February 25

I finally went on the Oberlin Heritage Center tour today. It was fun to see the old furniture and knick knacks, but it was inspiring to hear the stories of abolitionists and feminists who made this town what it is. I was inspired by the ways our Oberlin fore-mothers and fathers lived out their faith in very tangible ways. They worked hard to establish a town that took equality--for all people--seriously. They took action to give many people a good education and thought long and hard about what it meant to live a godly life. I loved hearing the stories about the underground railroad and the establishment of the college, as well as stories about some pretty amazing alumni. It is truly a historic town and the ways that ideas continue to be cultured and grown is very exciting. It is good for us to be here...