Yesterday was not a normal Sunday at Hometown Friends Church. For one thing, it was undoubtedly the hottest Sunday we will see this summer. But the other thing is that once a year (toward the end of July) Friends from Idaho, Washington, and Oregon gather at nearby Quaker U. This significantly swells the attendance that Sunday.

Sunday morning wasn’t the only time the faithful gathered yesterday. On campus there was a missions rally in the afternoon and then in the evening the keynote message by the superintendent of this regional group of Friends. My combined summary of the morning and evening message is simply, “Go forward in tune with Christ and in harmony with each other.”