I must say that my approach to the Mockingbird Conference might best be characterized as “Ok, let’s see what ya’ got.”  Charlene, my wife, told me a little about her experience at Mockingbird a year ago and I’ve been kind of intrigued by that ever since.  However, in my history, meetings and conferences of a religious nature have seemed (to me, at least) the place filled with the “Bible thumpers” who always have a verse or two of scripture right handy to make their every point, and since it’s Biblical, God must have said it so that makes their position valid.  Since I can’t do that, I steer clear of those kind of events and people when I can.  

 

Well, I can tell you that Mockingbird is definitely NOT what I suspected.  The speakers chosen to address the attendees are among the most accomplished people in their respective fields who just happen to have found Jesus along the way.  Or, maybe Jesus found them, I don’t exactly know.  They told stories about their experiences finding Jesus that sound a lot like the things I have encountered.  I have come away from the conference with confidence that “my” Jesus is just a valid as anyone else’s and He and I seem to be on the right track. 

 

Thank you, everyone of St. Albans, for making it possible for me to make the trip to New York to attend this most worthwhile “highpoint” in my personal spiritual growth.  I hope to become a regular.

 

Tommy Thompson