Willimon Road Trip?

The two general editors for the Wesley Study Bible (reviewed below) are Dr. Joel B. Green, a professor at Fuller Theological Seminary and Bishop William H. Willimon, who is listed on the packaging of the Wesley Study Bible as "Resident Bishop of the Birmingham Area of the United Methodist Church" but who is, I'm pretty sure, known in Methodist circles as the Bishop of North Alabama. He is also a rather prolific writer and speaks often at churches in his conference.

One topic he will be speaking on is "Reading the Bible Like Wesleyans".

This will be a discussion, led by Bishop Willimon, on the unique Methodist way with scripture. How does United Methodist "practical Christianity" inform our reading of scripture? Bishop Willimon will discuss the particular Wesleyan contribution to the study, interpretation, and embodiment of Holy Scripture.

This should be thorough (2.5 hours alotted) and informative conversation. I know some Methobloggers are discussing making the trip to Birmingham on the 7th of March, but I'm closer to Huntsville, and I'm thinking of getting a group from church together to make the trip on the 14th.

You can read more about the sessions and Bishop Willimon's thoughts about the project at the North Alabama Conference website.

Cokesbury Sale!

Yesterday, I finally put together a list of all the books at Cokesbury that I've been waiting to get and just grimaced and pressed "submit order" and figured I'd eat ramen for most of the winter to help pay for the items I'd purchased.

Then, I go through my email and see this notice from Cokesbury. Did I cancel my order? Yes, I did. Hopefully tomorrow my items will still be available and I'll have saved a chunk of money.

Now you can order too. If nothing else, get together with some friends and preorder your Wesley Study Bibles.

For three days, Cokesbury may actually be able to beat Amazon's prices. Take advantage now.