The Eagle & Child

‘I will diminish, and go into the West, and remain Galadriel.’ – The Fellowship of the Ring There are few things I desire more than to write–here, at least.  And yet these days I have little to say, little energy/will to say it, and, it feels, even less ability to say it.  I just don’t have [...]

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Hey Mom, I find it interesting that you refer to the Weekly World News as, “The paper.” The paper contains facts. This paper contains facts. And this paper has the eighth highest circulation in the whole wide world. Right? Plenty of facts. “Pregnant man gives birth.” That’s a fact. Name that movie. * * * [...]

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I started the coursework for my seminary course on the Patristic Fathers tonight.  Cup of Evening Delight tea (Safeway Select’s peppermint chamomile concoction) in one hand, Henry Chadwick’s The Early Church in the other, the fire crackling in the TV (a fireplace DVD—need to get our real fireplace safety-checked*) I set about my task to [...]

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Well, folks, I’ve just registered for a seminary distance learning course.  It’s “The Patristic Fathers” (see here about those ol’ boys).  This means that 6 weeks from registration (tomorrow, I suppose), my first assignment will be due.  Yikes. The reading and subject matter should be very interesting.  I’m looking forward to it. At Linea’s suggestion, [...]

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I’ve been holding off posting about this, but Phil W. kind of outed me in his comment on my previous post, which is perfectly fine, since I had no good reason not to post about it.  I’ve simply been holding my cards close to my chest again. So…I’ve been hired by our church to work [...]

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You might want to read “Man of the Cloth, Part 1” first. I have often wondered what it means to be “called”, how a calling might feel or what it might look like.  I remember almost 10 years ago asking my pastor about it.  Wonderful, honest man that he is, he admitted he wasn’t sure [...]

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So I’m thinking about going to seminary—or, at least, taking some courses to whet the ol’ whistle, as it were. No—more accurately: I’m thinking/praying about going into ministry more formally—you know, maybe become a “man of the cloth”—and seminary is one possible step in this direction. I’ve been thinking about this for a while now; [...]

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