Last spring, a UChicago PhD student and I led a course for three Episcopal churches in the western suburbs of Chicago. Our topic: the Eucharist. We went into much of the history, theology, and current ethical demands of practicing communion. Many people are asking me for the material, so here is our course booklet: 41.1 […]
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I woke up this morning to a great new feature from Gmail. Automated responses! This is exactly what my Dad tells me I need to do more. This feature’s genius. I even liked the j to k ratio for conversations full of j/k. If only … … we’d be one step closer to AI!
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Last night we made the return trip to Chicago from Nashville. Bethany, Aaron and I drove down on Wednesday for the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) every-two-year Seminarians Conference. The four day event was good, but not great. Aaron got sick the first night down there, which meant he missed out on a bunch of […]
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This past weekend I preached two sermons – same scriptural text. Even though I knew this when I scheduled both of them, I forgot how different of communities I am in. The first sermon was in Sunday morning worship at the Church of St. Benedict in Bolingbrook, IL. The Episcopal worship order is great; […]
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Another chapter in my life is closed. Today was my last day in CPE (Clinical Pastoral Education). Whenever I think “well, that wasn’t long at all,” I put it in context by remembering that my hospital internship started the Monday after Heidi’s and my honeymoon in September. A month ago my supervisors checked in with […]
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The weather is horrendous and I didn’t even to attempt the drive to and from Hyde Park for my afternoon class. So I’m trying to make up for it with productivity at home, which at the moment means lots of reading. Heidi’s also home and in the mood to cook something … Heidi: What about […]
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This weekend I joined Heidi and some of her parishioners at the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago’s annual Diocesan Convention. In the process I was recruited to take some pictures, so more to come on those. But tonight, Heidi and I are enjoying the quiet time with a oven-cooked deep dish pizza and a movie. Her […]
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This morning I preached at First Christian Church in Downers Grove, IL. Pastor Tanya, their minister, was gone for the IL/WI Disciples regional assembly. I’d visited a month ago when I knew I’d be preaching today so I could get a feel for their worship style. I was tempted to follow the pastor’s lead and […]
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On Sunday I woke up in the hospital (don’t worry, it was the end of my shift! – I wasn’t a patient). Then I drove out to Lakeview, a neighborhood on the north side of Chicago. St. Peter’s Episcopal church was celebrating the end of their multi-year capital campaign and also hosting an organ recital […]
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I’m tired of commuting! Thursday afternoon’s commute, from Hyde Park to Bolingbrook, took 2 hours. It’s 35.4 miles … sheesh! On an good week, when there’s no traffic, and there aren’t extraneous meetings I have to attend in Hyde Park — on a good week I can get by with only driving 9.75 hours. But […]
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