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Featured Artist
2007-12-09 05:05:00 This week?s featured artist on my side-pod is South Carolina legendary guitarist and founding member of the Marshall Tucker Band, George McCorkle. The song Rocket Shoes is from his only solo album entitled American Street. George?s unmistakable style and rhythm is evident on this and other tracks from American Street and I?m sure fans of the ... More About: Artist , Featured , Artis
The Saturday Morning Post
2007-12-08 16:00:00 Welcome to Saturday , December 8, 2007 A Dog?s Life Our dog Quincy is getting older and going through some of the difficulties many dogs face. For starters, little by little he is losing his sight. In a well lit room he is ok, but when evening comes be tends to bump into things. When I give him ... More About: Post , Morning
Sports Update
2007-12-05 15:59:00 We interrupt the regular posting on this blog to bring you the following sports update. Usually blockbuster trades in Major League Baseball don?t mean much to me. I have been a Detroit Tigers fan since I could say baseball and have never known them to make such trades. One could imagine my wonder and disbelief when ... More About: Sports , Update
Halftime
2007-12-05 02:09:00 Finally, the end of the semester is here, classes are over for this term and it is time to put away the textbooks and note pads. But you know, seminary is not like other colleges or grad schools. When the semester breaks, the students keep going. For our junior seminarians, it is going to be a ... More About: Seminary
The Week?s Featured Artist
2007-12-02 23:24:00 This week?s featured artist on my ?side-pod? is adult contemporary instrumentalist and vocalist, Gerry Aire. I found his rendition of Beethoven?s Fur Elise about a week ago. It is from an album called The Fur Elise Jam and More. If you enjoy listening to the best known classical pieces by composers such as Beethoven, Strauss ... More About: Artist , Week , Featured , Artis
The First Christmas Meme of the Season
2007-12-02 02:54:00 Now that it is December and tomorrow is the first Sunday in Advent; and having been tagged by Coach for this 3X3 meme, I am officially entering into the season of good cheer and anticipation. Christmas is just a few short weeks away and it is time to enjoy all that is good about celebrating ... More About: Meme , Season , Videomusic
The Saturday Morning Post
2007-12-01 11:51:00 Welcome to Saturday , December 1, 2007 The End of Semester Cram Session Edition Overworked Really now, I?m too old for this [insert favorite expletive]. If anyone would have asked me 20 years ago what I would be doing at 2:00AM on December 1, 2007 there is no way I would have said, staying up all night working on ... More About: Post , Morning
Click on ?Send?
2007-11-29 14:17:00 Did you hear the sound of a rushing wind a few moments ago? With one click of the mouse button, my first call forms A,B and C are now in the inbox at our church offices in Chicago. Thank God for the wonders of technology! More About: Click , Send
Critical Mass
2007-11-29 12:19:00 As anyone who went to grad school will attest, there comes a time near the end of each semester when all of those lingering deadlines creep up and bite you. For this seminarian, now is such a time. My last day of classes for the fall term is Monday, December 3; just a short weekend ... More About: Seminary , Mass , Critical , Critic
One Hundred-Eighty Four
2007-11-28 02:51:00 Gray morningsky, the drizzling rain; A deafening noise, a sting of pain. A blink of an eye, your life has changed; theday just begun, they won?t see you again. One hundred-eighty four Your God looks down, busy travelers pass; They notice you, there in the grass. Your gaze affixed, On the sheet blood whet; You?re already gone, But you don?t know it yet. One hundred-eighty four You see them still, but you can?t hear; Your ... More About: Life
The Long and Winding Road
2007-11-26 20:47:00 Reading blogs and websites of other Lutheran seminarians, it has become somewhat evident, at least to me, that we Lutherans have a rather involved process when it comes to rostered leadership. I have friends who are also seeking ordination in other denominations (Episcopal, Methodist, Baptist) but it seems to me that they don?t have near ... More About: Church , Seminary , Long , Road , Winding
The Saturday Morning Post
2007-11-24 16:35:00 Welcome to Saturday , November 24, 2007 Featured Artist Song of the Week A few days ago I alerted frequent readers of this blog to my new Sonific Songspot plug-in on my side bar. Exploring this Sonific has been great fun and I have found a lot of music that I would not have otherwise enjoyed. Each week ... More About: Politics , Post , Morning
The Truth about Cats
2007-11-24 02:18:00 This little video I found on Youtube is for all of you cat lovers out there. It pretty much sums up why, when it comes to pets, I prefer dogs. Enjoy! dogs cats pets youtube More About: Video , Truth , Cats , Ruth , The Truth
A Traditional Thanksgiving
2007-11-22 16:54:00 Thanksgiving Day is one of those times when people look back on their life and remember. They remember family celebrations, traditions and gatherings that served as formative events; making them into the person they are today. As with so many people today, I am reminiscent of those Thanksgiving Day treasures in the past and relive ... More About: Thanksgiving , Traditional , Hank
?Stuff?ed for Thanksgiving
2007-11-21 19:54:00 As the day before Thanksgiving progresses, the sights and sounds of a community preparing to stuff the turkey and then itself echoes the strains of a world stuffed with itself as well. Warning, the following post could be viewed as a rant, and I have no idea where it came from or where it is ... More About: Life , Stuff , Hank
I Will Sing Praises with a New Song (spot)
2007-11-21 16:57:00 Frequent readers of this blog may have noticed a new addition to my sidebar, that being a link to Sonific Song spot. Wordpress offers many great plug-ins to their bloggers, and while I was playing a few nights ago I decided to try this one out. Sonific is a site that provides lesser known artists a ... More About: Spot , Sing , New Song
Christ Chapel
2007-11-20 13:45:00 As the pages of my daily calendar fall one by one, the closer the end of this semester draws near, and the more I am beginning to realize that my time at Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary is growing shorter and shorter. It hardly seems possible that I only have one semester left, especially since I ... More About: Christ , Chapel , Apel
An Evening with Bach
2007-11-19 17:21:00 Last night our adopted church, that is the church we have attended regularly during my time at seminary, hosted their annual Bach Cantata. It is part of their program that joins worship, music and art as a ministry and gift for the community. Each year they host a series of four events with the Bach ... More About: Evening
Gone Fishing
2007-11-19 12:37:00 This is the sermon I preached yesterday in my home congregation. It was out annual Commitment Sunday when we pledge our time, talent and possessions for ministry in Christ’s name to the Church, community and to the world. The lessons for this sermon are not the prescribed lection for this particular Sunday of the liturgical year. Luke 5:1-11, Job 38:1-18 A few years ago, I took my daughters Katie and Rachel fishing for what would be Rachel’s first fishing trip. By then Katie was a pro and could even cast her own line, but Rachel had no idea what to expect. All Rachel knew was that we had fishing poles with clear string and sharp hooks on them, a container of worms (she named the ones she caught), and that somehow these worms were going to help us catch fish. When we got to the lake and Rachel found out how the worms would “help us” she protested and wanted no part of it. Finally, I convinced her that fish ate worms and that it would be ok. ... More About: Fishing
The Life of a Commuter
2007-11-17 23:31:00 On Sunday last week a friend asked me what it was like to commute every day to seminary. It is about 1 hour 45 minutes each way and he wondered if I was growing tired of making the drive. The truth is, there aren’t many days when I dread the trip. Most times it just flies by. I guess when you make such a trip so often and for so long, you become conditioned to it. Any way, I decided that I would post some picks so that those who wonder can see what its like to make the drive up and back. The first pic is a map of the trip; Interstate 26 from Charleston to columbia and return. In the morning I usually make it to Orangeburg before I need coffee. That’s about an hour into the trip. This is pretty much what it looks like most of the way. At least this time of year there is a bit more color. Once I get to Columbia I have plenty of options depending on traffic. It’s race week in Homestead, Florida and all of the NASCAR teams made their way south o... More About: Life , Mute
The Saturday Morning Post
2007-11-17 14:29:00 Welcome to Saturday , November 17, 2007 The Game Today is the day University of Michigan and Ohio State fans have had circled on the calendar for quite some time. The big game take place in Ann Arbor as it is the Wolverines turn to host their arch rival Buckeyes from that school in the neighboring state to the south. As with many people, I grew up with this game and even though I don’t reside in Michigan any longer, the game and the rivalry live on in the heart of this fan of the Maize and Blue. Two of my professors at seminary are huge Ohio State fans so naturally there was a little bit of friendly ribbing going on yesterday. Our new seminary president happens to be a Michigan man, so it is finally good to have “friends” in high places. Needless to say, there is plenty of good natured banter reserved for Monday for fans on both sides of the ball. GO BLUE! High School Football Playoffs All good things must come to an end, an... More About: Post , Morning
Changes
2007-11-15 12:47:00 Martin Luther?s Morning Prayer We give thanks to you, heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ your dear Son, that you have protected us through the night from all harm and danger. We ask that you would also protect us today from all sin and evil, so that our life and actions may please you. Into your hands ... More About: Seasons , Birthday , Autumn
Hodu Adonai Ki Tov! (Give Thanks to the Lord He is Good!)
2007-11-14 05:00:00 One of the benefits of seminary life is the way those things one learns enhance your life, in particular one?s spiritual life. Biblical Hebrew is a requirement at Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary. It is a course by which seminarians learn to read and translate the Hebrew Bible text into English and do exegesis of ... More About: Israel , Spirituality , Worship , Lord , Give
A Very Long Day
2007-11-13 06:22:00 Leaving the house this morning I already knew that my day would be a long one. I usually leave for Columbia at 6:30 AM in order to get to seminary in time for a cup of coffee before class begins at 8:45. I have two classes in the morning then an evening class from 6:15PM ... More About: Life , Prayer , Long
10 Random Things
2007-11-12 00:11:00 My friend Pastor Eric Hullstromtagged me for the latest meme to buzz its way around the blogosphere; this one asking people to list 10 random things about their selves. I don?t want to let all of my secrets out, but I suppose a few won?t hurt. Here are ten random things you may or may ... More About: Meme , Random , Things
The Saturday Morning Post - Part III
2007-11-11 02:10:00 Special Evening Edition I hope you have had a chance to read the previous two installments of today?s serial post. The days have been long; the nights even longer. Still, the last 72 hours have been one heck of a ride on life?s roller coaster! Thursday was my approval panel, Thursday night my wife and I ... More About: Youtube , Concert , Elton John , Post , Saturday
The Saturday Morning Post - Part II
2007-11-10 20:03:00 Intoday’s first installment I mentioned the arduous week that was and eluded to the ways my family and I put a happy ending and exclamation point to it all. Mind you, back in August when I mentioned to my wife and daughters that the Broadway musical ?CATS? was on tour, I had some income from ... More About: Youtube , Post , Saturday , Morning
The Saturday Morning Post
2007-11-10 15:19:00 Welcome to Saturday November 10, 2007 On Thursday morning I had my interview by representatives of the seminary faculty for approval for ordination. This is the first of the last steps leading to graduation and the church wide assignment process for first call pastors in the ELCA. As one would feel prior to any important interview, ... More About: Church , Theology , Post , Interview
The Saturday Morning Post
2007-11-03 16:41:00 Welcome to Saturday , November 3, 2007 Gators 55 ? Trojans 0 Last night our boys put the exclamation point on a very good season of high school football. It would have been easy for them to look past the Trojans, a team with a good passing game but little else, and coast into the playoffs. Instead, our ... More About: Christian , Church , Football , Post
What a Week!
More articles from this author:2007-11-02 15:48:00 I have had a few emails asking; ?So David, where have you been this week? Your blog seems so quite.? Well, to be honest, this has been a very busy week and the blog has not been a priority. Academia seems to wait for no one, especially at the advent of the final month of ... More About: Prayer , Worship , Week 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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