We Love: Book Brunch

Did we mention that our fourth Book Brunch with the ladies at Concord Baptist Church is on April 2? That’s just couple of days from now.

This one will be at Concord, so all of us PCBC folks get the privilege of motoring down scenic I35 and Highway 67 to visit their beautiful church. Of course, some of us were at Concord on Palm Sunday for the Pulpit Swap of Pastors Carter and Warren. Any time we visit Concord, it’s a treat.

We love this event. What’s not to love? Friendly ladies, splendid food, fun and games, a chance to talk about books we’ve read with other bibliophiles. Each time we get together, we see the friendly faces of women whose companionship we enjoyed at past Book Brunces. We also see new faces of women who’ve heard about what we are doing and are eager to join in.

If you’re reading this and you think you’d like to come but you haven’t had a chance to read one of our books, come anyway. Book Brunch is about much more than literature. Our real purpose is to get to know one another, to share some of our experiences and viewpoints and to go home knowing we’ve made some new friends.

We call this “building bridges,” or “breaking down barriers.” It’s a crucial step toward racial reconciliation. And Book Brunch is just the start of this joint effort between Concord and PCBC. We have organized four other activities under the aegis of Faithfully Yours. Some of us will meet between Book Brunch gatherings in very small groups to discuss other books. We are planning some fun social outings (not everyone is crazy about books, you know). We are going to show up together for service projects, starting with Transform Dallas on April 16. We are praying for one another, and for our mutual purpose of racial reconciliation.

Already, women from other churches have come to Book Brunch, and we couldn’t be more excited. Our vision is to have a huge network of sisters in Christ who are deeply committed to racial reconciliation. We take Christ at His word when He said, “As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you.”

Come to Book Brunch! If you can’t come, pray for Book Brunch. Because Book Brunch is about more than brunch or books. It’s about love.