Over-educated and under-employed. Lover of bacon. In want of wit. A sucker for banjos, eloquence, and graceful intentionality. Sometime theologian, insatiable reader. In search of the starkly genuine.
Awkward
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Laughing, hand in hand, entwining, contained, standing swimming through a
deep drink creek watching a Venetian masquerade halting to make way for our
obliv...
Here's Looking at You
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While away on my beach retreat, I decided, after some wrestling with
myself, to eat out at a real restaurant. The kind with nice tablecloths on
the table...
funeral punch
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cathartic cleaning, bacon egg and cheese, a long and spirited funeral
leaving me with a vivid picture of a beloved woman i never met, wine +
cheeses, jess'...
Joy Dare: Week 8
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I've been away this week.
But I have still been counting.
I just didn't get them posted on Monday, so you get more than a week's
worth today.
168. Being ...
I don’t believe in Peace
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Such a statement is bound to raise eyebrows. But it must be said- I don’t
believe in Peace. That might sound funny coming from someone whose
religious trad...
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Working a weirdly numbing week back in the office. Being incredibly busy &
simultaneously bored at it. Coming home, wearing an apron, cooking for
these peo...
Dreary Days
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Lately at our house we’ve been talking a lot about the weather. In
case you don’t know, Elgin does not have the best weather. In fact it can
be downri...
Mamaw
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For a recent song and story evening at Bethany, Dana Beth suggested I tell
stories about Mamaw. I did share a couple and then realized that without
writi...
The Workshop of Babel
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You may not know this, but this year PBI (Peace Brigades International) -
not to be confused, Mom, with IBP (Iowa Beef Packers) - is celebrating its
30th A...
When did you celebrate?
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I celebrated...
my best friend getting married
two family weddings
I celebrated...
my little sister's graduation
I celebrated...
my birthday, friends' ...
Goodbye PITS
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Well this will be my final send off to the PITs' (peacing it together)
contribution to the blogosphere.
I moved out of the house Friday, the new house memb...
In such a time as this
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Friday evening I had the privilege of preaching at the Middle PA District
Conference. It was great for me to think about the biblical story of Esther
and h...
Storms and Summons
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I haven't preached in a while at church, but am in the midst of preaching
three straight weeks before I head to Duke for some continuing education.
Right n...
Crazy Random Happenstance(s)
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What a week it has been.
First I drove out to Minnesota for a short trip to be with my dad's side of
the family after the passing of his mother. It was an...
Where to start?
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This post was began at 10:48 p.m. 7/6/11. It is incredible to think about
all that has transpired in one short month. Hard to believe this is my
final post...
Various and Sundry
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1. I just want to take a moment to say thank you to the fine folk over
at Women in Theology for tirelessly advocating for and supporting
Ford...
Overheard at Candler
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Discussing the HT final essay:
3rd year MDiv: I just can't believe that Luther believed everything he
wrote. It doesn't make sense.
2nd year MDiv: Well, ...
Oh, me-oh-my-oh! Look at Ohio!
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I was on a phone call with my Grandmother this summer and she said
something that disturbed me. I had mentioned the day's plans to go golfing
with my cousi...
joy
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“I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was a
service. I acted and behold, service was joy.” Rabindranath Tagore, Indian
poet, 186...
There's No Such Thing As A Free Lunch
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An economic principal that I often try to ignore- there's no such thing as
a free lunch. No matter what it is, there is opportunity cost involved.
Last nig...
Bienvenido a Miami!
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I've moved to Miami and am gearing up for the school year as a campus
minister. It's a crazy cool job, and I don't really know how I got here. I
mean, I ...
Another list of things...
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Some more things I miss:
- text messaging
- Thai food
- Hi-Def sports
- Cool autumn temps
- NPR, specifically, Chicago Public Radio
- comm...
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