One of the first tasks of the Lutheran pastoral intern is to form a document which my seminary calls the “Learning Service Agreement.” Forming this document intimidated me, mainly because I knew a) I would never be able to contain all the learning that WOULD happen onto one document, and b) I also knew there [...]
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And the learning continues on…
Posted in Misc..., tagged baptism, congregation, dog, grace, high-fives, learning, Lutheran internship, minutia, pray, Sabbath, triangle on March 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Caring for those who have cared for others
Posted in Misc..., tagged Bible study, caring, Lord's Prayer, nursing home, Psalm 23 on January 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In a previous post, I mentioned my visit to the local nursing home, which happens on an alternating basis with my supervisor. One of us heads over on Thursday afternoons to lead what is optimistically called a “Bible Study” – really, it is unlike any other Bible Study I have either attended or led. I [...]
Did Jesus have an Elmo under His manger?
Posted in Misc..., tagged Christmas, Gospel, greed, Jesus Christ, shopping, society, trinkets, Walmart on December 3, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Every year at this time of year, we as a society are bombarded with commercials and print media encouraging us to buy, buy, buy. People not only want the latest thing, but they want it now, and they want it at the lowest price available.
Hence the crush of people killing a gentleman at Walmart in [...]
So, it’s been a while…
Posted in Misc..., tagged alone, internship, separation, thankfulness on October 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This internship thing is really a kicker. Not because the work is hard – I mean, it has its moments (or hours), but I’m enjoying the work lots. The kicker part is the disruption in my life – the being alone part of every week – taking me back to my single days, except that [...]
A game of tag!
Posted in Misc..., tagged An American in Thailand, And Another Thing, Ayr Hill Events, Jacoby Ellsbury, Red Sox, Tag on October 3, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I was tagged this morning by my friend Stephanie, who has an event planning business in the DC area. (www.ayrhillevents.com) Here goes:
Four things I did today:
1. Worked on my sermon.
2. Had lunch with a friend and saw her cool and very hip downtown condo.
3. Cleaned up the kitchen…some.
4. Turned on the Red Sox game.
Four things [...]
Keeping Sabbath…
Posted in Misc..., tagged day off, internship, relaxation, Sabbath, tasks on September 27, 2008 | 1 Comment »
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 [...]
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 [...]
Christian perspective
Posted in Misc..., tagged Christian perspective, faith, grief, Hebrews 11, Psalm 16, trust on August 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Grief can bring copious amounts of anger out of people and I realized long ago that grief and anger are very deeply intertwined. I realized after posting yesterday that some of my posts can get to sounding quite bitter and I think yesterday’s fit very well into that category. Those of you who know me [...]
Changes…
Posted in Misc..., tagged changes, Concordia, history, Seminary on June 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This week, I have spent several days filling in for the receptionist at the seminary. Being at a reception desk is a funny thing – people come in and out, sometimes stopping to chat, sometimes in a hurry.
But I digress…
Next week, this office and those around it will be re-located to another, newer, fresher, building [...]
