catholic Theology. We're not really settled in our new home yet, which made it hard to leave, but this trip was planned long before I knew when we would find a house, let alone move into it. So here I am on the road again, looking forward to a good conference, but also kind of wishing it wasn't right now. I'm not presenting anything, only introducing one of the plenary speakers, Michael Barber. If you've never read anything by him, he's got some pretty good stuff (even if we do disagree on the date for the book of Revelation) - here's his author page on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/stores/Michael-Patrick-Barber/author/B001JP076W
Dear friends - Please take 10 minutes to watch this personal update from me:
I mentioned in The Journey that I wrote a song based on Isaiah 2, which is one of my favorite OT passages:
In days to come, the mountain of the Lord’s house
shall be established as the highest mountain, and raised above the hills.
All nations shall stream toward it. Many peoples shall come and say:
“Come, let us go up to the Lord’s mountain, to the house of the God of Jacob, That he may instruct us in his ways, and we may walk in his paths.” For from Zion shall go forth instruction, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
He shall judge between the nations, and set terms for many peoples.
They shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; One nation shall not raise the sword against another, nor shall they train for war again. House of Jacob, come, let us walk in the light of the Lord!
I hope you like the song!
