I've spent nigh on the last week buried in the Song of Songs, Chapter 1, and while I found it intriguing, I'm glad to know that it's over - maybe. In a fairly typical, flaky move I misread the time the test was due by three hours. Thankfully, a classmate asked me about it around 9, when it was due. I had the paper in by 9:25 (though the sermon outline wasn't nearly as formed as I would have preferred), and my proctor had me staple a note to the front telling them what time I handed it in. So, either they reject it and I fail, and they accept it, and I still may either fail or pass. I feel good about Exegetical questions, but the sermon outline still needed alot of work. I guess I'll find out the verdict on Oct 22. At least it was an intriguing text...
I'm looking forward to the semester that's looming ahead. My classes are looking to be quite fascinating, and I've got an internship in our denomination's national offices working as support staff to 10 advocacy networks, collectively known as "Presbyterian Health, Education, and Welfare Assocation." I'll be swamped in issues regarding community transformation, reproductive option, mental health issues, child advocacy, domestic violence - all sorts of social issues the church needs to be addressing. This should prove to be exciting work.
Right now, I'm glad to be done with ords, at least until January. I'm fairly certain I passed everything but Exegesis. I hope all is well in your respective worlds. Take care.
Amy
Thursday, August 30, 2007
Monday, August 27, 2007
Things I Learned this Summer
1) I really like living in my hometown.
2) Therapeutic lying is a riot.
3) My CPE supervisor thinks I'm "enigmatic."
4) That said, I'm still really bad at anything that requires hiding what I think or feel.
5) The ordination exams aren't nearly as intimidating as I had feared.
6) My Preparation Committee knows me better than I think they did.
7) As much as I talk about the need to "preach prophetically," it scares the bejeezus out of me when I do it.
8) 12 hours of travel each way for a 48 hour meeting is no longer exciting and fun.
9) I can live in the same house with someone who annoys the heck out of me, and remain civil.
10) But I do so by making up errands for myself and avoiding going home.
11) Mandolins have two strings for each note, and they're a lot harder on your fingers than a violin.
12) Sometimes, it's refreshing to not see another Presbyterian for days at a time.
13) However, I really love the richness and variety of our Book of Confessions.
14) While the signs say that I'll be cleared to seek an ordained call in March, chances are good that if I were to find a job within my home presbytery, I would be denied membership for my political views.
15) I grieve deeply because of statement #14.
16) But I'm also emotionally ready to take the risks associated with stating it out loud.
Quite the summer, huh?
2) Therapeutic lying is a riot.
3) My CPE supervisor thinks I'm "enigmatic."
4) That said, I'm still really bad at anything that requires hiding what I think or feel.
5) The ordination exams aren't nearly as intimidating as I had feared.
6) My Preparation Committee knows me better than I think they did.
7) As much as I talk about the need to "preach prophetically," it scares the bejeezus out of me when I do it.
8) 12 hours of travel each way for a 48 hour meeting is no longer exciting and fun.
9) I can live in the same house with someone who annoys the heck out of me, and remain civil.
10) But I do so by making up errands for myself and avoiding going home.
11) Mandolins have two strings for each note, and they're a lot harder on your fingers than a violin.
12) Sometimes, it's refreshing to not see another Presbyterian for days at a time.
13) However, I really love the richness and variety of our Book of Confessions.
14) While the signs say that I'll be cleared to seek an ordained call in March, chances are good that if I were to find a job within my home presbytery, I would be denied membership for my political views.
15) I grieve deeply because of statement #14.
16) But I'm also emotionally ready to take the risks associated with stating it out loud.
Quite the summer, huh?
Sunday, August 05, 2007
Blessings to you all from Washington State.
I'm currently sitting in the Spiritual Care office of St Peter's hospital, the same building in which I was born 27 years ago next Thursday.
I have attempted to write and post several times over the course of the summer, but the computer at the house where I have been staying seems to have a specific block that only targets new posts in this particular format. Odd, I say the least.
The summer has been full. CPE has been rewarding, as I have delved inward, built community, and discovered that working with people with dementia can be riotous fun. I preached to my home church for the first time since learning how to go through the full process, which was intimidating but powerful. And, I have adored living in Olympia again after 6 years as a domestic ex-pat, which was my biggest fear for this summer.
These two months have been more rewarding than I had hoped.
Now, just for a little notice - I finally figured out how to track where my readers (0-5 per day) are coming from, and how they get to this website. I've discovered that there are a few blogs out there that have linked to me without telling me (Namely, Levellers and Prog(ressive) Nostications). While I am horribly flattered, and will return the link, I would love to be notified in the future when such unknown alliances appear. Also, there seems to be one reader in Georgia who keeps returning to my page. Please leave a comment so I can hear back fron you!
Thanks, everyone, and you'll hear more from me when I have access to a computer that doesn't detest blogger (I know, promises promises....).
Mizpah,
Amy
I'm currently sitting in the Spiritual Care office of St Peter's hospital, the same building in which I was born 27 years ago next Thursday.
I have attempted to write and post several times over the course of the summer, but the computer at the house where I have been staying seems to have a specific block that only targets new posts in this particular format. Odd, I say the least.
The summer has been full. CPE has been rewarding, as I have delved inward, built community, and discovered that working with people with dementia can be riotous fun. I preached to my home church for the first time since learning how to go through the full process, which was intimidating but powerful. And, I have adored living in Olympia again after 6 years as a domestic ex-pat, which was my biggest fear for this summer.
These two months have been more rewarding than I had hoped.
Now, just for a little notice - I finally figured out how to track where my readers (0-5 per day) are coming from, and how they get to this website. I've discovered that there are a few blogs out there that have linked to me without telling me (Namely, Levellers and Prog(ressive) Nostications). While I am horribly flattered, and will return the link, I would love to be notified in the future when such unknown alliances appear. Also, there seems to be one reader in Georgia who keeps returning to my page. Please leave a comment so I can hear back fron you!
Thanks, everyone, and you'll hear more from me when I have access to a computer that doesn't detest blogger (I know, promises promises....).
Mizpah,
Amy
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