eventually

Eventually I get to things like posting blogs that should have happened weeks ago. Ok last time I left, I mentioned the giant book Decision Points. It's still giant. No I haven't finished. Yes, I renewed it at the library where I plan on returning it. Probably unfinished. However, I will plug that what I read was good. On to the actual discussion part of our book nook meeting.

We had a nice discussion about former President George Bush. He was not everyone's favorite, but a few key points made. He had good faith which was appreciated. A quote from the book. "If you haven't doubted, you probably haven't thought very hard about what you believe. Faith is a walk a journey toward better understanding."

Also brought up was 9/11. Where we were at, what we were doing. For the President, you go into the presidency with certain expectations. When that happened GWB states that his whole focus changed. "Sept 11 redefined sacrifice. It redefined duty. And it redefined my job."

And then a chapter about the nations policy towards AIDS in Africa was briefly dicsussed too. There was/is a lot going on in the world that we don't see the behind the scenes of. People who tirelessly work to make nations come together for the good of all. The President has the choice to help or not in basic terms. In this case, he chose to help. Bono had met with the President about the AIDS epidemic and brought an Irish Bible for him. "Do you know that 2,oo3 verses of Scripture pertain directly to the world's poor?" he asked. "People are quick to point out the obvious sins like marital infidelity," he continued. "But sometimes we ignore the most serious ones. The only place the Bible speaks directly of judgment is in Matthew 25: 'Whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me."

We didn't get through the whole book. Mostly because none of finished. But I thought to bring out the parts we did talk about. The rest of the night was movies, food, and such! Good choice, good read. Until then, happy reading.