[Dialogue] Book: Get the Point, The Life and Times of Dick Kroeger, by Amelia Kroeger

[Ellie Stock]

Hi folks,

This afternoon I finished reading Get The Point, The Life and Times of Dick Kroeger, by Amelia Kroeger.  Many will remember that Dick and Amelia are OE/EI/ICA colleagues who served in the Rochester House, were priors of the Seattle House, and organized the consultation for and served in Inyan Wakagapi (Cannonball).  Dick also was the one who sent out the weekly Spong emails and Center for Progressive Spirituality newsletters.  Prior to his death in 2008, Dick had planned to write his memoir for his family, but was not able to that.  Fortunately for their family and those who read it, Amelia sustained that vision as she penned Get the Point.  It is beautifully, simply, honestly, humbly, and imaginally written--a great tribute to Dick and the many dimensions of his passions, adventures, creativity, and compassion as well as to their forty-six years of partnership, friendship, and marriage. 

Two chapters, "A Turn to the World" and "Hallowed Ground" focus on their journey with OE/EI/ICA.  
The back cover states: Get the Point recalls the life and times of Dick Kroeger, as he journeyed into and through his vision as a newspaper man, an insurance broker, a VISTA volunteer, a wilderness traveler and guide, a bird dog trainer and hunter, and a school bus driver.

At a Kroeger family reunion in 1982 Dick's sister, mary, pronounced the family "visionaries, not missionaries".  In 2005, shortly after Mary's death, Dick, remembering back to the essay Mary read, wrote a reflection he named "The Vision Thing".  Here are some excerpts:

Clearly understand your vision.  Thent ake the necessary action.  Then trust the vision will be realized, although not on your schedule, andperhaps not in ways you expected.  But you must:
     - Create the vision
     - Do the actions
     - Expect to realize the vision
     - Be patient

During Dick's life he revised his vision many times, always giving consideration to how his vision might impact the lives of those whom he cared for and had responsibility for.




The book was just published by Outreach Press, Denver, CO.  Amelia is not marketing GTP; but, for those who may be interested, it is available on Amazon and Barnes and Noble. The best purchase price is at Outskirts Press - http://outskirtspress.com/bookstore/9781432784768.html . 

Grace and peace,
Ellie Stock


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