But more often, serendipity plays a role in putting the perfect book in my hands at just the right time. Or sometimes a tragic event will inspire me to pick up a book that can offer answers, like Dave Cullen’s Columbine in the wake of the school shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary. Sometimes I’ll pick a book that connects with a holiday because I’m in the mood, like Diane Ackerman’s One Hundred Names for Love near Valentine’s Day.
Review: Generally speaking, I don’t actively try to match up my reading with current events. We are excited to see what Jeff has to teach us as we gather in June, in Prince George.Title: Does Jesus Really Love Me? A Gay Christian’s Pilgrimage in Search of God in AmericaĪcquired: From the publisher for review considerationįull Disclosure: Parts of this review originally appeared in a column I wrote for the newspaper that I work at. This year, Jeff comes to us in the Pacific Mountain Region in-person with an enthusiasm for a faith with longer tables, more connection with the land, decolonizing systems and difficult conversations. You can see a recording of his time with our sibling-region on the Chinook Winds Regional Council YouTube Channel Jeff begins speaking at 1:30. Jeff Chu was key note presenter at Chinook Winds Regional Council General Meeting 2021. because 1) I don’t really know that much about farming and 2) working on the land is something that helped me come to a fuller belief in beauty, redemption, and God.” Jeff’s newsletter is free, and you can also find his posts here. I call my newsletter ‘Notes of a Make-Believe Farmer. I like to tell stories-for many years, I did it as a full-time reporter, writer, and editor at Time and Fast Company, and you’ll still occasionally find my words in Travel+Leisure-and I like to grow things. In his words, “This is where I am supposed to tell you all about the benefits of reading my words. Jeff sends out a free newsletter, Notes of a Make-Believe Farmer. Chu is the co-curator and co-host (with Sarah Bessey) of “ Evolving Faith” and author of “Does Jesus Really Love Me? A Gay Christian’s Pilgrimage in Search of God in America.” Chu recently completed “Wholehearted Faith,” a book that was underway by his dear friend Rachel Held Evans at the time of her tragic death in 2019. Jeff Chu 朱天慧 is a writer, reporter, editor, preacher, teacher and Ordinand in the Reformed Church in America, not to mention a graduate of Princeton Theological Seminary and former farm hand at PTS’s Farminary.
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