Field Trip – Loome Theological Booksellers – Stillwater, MN

I was inspired when I read T. Michael W. Halcomb’s account of his field trip to Baker & Eerdmans over in Grand Rapids, MI.  Since I’m on vacation this week, I thought I should have a field trip of my own.  My afternoon was completely open, so I drove over to Loome Theological Booksellers in Stillwater, MN.  This is a unique shopping experience as the store is inside an old Swedish Covenant Church.  There are bookshelves in every conceivable nook and cranny, even the balconies.  I would venture to guess that their collection is nearing 300,000 volumes.  You never know what you’ll find.  I simply enjoy browsing the shelves and spent at least 90 minutes wandering around.  Ultimately, I settled on a nearly perfect copy of The Apostolic Fathers:  Greek Texts and English Translations (Baker 1999).  I really would like to get the 3rd edition, which Baker put out last year, but I was very happy to find the 2nd edition for $15.  If you’re a fellow Bible Geek in the twin cities metro area, I’d highly recommend paying Loome Theological Booksellers a visit.  For those who are far away, you may want to pay a visit to their web site.  You’ll be able to order titles from them via the web.  Their URL is  www.loomebooks.com.  Happy shopping.