My time spent at Gordon-Conwell was amazing! GCTS is part of Boston Theological Institute; which includes Boston College, Boston University, Harvard Divinity School and an Eastern Orthodox Seminary as well. It feels like such an honor to be working on a doctorate at such a fine institution.
Boston was lovely, although I spent most of my time in the Northshore. Demetria was able to fly up for the weekend and we enjoyed going to the beach in New Hampshire; we also enjoyed seeing such a larger concentrations of Irish & Italians, it was lots of fun! We were able to go to an artsy theatre and watch the film The Runaways; which really took me back to my childhood in California in the 1970s, the whole experience was surreal.
During our residency we visited some of the famous sights of the 2 Great Awakenings, along with some cool historical stuff involving Samuel Adams, Paul Revere and even President Washington. It was overwhelming at times. While visiting the former pulpit of George Whitefield, my friend Scott who is an Anglican Priest read from some of his memoirs, and the weight of his words really could be felt in that setting. It is remarkable to think of the influence both Whitefield and Edwards had on our nation (or what was to become our nation) at that time.
I managed to get home at a decent hour on Friday and prepare for the MC Graduation on Saturday night; Demetria graduated with a BA in Biblical Exposition; with honors of Cum Laude and even gave the valedictorian speech. The last couple of weeks have been off the charts. Congratulations to my brilliant, sexy-Sicilian wife and best friend. The Lord is faithful!
