I Saw Beth Moore

Hey y'all. Now I'm an unofficial Texan. I saw Beth Moore, my heroine, two weeks ago. Tom gave me a get-out-of-jail-free card and I bought a ticket to Living Proof Live in Columbus, Ohio. So I was all ready and pumped for the time of my life. Set off Friday afternoon 8/12 on the I-71 freeway headed for Ohio State University. Made it in time to spare, got my hotel room at the Sheraton, had snacks, and headed back to OSU Schottenstein (sp?) arena to meet my hero....uh....along with what looked like five GAZILLION other women. The line outside was a mile long. Add that to the heat and to my vertigo, and you've got a problem. The solution was to get to the top of the line without keeling over in the heat. This was aided by the fact that I was alone, hence no one to impede my progress. I went there to see...Beth....Moore...and I was bound and determined to get to the front row. So, being the good and obedient groupie that I am, I wended my way through the morass of capri-wearing ladies and I made it to row FIVE. Yes! waited, waited, waited.....then suddenly there we were at 7pm and Travis Cottrell was leadin' worship and I looked and..THERE SHE WAS! My hero(ine)!

Beth is so beautiful in person, even more so? than online or on video. She is engaging, funny, smart, hilarious, all of the above. She somehow couldn't get close enough to me for an intimate conversation :) but we'll work that out and get it accomplished some day soon. Anyway, it was fun.

My quibbles (I'm allowed quibbles because I left my husband and kids for a weekend for this; I paid big bucks to get in; I paid for a hotel room; and I braved crowds and driving ....and I went alone) are .....the music was too loud; the hour was late-ish; the crowds were too big; they would not let us in the building until 6 pm ..why?) and I just .....wanted.....more....of Beth Moore.

IMHO, this speaks of a big gap in the evangelical world. Why are we forced to shell out two hundred dollars just to get a nifty lookin' lady to teach us the Bible? Why did I have to go to Columbus to get a good Bible study? Surely there are other good Bible study teachers closer to Rootstown Ohio. arrggghhh I really missed kids and hubby and the hotel was fine but it wasn't home, if you know what I mean.

My point is that there is a hole in the evangelical world and Beth Moore can't fix it on her own.

Northeast Ohio: surely you can do better than this. I shouldn't have to drive two hours to get a good Bible study.

I was happy to go to see Beth Moore; in fact, I looked forward to it all summer. I just think that she shouldn't have to shoulder the burden all by herself. Anyone?