Brooklyn blogger, Pastor Daniel Meeter of Old First Church, is spending a week at a religious retreat house in Washington Heights; he’s bringing some friends and a cigar.

In case you want to know, my companions will be Rev. Dr. Orville James,
of Wellington Square United Church, Burlington, Ontario, and Rev.
Robert Ripley, of Metropolitan United Church, London, Ontario. Not bad
company, what.

Orville will bring a bunch of books. Rip will bring his materials to move ahead on his doctorate from Fuller.

I will bring my books for the course I’m teaching on Reformed Church History and Missions.

I will also bring the very lovely cigar I was given as a Christmas present by my favorite druid, one Jack Gavin, of Park Slope.