This weekend has maybe been the most fulfilling weekend I’ve had since my internship began mid-August. A bit of history:
The problem with my internship site is that it’s just far enough away that I don’t want to drive it every day in a nine-year-old car.
The blessing is that I can come home every weekend on [...]
Archive for September, 2008
Keeping Sabbath…
Posted in Misc..., tagged day off, internship, relaxation, Sabbath, tasks on September 27, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The Question of “WHY?”
Posted in Sermons and other writings, tagged forgiveness, Galveston, Houston, Hurricane Ike, Matthew 18, Proper 19, Psalm 103, western Louisiana on September 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I am posting here the sermon which I preached this morning…
[note to the reader: following the tradition of J.S. Bach, I always place "+ INJ +" at the beginning of my sermons, and "+ SDG +" at the end. "INJ" stands for "In Nomine Jesu" = "In the Name of Jesus" and "SDG" stands for [...]
All of us learn together…
Posted in Hooray!, tagged Bible study, God's Word, Holy Spirit, John 3:16, nursing home on September 5, 2008 | 1 Comment »
At the church where I am interning, one of our ministries is to visit a local nursing home weekly and lead a Bible Study there. The attendees’ interest and ability to participate varies widely, so we keep it basic – reading a section of Scripture and discussing the details here and there.
This past week was [...]
Beginning internship…
Posted in Misc..., tagged clericals, funeral, internship, sermon, vicar on September 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The past two-plus weeks have been challenging in ways I never imagined they would be. I was installed as the new intern (called a “vicar” )on 8/17 and hit the ground running with a funeral that week. The funeral was for a member whose grandfather had founded this congregation, and so along with all the [...]
