Oxford Again

When Beth and I were in Europe three summers ago we spent 3 days in Oxford.  It was one of the many highlights of that trip.  This time we are going back to Oxford, for 6 days!  I discovered that Wycliffe Hall, one of the Oxford Colleges, has a summer conference designed for clergy.  This year the week long conference is titled "Heroes of Oxford, City of Saints and Scholars".  The Wycliffe Hall website describes the conference this way:

Our next annual conference will focus on Christians in Oxford over the last 1,000 years, from the young girl Frideswide through to the present day.  Learn from these ‘heroes’ in the faith - from what they did and how they prayed - to discover afresh what it means to be followers of Jesus today and to be his faithful witnesses in his world.

While I am taking in the conference the rest of the family will be free to walk about Oxford, soaking up the atmosphere of this unique and historic centre of learning in the English world.  I can't say that this experience will make me any smarter, but it will sound impressive to say "I did some studying in Oxford."  To be in the same place as so many incredible people have studied and taught over the centuries one would hope that some widsom would simply be aquired through osmosis or breathing in the air in those ancient halls of learning.

For fun here is a link to a list of many famous and significant Oxians.  The picture below is one I took of the Sheldonian Theatre the first time Beth and I were in Oxford.  Last time we took in two concerts in this building, hopefully there will be similar opportunities this time.