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Seattle’s Best

posted by xscot mcknight | 7:54pm Friday November 4, 2005

Kris and I are in Seattle this weekend for the launch of Embracing Grace: A gospel for all of us. We had never been here until last Spring, and loved it so much, we wanted a day to wander around when we scheduled the launch here. I should say “slosh around in the rain.” The humor about how much it rains here, and all the banter back by the natives that it only rains when others are visiting, is probably true.
But I’ll say this about Seattle: it has the best…
Coffee (we stopped at a Tully’s for we think its famous competitor scorches those beans)
Bookstore: Elliott Bay Book Club is my favorite book store in the world
Scenery: I’ve not been in a big city that is so beautiful (when you can see it) with its cities on hills and trees and rivers and lakes and bridges
Fish: we love Pike Street Market and watching those guys toss fish
Open market: we wandered through the market and Kris got her favorite jellys and jams for her morning breakfast. The Italian place that sells all that genuine truffle stuff was a treat.
2d best chowder: I don’t think Boston’s clam chowda can be beaten, but Seattle does a fine imitation.
North Park is my favorite school on earth, but we took a hard walk around Seattle Pacific this morning (I had not seen it and we wanted to wander around there some), and I can see why the locals come to this school.
I wonder how my friend, Kermit Zarley, a professional golfer, even learned to play golf up here with all the rain. I’m guessing he learned to play in the wind, the cold, and the rain — and that made him even better when he got down to Texas where it was hot and dry. I’m also guessing learning to play on hills and down hills makes you even better on the flatlands.
If I lived here, I’d be a fisherman and mountain hiker and bird watcher. I’d also be a lot Greener than I am now.
Seattle, just outside Chicago, is the best. (But, I’m not counting Italy in this one.)
Thanks to Mercer Island Covenant Church for having us.



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Peter magelssen

posted November 4, 2005 at 8:52 pm


scot-
you’re in seattle. did you know that the generous orthodoxy conference is at the church right next to s.p.u. anyway thought that was interesting. love the blog. need to read your books.



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Scot McKnight

posted November 4, 2005 at 8:59 pm


I thought it was close, but didn’t know how close. We didn’t register for it because we needed a day just to kick back and walk around.



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Jamie Hollis

posted November 5, 2005 at 12:04 am


I’m so glad to hear that you enjoyed Seattle. In just two weeks my husband and I will be visiting for the first time and we are greatly looking forward to it!



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Broken Messenger

posted November 5, 2005 at 12:17 am


Scot,
You’re just up the road from us (three hours actually). I hope you enjoy your stay, there really is nothing like wandering through Pike’s Place and grabbing a cup of Starbucks while listening to the street musicians.
Brad



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John Frye

posted November 5, 2005 at 7:54 am


Scot,
We got bit by the Seattle bug, too. Julie has a cousin in Seattle that we stayed with when we attended “The Ooze” conference some years back. Also our daughter and (Navy) son-in-law lived out in Brimmerton for a year. We enjoyed walking the market, sipping coffee, and absorbing the wonder of such a multicultural city. When I did the NW ECC retreat, Julie and I took a day to wander the city, even took the boat over to Victoria and walked the botanical gardens there. Loved it.



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David Reeves

posted November 5, 2005 at 10:04 pm


Scot, when recruiting for TEDS, I spent several weekends in Seattle, got hooked on coffee there and Pike’s Market has got to be the best place to watch people. Fish mongers are a hoot.
David Reeves



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Ian Yorkston

posted November 6, 2005 at 2:40 am


Scot,
My wife and I came down from Vancouver BC to attend the generous orthodoxy and have just returned home. Greetings from two fellow Durham graduates with some hitherto unknown common interests. You’ll be glad to know that the conference bookstore proprietor made sure that he gave a shameless plug for Embracing Grace, and the copies on hand were quickly sold.



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Karen Spears Zacharias

posted November 6, 2005 at 2:50 am


Scot:
So great to finally meet you and your lovely wife. Enjoyed your presentation. Very thoughtful and thought-provoking. Frank and I had good discussions on the way home.
Thanks so much for inviting us up.
Safe jouney home.



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Ted Gossard,

posted November 6, 2005 at 2:59 am


I can hardly wait to get my own copy of “Embracing Grace”. Hopefully will do so this week (already tried, but unlike one bookstore on the other side of the city, this bookstore had not received its copies yet).
We are going through “The Jesus Creed” during our devotions. It is a great read there also. It is divided well for such reading, which I think is conducive for our reflection. And our daughter (only child) Tiffany seems to be interested in it.
Great to hear that you folks are having a good (and full, it sounds like) time.



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