You can tell a lot about a man by his children. There is no doubt that the Jollette is a credit to David. How many 13 year olds are self-assured enough to be outgoing and friendly to two of their father’s friends? How many are interested in their father’s blog? I hope Tamasin, my 9 year old, remains interested in my blog when she is 13. The Jollies homeschool, and the Jollette is living proof that a homeschooled kid can be even more sociable than the average school-educated child.
We all spoke about blogging, and it was amazing to me how well I felt I knew David already. I’m really glad that the first Presbyterians I have ever knowingly met in the flesh were the Jollies.
We resisted the temptation to get into any theological debates – that can be done online! David was amazed at the almost total absence of Presbyterians in England. He then said that if I wanted to meet Baptists, I should head south where “there are more Southern Baptists than people!”
David spoke about his reasons to start a blog, which were very much like mine. He wanted to practice his writing and organise his thoughts. We reminisced about our blogging through TULIP and what we thought was the first charismatic/cessationist debate ever in the blogosphere. Our tag blogging days were great fun – I hope we can return to that level of interaction one day.
I had a fairly typical lunch for this trip, and despite my wife’s sensible advice, we didn’t order one meal to share between three!
We had a fun time, and we had a wander with the Jollies through the National Air and Space Museum. Seeing the vision, drive, and determination of the Wright brothers and the space pioneers was striking. On this trip I have seen the first car, made only a decade or so before the first plane, and the first space capsule. Amazing to think of the progress made in the last 120 years!
UPDATE
Sorry, John Schroeder! How could I forget you are Presbyterian?! So I am afraid I was wrong to say that the Jollies were the first.
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