Off to the Vatican

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This morning, I'm heading off to the Vatican -- er, I mean Headquarters -- in Indianapolis, for the Doctrinal Symposium.

I'm going a day early so I can plunder the Archives, and dig up the 1843 abolitionist Wesleyans. (The guys in my church go fishing in Canada for fun. I go to dusty libraries. Isn't that odd?)

My computer decided to stay home, so, unless I can pilfer one for a few minutes, there won't be any posts here for the next few days.

Comments

  1. Keetha Broyles6:59 AM

    I wonder what it says about us that the Catholics only need one Pope at their Vatican, but we Wesleyans require 4!?!

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  2. Anonymous9:24 AM

    How about concentrating on the fact that Wesleyans and Catholics share the one and only same God?

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  3. Keetha Broyles12:41 PM

    When you return from the Vatican, I just posted lots of pictures of our Senior's graduation open house on my blog - - - -

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