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July 16, 2013
Failing as Success
I smiled as I considered this. It seems as if so many people in our culture are allergic to failure, and I have certainly been one of that group in the past. It is as if to say ‘anything that … Continue reading →
July 15, 2013
The Dukan Decision
I am eating a bagel, and am doing so for my health. That alone should inform those in the know which way I’ve waffled in the end. (Ooo, waffles.) Also, there is celery, which tastes like ambrosia, and a hard … Continue reading →
July 9, 2013
A summer of Dukan?
I find myself between a rock and a hard place. Or as my ethics professor would point out, there are goods in conflict. (Meaning literally that on the one hand you have something good, but on the other hand, you have … Continue reading →
July 8, 2013
Voodoo Chicken
Okay, so a few years ago, I was teaching a course on Paul’s letters to the small Christian community in Corinth, which you could for convenience sake understand as the Vegas of the ancient world. And when we got to … Continue reading →
June 26, 2013
Fru-fru? Who, me?
And now for something completely different. Behold, the latest finished crafty project. It’s small, it’s sparkly, and I sort of love it. It’s my coffee sleeve! I made one for my husband first (his is so sedate – tan with … Continue reading →
June 25, 2013
Me & Captain Kirk
I have been meditating on and off today on my similarities with Captain Kirk. There are differences. I’m a woman, he’s a man. I was born in Florida and I work in Buffalo. He was born in Iowa and he … Continue reading →
June 24, 2013
Beer, Berries & Bishops
Sometimes, being a priest is a life or death job. It also means night meetings, office hours and working every major holiday until you die, plus weekends. You don’t really live a life on call – until one of … Continue reading →
June 17, 2013
Metaphysical Mayhem
Demons? A mad man haunting tombs? One of those casual-conversation type exorcisms? (The sort with neither ectoplasm nor spinning heads of any kind?) Well, I couldn’t resist the urge to blog this one. This is all an excerpt from this … Continue reading →
Is This Like Childbirth?
I have heard that the human body simply cannot remember what pain feels like. If this is so, it’s one of the most sensible safe-guards to our psyche that I’ve ever encountered. I mean, we remember that something was painful, but we … Continue reading →
June 13, 2013
Bishops, Monsters & Meetings – oh, my!
Sixth in the How Do Bishops Become Bishops Series* Today I sent in all of my application files – the resume, the weird, only-clergy-have-to-go-through-this-torture, online resume on steroids called the OTM Profile, the application, and the application essay questions. Also, … Continue reading →
