In my early training in the theatre, as director and actor, we used to talk a lot about process. We knew we had an opening night, and a play to do, and all the work we were doing was about the moment of encounter between audience and the play/production. But the clearly stated belief was [...]
Entries from October 2007
October 30, 2007
Spiritual Discernment in Community
This was the idea I heard yesterday, and my sense is that I need to pay attention to it. I say I heard it because it came in a conversation with a church consultant as we talked about the life of “church.” This scholarly gentlemen mentioned that many scholars believe the work of the Holy [...]
October 29, 2007
A Bittersweet Weekend
The weekend was a celebration, a frustration, a time of saying good-byes, and a time of turning a corner toward a new journey into the unknown. My daughter Amy made a grand debut on the mainstage of the University of Cincinnati’s College of Conservatory of Music’s Theatre program. She played a leading role in Anonymous, [...]
October 27, 2007
Cincinnati
There just wasn’t time yesterday to blog. So I missed a day in my month of blogging everyday. This morning we slept in, and my daughter needs a desk, so we’re heading out to shop in just a minute, but I wanted to get in a word about being here. Amy has a strong role [...]
October 24, 2007
Resisting the Frenetic…
When I moved from undergraduate work to graduate work, it was a rude awakening. I had written one 25 page paper in my four years of college (and little else), but I began churning out 10-15 page papers on a constant basis as soon as the work on the MFA began. The first three or [...]
October 23, 2007
Old Stories
Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, O God, till I declare your power to the next generation, your might to all who are to come. — Psalm 71:18 Yesterday, I had lunch with some of the older people in our congregation. These seniors have a lunch Bible study on Mondays [...]
October 22, 2007
Knowledge
48 years old now…an odd number, now that I look at it. Odd in that it has little meaning. It’s just a number, and it’s me that’s stuck in the body that’s been around that long. And for most of those years, I’ve been reading and stuffing information into my head at a fairly steady [...]
October 21, 2007
Early Prayer
Met some people at the church at 7:00 a.m. to pray. How amazing to hear hearts just opening to God in all their distinct personalities, knowing that God truly does know us. How stunning that we are all so different, so unique, so known, so heard. There are tough things going on, but still, Sunday [...]
October 20, 2007
Strength in Weakness
Paul claimed to “delight” in his weakness, for when he was weak, he said, he was strong. In Romans, he said that he “rejoiced” in his sufferings, and James echoed that in his letter. In our world, these are odd sorts of delights. No one I know likes being weak. And in fact, strength is [...]
October 19, 2007
A quick entry…
Part of the discipline just now is to blog everyday. So here it is. Not much to say, except brooding time is going to get short in the coming weeks. After a truly restful Sabbath yesterday (including an afternoon walk with Daniel–see photo–launching into a book called Mayflower, and watching We are Marshall) there were [...]
