St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church

My neighbors, Unitarians who often come to events at my Episcopal church (she's an Irishwoman who left the church for a variety of reasons; the husband a cradle Unitarian), gave me a book to celebrate my installation as Rector.

The Bible for Dummies

Fortunately there is a gift receipt, but this hurts on so many different levels (actually it hurts so much I was laughing - does it take a Unitarian to teach an Episcopalian about scripture?)

This has happened before. Ten years ago an atheist friend gave me the Old Testament Cliffs Notes.

Personally I buy the Doubleday Pocket Bible Guide, and the Harper Collins Study Bible for confirmands, encouraging them to purchase the Message.