When in Nashville this past week we took the youth to spend a day as servant to the Disciples of Christ Historical Society. Thanks to Mac Ice and the staff at the Historical Society we had a productive, helpful day and a nice lunch at the Mellow Mushroom.
We spent hours going through boxes of newsletters from the non-instrumental Church of Christ. Each newsletter had to be placed with others of its kind, then placed in chronological order, then stacked in alphabetical order. We got a lot done but there was plenty left undone. There were thousands of newsletters still in the boxes and all the newsletters still had to be cataloged. Still, we made a big dent in the job and I felt good about the way our youth group worked and gave themselves to the task.
Being at the Historical Society really touched my soul. Disciples history is important to me. The Stone/Campbell Movement set my heart free and gave me new life in Christ. I am fascinated by its stories. I love being so close to Cane Ridge and I go at least once every year.
In the archives at the Historical Society are handwritten, original documents from the movement's founders and expanders. That makes the place holy ground to me. I had my first opportunity to research original documents when I was in seminary and it was inspiring to touch something written by hand so long ago. I didn't get my hands on any originals this week because they would have had me arrested, but, I could feel them, and I could see them. Holy ground.
I was there.
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