Impermanence surrounds us,
Existence doesn't stay,
The old ones of tomorrow
Are you enough today.
So he sat in mediatation,
He didn't dream or doze
And he found liberation
Which neither comes nor goes.

-The Charioteer Song, Nathaniel Needle

That chorus is part of a song which is part of an album given to me by a good friend from college, Dan. After ( Read more... )

 My grandpa died today. We knew it was coming for a long time... he had alzheimer's since I was a junior in college. I don't have a whole lot of things to say, I just want to mark the day on something that has a calandar/archive ( Read more... )

Well, after a panic attack and enough anxiety to keep me from eating for a week, I went to Ashland with sermon only crappily half-done. Finally I (re)wrote it, and still had enough time to go out to lunch with two friends and chill by the Sorensons' new pool. It was well-recieved by everyone, and I was unanimously approved by my SPRC.

What was truly ( Read more... )

Panic attack. Again. 4 days before Ashland. I am fucked up ( Read more... )

So since my last substantive post I've been thinking a lot about what you all said. Partly this is because I've been reading An Altar in the World by Barbara Brown Taylor. One chapter in this book deals with living in a human body, or embodiment/ incarnation. She talks about how blessed it is, and points out that even God did it once.

At first, my ( Read more... )

The economic crisis is also a moral crisis created by greed, preoccupation with money and egotistical acts . -Jan-Peter Balkenende, Dutch prime minister
I agree with the Prime Minister. Our financial system crashed because of materialism (giving in to a percieved "need" to have things that are outside our means) and to assure our "security" by ( Read more... )

When I walked to the Fenway 13 to see a movie tonight, I passed the first place I lived in Boston, and the first view I had of my new city. Looking back, I think I was looking for answers of some kind. I was a lot like Belle in Beauty and the Beast... I wanted something more than the "provincial life" of Ashland, OH. I had gone to Albion College ( Read more... )

So I haven't posted much lately, but this time it's because I have too much to say... too many musings for one post. I think I've come to a point at which I can sum up my mental stew, but first a quick update on resolutions:

* Food: we're keeping to our schedule and eating resonably well. If there's anything I'm not having in moderation, it's soy ( Read more... )

Your Personality is Somewhat Rare (ENFP)
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Hi.

I know it's been awhile. I've been busy with Easter, finals, and ordination board #1. This will be a quick post to get you all up to speed with me before I dive back into religio-social musings and snarky comments.

Updates:

1. Passed East Ohio ordination board #1! Praise God. It's the biggest hoop I've had to jump.
2. Finished finals early and with ( Read more... )