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It\u2019s a little known fact, and I had no idea until someone there told me, but Havre de Grace<\/a><\/strong> almost<\/em> became the capital of the whole USA. So Kris and I had the rare opportunity of ministry in the almost-capital. I\u2019m sure glad it didn\u2019t become the capital because Havre de Grace sits quietly on the mouth of the Susequehanna River in Maryland. We were at Grace Reformed Episcopal Church<\/strong><\/a> for a Jesus Creed weekend. We participated in God\u2019s grace in the \u201charbor of grace.\u201d<\/p>\n

$\"\"$ <\/a>A few of the good folks at Grace REC read The Jesus Creed: Loving God, Loving Others<\/a> $\"\"$ <\/em><\/strong>, \u00a0then more of them began reading 40 Days Living the Jesus Creed<\/a> $\"\"$ <\/em><\/strong>, and then invited us for a weekend on the Jesus Creed. It was wonderful\u2026. Saturday morning from 9 until 3pm or so in the afternoon we discussed implications of the Jesus Creed for a local church like Grace REC. I was more than a little happy that a goodly number of parishioners at Grace REC had read and asked questions about Praying with the Church: Following Jesus Daily, Hourly, Today<\/a> $\"\"$ <\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

We have to give our thanks for Mark and Christine Specht; Mark is the pastor \u2014 ahem, Rector \u2014 at Grace and Christine was part of all we did. George and Paula Lutz were instrumental in creating interest in the Jesus Creed, and then I\u2019d have to name too many \u2026 so I\u2019ll stop here.<\/p>\n

Some highlights: the Sunday morning service was according to the older Book of Common Prayer (REC) so we got the full order; I got to participate in the preaching and service; the communion order is always very special to us (who don\u2019t often get to hear an Anglican BCP communion order). I was asked to preach, and for the first time I did a sermon on \u201cWhat is love?\u201d It extends my Jesus Creed books into a fuller definition of love in biblical theology.<\/p>\n

$\"\"$ <\/a>The people were wonderful, and we had two evening events: Friday night we ate at Mike and Sue\u2019s home in North East \u2014 on the water (I think the Chesapeake Bay but maybe North East river \u2014 not sure). The weather was perfect for an evening on the water, but the food was electric: George Lutz made Rock Fish for us, and it was exceptional. (With ribs, too.) Saturday evening meant eating at Woody\u2019s in North East with a bundle of folks from Grace REC, and it was delightful \u2014 we had crabs (but I won\u2019t say whether we got the kind already cracked or that we cracked them ourselves).<\/p>\n

One of the families at Grace REC is Bob and Pam Appleton, and they run a wonderful B&B<\/a><\/strong> on the water at North East \u2026 and yes we got to stay there, and Pam\u2019s breakfasts are to-die-for (ever had Eggs in a Cloud?) and we had a long walk near the water Saturday afternoon and then just sat with Bob and Pam near the water and absorbed the sights and sounds of the Chesapeake Bay waters and backwaters.<\/p>\n

We simply clicked with these good folks.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"