The Tuesday worship was again good. The musical theme was "Civil War era"--nobody explained quite why, maybe in recognition of 150's anniversary of Gettysburg? (This is Pennsylvania.) Prelude was a Sacred Harp version of "What Wondrous Love"--quite lovely. Sermon was engaging and moving. One frustration I have is that while the worship leaders (including preachers, presiders, etc.) are named in the bulletin, they aren't identified. So we know this is Pastor so-and-so, but not a clue where he or she serves or comes from.
After lunch was Bible study, which was in another room, around tables. It was a bit weak, IMO. Text was from Isaiah 42. There was a brief intro by Diane Jacobson, then a presentation by--wait for it--a "Christian hip hop artist" who goes by the name "Agape." He's doing a concert tomorrow night, but contrary to what Dr. Jacobson suggested I would want to do, I won't be attending. Then there was "around the table" discussion based on four questions. I was at a "non-voting member" table, so there was no designated leader and we stumbled along. It was kind of discouraging. There were four pastors and a layman at my table. One of the questions: "What song has sustained you in your time of exile?" OK. Well, I said, "The first thing that comes to mind is 'Lord, Thee I Love with All My Heart.'" They all stared at me blankly. Not one of them knew the hymn. The others shared theirs. One was "I love to tell the story." One was "Shelter Me, O God." One was ... oh, I forget. Another responded that he couldn't think of any literal songs ("physical songs," he called them) so started talking about metaphorical songs. Sigh.
We got to talking about idolatry (from verse

, and everyone had examples of "idolatry" practiced by those who don't want to "change" (music, traditions, customs, etc.). I mused about the "idolatry of the new," but I don't think anyone had a clue what I meant. Sigh again.