June 07, 05 by ed
My pragmatic side was awakened this past weekend with a flurry of ministry. Ah, it was wonderful to no longer trudge about with a theology book in tow, hammering away at the latest paper, and conversing about what could be, should, and would be if only I wasn’t so dang busy.
After several weeks of intense planning and coordination, the small town of Dublin, PA had its community day and my church of employ was front and center, right in the thick of things.
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June 05, 05 by ed
When not reading theology or historical fiction (the latest being Never Call Retreat), I have been up to a major project that is bigger than I can ever imagine. I’m basically trying to turn a humongous paper from my seminary days into a book. I’m trudging through the process of finding an agent, revising and rereading and revising again, and trying to find anyone who will read it and give me feedback (I will e-mail it to you if you’re interested!).
Having just had a nice long talk with a friend about the manuscript, I’ve found that I’m having a hard time pinning down the angle/audience that I want to address. My blogs about the book process are recorded at btc.typepad.com, including my musings about my audience issues.
June 03, 05 by ed
<%image(20050603-simon and garfunkel.jpg|138|136|the funk)%> Julie’s record player (dating back to the late 70’s) has been churning out the tunes of Simon and Garfunkel’s album “Bridge Over Troubled Water”. While most of the record is pretty good (yet the Frank Lloyd Wright song does have to go), we discovered that Simon and Garfunkel bear a striking resemblance to Napoleon and Pedro from the simultaneously maligned and loved movie Napoleon Dynamite.
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June 02, 05 by ed
Ungrateful, inconsiderate, mean, snobbish, and all-around punks: these are just a few of the thoughts streaming through my self-righteous mind right now. After putting in countless hours of planning, recruiting 60-80 volunteers, shelling out over $150 in supplies, paying $25 as a sponsor, and attending planning meetings for the local community day, my church of employ received a card in the mail advertising the event. Yet in the list of sponsors, the church was mysteriously missing. GRRRRR, self-righteous anger levels approaching dangerously high point.
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