Last week I had the great pleasure of joining one of the teams at i.c.stars|*. It is an organization I’ve been working with for my Social Enterprise class. Every day the participants in this job-training program break for “High Tea” (sometimes even twice a day). Outside community leaders come in and join them in their conversation. […]
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I have a problem with eggs. I can’t eat them, when they’re in “egg form.” So I can certainly eat French Toast, but can’t do omelets. I have a gag reflex that kicks in and the eggs won’t go down. I’ve been this way for as long as I can remember. My family tells folk-loric tales […]
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I closed a chapter in my life on Wednesday. My senior thesis, which I proposed in spring 2008 (but which I started planning in spring 2007), is now done! The thesis has three components: propose a topic at the end of the 2nd year, research and write it while taking a class in the […]
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I’m a lucky guy. Tuesday began in a crappy way. The night before, my car was broken into and someone stole my $250 GPS unit off the front windshield. The thief was smart enough to knock down most of the shattered glass so as to make it not obvious that the window was broken. It […]
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Friday and Saturday was the University of Chicago Divinity School’s annual ministry conference. This is the fifth annual student-led conference. This year’s theme: “From the Ends of the Earth: Christianity in the 21st Century.” What does that mean? Well, luckily the conference organizers gave a full paragraph to unpack the potential meanings: How will the co-incidence […]
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Heidi and I joined a “meat CSA.” It’s short for community supported agriculture; we pay $255 for three months and the second Friday of each month we pick up our share of frozen meats. It feels kind of like a drug deal in the gentile Naperville parking lot: I drive up to a non-descript green […]
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Ian, are you using incense? I thought I knew the answer, but my camera was making me suspicious. The Disciples House has a chapel service the first Monday night of each month. This month Ian Gerdon, one of our ecumenical residents, preached and led the service. For those who don’t know Ian, he’s a socially […]
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On Saturday Heidi and I joined six other volunteers at the Church of St. Benedict to rearrange the sanctuary for Palm Sunday. While the process was fun, we’re not looking forward to doing it again in reverse, right away, so the setup may stay this way until the end of the Easter season. Here’s a […]
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I asked if I could finish the lettuce. When Heidi married me I doubt she expected to ever hear that. But after teaching me one of her staples from a former life, it’s no wonder I’ll finish the lettuce every time!
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I don’t know about you, but I think this was a fitting place for Schleiermacher’s “The Christian Faith.” Our conference call projector needed a proper propping.
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