2024 Phillips Reader Gathering

 What 2024 Phillips Reader Gathering  When Friday afternoon, April 5, through Monday afternoon, April 8, 2024 Where Central Texas Hill Country Cost $500 per person, including meals and housing$175 per person for in-town guests For over thirty years, on and off, Michael and Judy Phillips have hosted “open house” type gatherings for friends and readers. This year we will depart from what has been the pattern for several years. Instead of Northern California, Wise Path Books will be hosting the gathering in Central Texas. In this year's gathering, Michael and Judy Phillips will be sharing some thoughts on the church and what Michael calls the “common life.” The term originates with the monastic order of which Thomas Kempis was associated in the 15th century. Kempis is one of Michael’s two foremost spiritual mentors, along with George MacDonald. Though his work expanding awareness of Kempis is not so widely known as his work with MacDonald, Michael has published several books