Entries Categorized as 'random thoughts'

At a Loss

April 29, 2008

When classes ended last Friday I had two papers to write. One was a 12-15 page paper and one was a 4-5 page paper. Unfortunately, or fortunately, depending on how you look at it, the longer one was due today at noon, giving me only three and a half days to research and write the [...]

God Bless America

July 4, 2005

I don’t want to write the anti-patriotism post, but I can’t let the 4th of July pass without saying something about the state of our country and the world.
I’m the first to say that I am not as informed on politics as I ought to be; and I’m the first to say that I am [...]

Our God is a Stingy God??

July 3, 2005

Let’s talk communion.  Meal.  Fellowship.  Grace.  Feasting with one another and with our Creator, Redeemer, and Sustainer (hello divine trinity).  Imaging the kingdom to come.  Telling and Showing of God’s love for us.  God’s grace. 
It’s a rich ritual.  We’ve all sat through blah communions where we just eat the bread and drink the juice [...]

Blog Entry

June 22, 2005

Oh a blog entry.  I’ve been avoiding my computer like the plague this week because every time I have to sit down it’s to work on this sermon and it is just not coming.  It could be problematic, but we’ll see. 
I’ve been wanting to write all week about how much I love public transportation, [...]

It’s Coming . . .

March 20, 2005

Thunderstorms. Dark sky. Rain. Fluctuating Temperatures. Green Trees. Spring’s coming . . .

For the end of Lent and the beginning of spring, I can think of no better poem - Wild Geese:
You do not have to be good.
You do not have to walk on your knees
for a hundred miles through the desert, repenting.
You only have [...]

The beginning…

March 6, 2005

And so it begins…the blog of serendipity…