So apparently I've got my very own Mrs. Brench now, which is fantastic. I am not a loner, by any stretch of the imagination. I used to think so, in college, but that turned out only to be due to the fact that friends were *always* around whenever I sought them out, and often when I didn't. Coming home from work at the Helpdesk to see Becca here ( Read more... )

I've accepted the decision to switch out of my home church where I grew up and have served the past year and a half and move into a much more nearby church by the seminary here. It's a pretty serious shift in tradition, and a noticeable shift in theology, though a little less drastic than some might think ( Read more... )

A prayer when the authorities seem unjust (be it bad legislation, accusations of immorality, unjust decisions, or whatever ( Read more... )

Dang, I opened this LJ account six years ago as of a couple weeks ago. I just re-read my original entry: http://edders.livejournal.com/2004/03/19/Read more... )

For my Pastoral Ministry class, I have to memorize 20 verses of scripture that relate to some function of a pastor. We're to be quizzed on it twice: once today and once at the end of the semester. So here they are, partly to practice, and partly to share with y'all some of my favorite verses about spiritual leadership.

1 Corinthians 11For I ( Read more... )

due Monday the 14th - a curriculum design for Educational Ministry ( Read more... )

Kids these days and their weird music:


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I came across one of the best summaries of Christian faith recently ( Read more... )

http://umass.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=138503182042

Interracial adoption is a bigger thing than we thought!