June 29, 2001

Early this morning we met with friends from First Presbyterian Church of Wilmette to talk about what might happen in our partnership down the road. We seem to be juggling a lot of partnerships, but each of them has come to make sense to us in its own particular way.

Friends and Picasso.

Today we also hit downtown Chicago ("The Loop"), getting a chance to visit with some of the editorial board of the Christian Century, who have taken a deep interest in the Palestinian Christian situation. They published a piece written by us a few months ago, which was a real treat. We also got a chance to visit with friends who were Marthame's classmates in seminary and to admire Chicago's art collection (the Picasso "ramp" in particular).

Chicago’s famous Second City.

Our perfect Chicago time was rounded out by an outing at the famous Second City (show title: "Slaughterhouse 5, Cattle 0"), where some of their alumni gathered for an after-hours (read: late) round of skits and improv.