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Did you hear the sound of a rushing wind a few moments ago?  With one click of the mouse button, my first call forms A,B and C are now in the inbox at our church offices in Chicago.  Thank God for the wonders of technology!

Critical Mass

As anyone who went to grad school will attest, there comes a time near the end of each semester when all of those lingering deadlines creep up and bite you.  For this seminarian, now is such a time.  My last day of classes for the fall term is Monday, December 3; just a short weekend [...]

One Hundred-Eighty Four

Gray morning sky,
the drizzling rain;
A deafening noise,
 a sting of pain.
A blink of an eye,
your life has changed;
the day just begun,
they won’t see you again.
 
One hundred-eighty four
 
Your God looks down,
busy travelers pass;
They notice you,
there in the grass.
Your gaze affixed,
On the sheet blood whet;
You’re already gone,
But you don’t know it yet.
 
One hundred-eighty four
 
You see them still,
but you can’t hear;
Your [...]

The Long and Winding Road

Reading blogs and websites of other Lutheran seminarians, it has become somewhat evident, at least to me, that we Lutherans have a rather involved process when it comes to rostered leadership.  I have friends who are also seeking ordination in other denominations (Episcopal, Methodist, Baptist) but it seems to me that they don’t have near [...]

The Saturday Morning Post

Welcome to Saturday, November 24, 2007
 
Featured Artist Song of the Week
 
A few days ago I alerted frequent readers of this blog to my new Sonific Songspot plug-in on my side bar.  Exploring this Sonific has been great fun and I have found a lot of music that I would not have otherwise enjoyed.  Each week [...]

The Truth about Cats

This little video I found on Youtube is for all of you cat lovers out there. It pretty much sums up why, when it comes to pets, I prefer dogs.
 
Enjoy!
 

 
 
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A Traditional Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving Day is one of those times when people look back on their life and remember.  They remember family celebrations, traditions and gatherings that served as formative events; making them into the person they are today.  As with so many people today, I am reminiscent of those Thanksgiving Day treasures in the past and relive [...]

“Stuff”ed for Thanksgiving

As the day before Thanksgiving progresses, the sights and sounds of a community preparing to stuff the turkey and then itself echoes the strains of a world stuffed with itself as well.  Warning, the following post could be viewed as a rant, and I have no idea where it came from or where it is [...]

I Will Sing Praises with a New Song (spot)

Frequent readers of this blog may have noticed a new addition to my sidebar, that being a link to Sonific Songspot.  WordPress offers many great plug-ins to their bloggers, and while I was playing a few nights ago I decided to try this one out.  Sonific is a site that provides lesser known artists a [...]

Christ Chapel

As the pages of my daily calendar fall one by one, the closer the end of this semester draws near, and the more I am beginning to realize that my time at Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary is growing shorter and shorter.   It hardly seems possible that I only have one semester left, especially since I [...]