about connections

Bear with me. This is a long story, but I hope an interesting one.

A few weeks ago I had to make an announcement at church about the book club I'm leading. We were reading THREE CUPS OF TEA, which we all liked. After the service my minister told me that one of the elderly gentlemen in church wanted to talk to me about the book. Praise the Lord, I thought. Just what I need. However, in my continuing efforts to lead a decent life, I called up this gentleman, who proposed that I stop by his...