Brueggemann Lectures a Real Success
Dr. Walter Brueggemann talked to us over the weekend of July 9 and 10 of some of his Old Testament insights. The audience for these lectures, at 130, was somewhat larger than for his earlier appearance two years ago and gave him a standing ovation at the conclusion of his Sunday lecture. And there were 188 at Sunday morning worship, a genuine tribute to Dr. Brueggemann. We received almost $7000. in sponsorships at various levels which will be a good beginning for a hoped-for endowment of these Walter E. Ashley Memorial Lectures.While he drew interesting parallels between Pharaoh and Solomon, between the Exodus story and the exile in Babylon and return, and ‘though he described, and gave demonstrations of, the prophets as poets, his theme throughout was the necessity of our living in and taking care of those in our neighborhoods, defined as you will. In spite of his scholarly stature, those who met him in various informal venues, were all impressed with his gracious, non-intimidating personality. We will hope to see more of him.
