[Dialogue] For Brian and Jeanette Stanfield

[Walter Kargus]

Hi Priscilla,

I would aldo like to have a copy of your notes from the sessions.  
Better yet  if you could tape the and I would be willing to
cover the cost of the tapes.  Thanks.  Walt Kargus

Priscilla H. Wilson wrote:

> Brian and Jeanette,
> I tried to send this to the Stanfield address, but it wouldn't go so I 
> am sending it to the whole Dialogue list...and hope someone gets it to 
> them.
> I've been thinking of you both a lot since we heard of Brian's bump in 
> the middle of the road. During worship yesterday it occurred to me 
> that when I think of either of you...but particularly Brian...I think 
> of written and spoken words that shed spirit on all who hear or read. 
> My prayers for your good health focus on that possibility that many 
> more words will come from your mouth and pen for years to come.
>
> We have Walter Bruggeman, a renowned Old Testament scholar, here at 
> our church for a series of four lectures this week. Last night was the 
> first lecture...a focus on Jeremiah ... and then what that text can 
> say for the church today in a post 9/11 world. He pushed on the 
> necessity to change the way we do things...and to shift people's 
> imaginations to see the world differently...to understand open 
> possibility.  We have so many of the radical right and their "blue 
> prints" for life here in the US that it is crazy. He objected strongly 
> to that...but also to the liberal emphasis on just social action. He 
> was calling for there to be more processing of imagination.
> I'm looking forward to the next three lectures. We have an amendment 
> to the Kansas Constitution on the ballot tomorrow. It is calling for 
> the ban on gay/lesbian marriages or civil unions. Unfortunately it 
> will probably pass. (our country has gone nuts on this subject). 
> Someone asked Bruggeman about it last night and he just stated that it 
> is an evil amendment. We need holiness in our community...care for all 
> God's people. Revolutionary thought for some.
> We'll continue to pray for your health, but if you are interested in 
> all this stuff I may write again and let you know another arm of 
> thinking that isn't in the news.
> I also remember your gracious hospitality when you took me to lunch in 
> Toronto...much fun.
>
> Much love,
> Priscilla
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