A meeting of bloggers
I mentioned on Saturday that I had the privilege of meeting a small group of fellow Christian bloggers in Manhattan. It was my first time meeting any blogger in real life, with the exception of Jeff and Rey, both of whom I knew before I started blogging.
Dr. Adrian Warnock, Mac Swift, Messy Christian, and I met at Dr. Warnock's hotel and chatted briefly before setting off to find a place where we could sit and converse in relative peace and quiet (there's no actual peace and quiet in Manhattan, so you take what you can get). We ended up at a Starbuck's near Times Square. Our conversation topics covered blogging, cultural differences, Calvinism vs. Armenianism, the importance of church, the significance of brain chemistry and spiritual oppression in mental illness, the merits and drawbacks of remaining anonymous online, whether English tea is superior to Malaysian or vice versa, and how a professional rugby player—even with full padding—would not survive an NFL football game in any position other than kicker. We didn't agree on all the issues (especially the whole football/rugby thing), but we had fun and loving Christian fellowship.
You can read the others' accounts of the time on their own blogs, and even see a picture of the four of us on MC's site: Adrian Warnock's UK Blog, Vessel of Honour, Messy Christian.
Most of you can stop reading now. I just have a few personal messages for my three new friends:
- Adrian, when I'm in London, I have an American accent. When you're in New York, you do indeed have an English accent whether the language belongs to the Queen or not.
- Mac, my church is Long Island Bible Baptist Church. Let me know if you'd like to come out for a visit. We'd love to have you.
- MC, I'm sorry I reinforced the horrible stereotype of the ignorant American by not knowing where Malaysia is. I take a small amount of comfort in the fact that Englishmen and Asians know little more about American geography than Americans know about the rest of the world.
I hope the four of us can meet again this side of Heaven, but even if we don't, we can take comfort in knowing that we can have fellowship in eternity, provided Adrian can stay awake long enough to get us reservations at a decent restaurant.
