Dedicated to the Fall 2012 St. Mark’s CPE Cohort – beloved peers and supervisors you have given me more than I could ever hope to return. This is for you. There is a grace in these halls. Closest eyes see it takes the heart, Filling in those softer moments. Seen…
Back…and recharged
So I am back on this blog, posting again, and a bit recharged. I have just completed my first unit of CPE (Clinical Pastoral Education). Its an amazing experience that cannot really be articulated in words. Like trying to describe what “warm” is like. I’ve started writing poetry again. Seems…
I Stand with Them
http://www.pnwumc.org/gc2012/what-does-a-statement-of-gospel-obedience-mean-for-the-church/ Read it. I have a fellow seminarian who’s Methodist jurisdiction has been bold enough to stand up for their LGBTQ members by declaring that paragraph 161F in their Book of Discipline is immoral and unjust. This is a bold, brave and courageous move. I am deeply inspired and impressed…
God Doesn’t Want You to Know if You have Cancer
http://thinkprogress.org/health/2012/02/01/416278/conservatives-cheer-komen-decision/ This is the kind of moronic mob-mind thinking that happens when you don’t actually read and interpret scripture and your relationship to the divine through a sense of conscience. I like this quote: “Last year, a shipment of pink Bibles were recalled after the publishing house behind them realized…
5: The right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our congregations and in society at large;
I am going to take today’s news to reflect on this principle, because news today demonstrates why we live with such commitment to this principle. Yes, it is hard to organize our congregations democratically. It can be hard for individual members of our communities to remain educated and informed enough…
Gnosticity Announcement
For those of you that may not have heard, there’s been some changes in my life. I’ve entered seminary to get a Master’s in Divinity at ILIFF School of Theology. I am not sure yet exactly where this will lead, but I will make announcements out here as my process…
Emma the Dog: Hey People…please be kind and excellent.
I have a brief story to tell. Last night some kids in our neighborhood found a beautiful little chihuahua wandering the streets…they actually founds its owner. The owner didn’t want it because of a new lease, left her door open, and when the animal got out, decided not to look…
Sermons Moved Here
For all those of you who complained about being able to download the sermons, they are now here, and I apologize…ScribD, GoogleDocs, you should all be ashamed of yourselves for creating such a difficult linking system. Epic failure all around. The sermons are now here, in the sermons area —…