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A review by ahynesa
Time Was Soft There: A Paris Sojourn at Shakespeare & Co. by Jeremy Mercer
5.0
I read this book during my summer vacation from seminary. It resonated deeply with me. I hitchhiked around the U.S. and Europe in my youth. I've always aspired to be a writer. I've made bad choices and good choices. Most of all, I didn't quite fit in at a lot of places. Mercer describes all of this masterfully.
Yet as I was reading this, I kept thinking about how it related to my seminary education. Finally, I got to this:
“You know, that’s what I’ve always wanted this place to be,” he said. “I look across at Notre Dame and I sometimes think the bookstore is an annex of the church. A place for the people who don’t quite fit in over there.”
I think those of us seeking to serve in the church need to think about how we serve those who don't quite fit into the typical established church Sunday morning service.
Yet as I was reading this, I kept thinking about how it related to my seminary education. Finally, I got to this:
“You know, that’s what I’ve always wanted this place to be,” he said. “I look across at Notre Dame and I sometimes think the bookstore is an annex of the church. A place for the people who don’t quite fit in over there.”
I think those of us seeking to serve in the church need to think about how we serve those who don't quite fit into the typical established church Sunday morning service.