San Anselmo

San Anselmo is the actual location of San Francisco Theological Seminary, our current "home." Here's a little history on Saint Anselm (not from memory).
Saint Anselm of Canterbury (1033-1109) was an outstanding Christian philosopher and theologian of the eleventh century. He is best known for the celebrated “ontological argument” for the existence of God....but his contributions to philosophical theology (and indeed to philosophy more generally) go well beyond the ontological argument. Anselm's motto is “faith seeking understanding” (fides quaerens intellectum) which means something like “an active love of God seeking a deeper knowledge of God."
Just down the street from us is St. Anselm Catholic Church. The pictures show the church and courtyard.
While the town is quaint and lovely it's also very affluent and expensive. Biking is HUGE here. We're talking completely decked out bikers with bikes that cost hundreds,even thousands of dollars. Because we wanted to get a better taste of the culture and had some "ground transportation" funds available, and because it would cost $60/day for Greg and I to rent bikes, we went to Walmart and purchased two cheap bikes and the needed safety equipment. In short, it's been great to have them. We even purchased a bike rack "on the cheap" through Craig's list from Adrian, a friendly recluse who happened to live not far from the Sanoma Valley, where we stopped for some olive oil and wine tasting.
Tomorrow we plan to visit City Church, an RCA church in the heart of SF. It's been recommended to us as a church committed to building community and demonstrating the love of Christ to people who find themselves lost and lonely in one of the most densely populated cities in the US.