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Theology on Tap: Assignment #2 - A Cindarella Story
Halloween is a holiday that brings with it as much anticipation as Christmas. Jackson wore his Halloween costume with such enthusiasm and frequency that we actually had to buy him a new one. In a Game-Day decision, J and C decided that they would both go as Buzz Lightyear, defender of Galaxies and opponent of the Evil Emperor Zurg. We’re good with this. Buzz is a pretty wholesome, upstanding guy. Plus, he has wings. Accessories make this costume even cooler.This is our first year Trick-or-Treating in our own neighborhood, and our first year living in Winnona Park. We’ve been looking forward to Halloween, in particular, since we moved here. And, it worked out splendidly that

Theology on Tap: Assignment #1 - Anticipation Becomes Reality
Many of you know that we have a terrific class at Saint Mark called Theology on Tap. The idea is not original, but it's really taken off with some success in the last year. This semester, we are studying Anne Lamott's "Bird by Bird," and using her book on writing to help craft pieces of our own faith stories. Each week, we'll have a writing assignment, and tonight I bring you the first of six installments. I'm posting the assignment below, in case you'd like to follow along at home. Enjoy!Reading Assignment: Part One-"Bird by Bird," Writing, p. 1-53 Writing Assignment: Your Own Christmas Story (Post to blog by Tuesday, Oct. 20) Take one specific memory about

Get in the Homiletical Hot Tub with my Husband!
No, really!A few months ago, Matt was asked to write the blog for Lectionary Homiletics this week, the good folks who bring you the Festival of Homiletics. Today debuts his first post, which you can find here:http://www.goodpreacher.com/blog/

Camp Love Mission Blog: Prayer upon Arriving Home
Holy and Gracious God, We give you thanks on this Sabbath day. Our group of 12 pastors have returned home to our familes, friends and churches, laden with stories and a profound sense of Your Holy presence in the midst of chaos. On our hearts, we bear the names and faces of those we met in Gulfport. We lift them up to you: For Steve and Betty and their tireless acts of service and giving at Camp Love,For the folks from First UMC in Mocksville, NC and their dedication to mission work,For Jerry, that he may continue to bless those who come to finish the work he began, and that he may be blessed sevenfold by unconditional love, outpoured by Your servan

Camp Love Mission Blog: It is Well With Our Souls (and Jerry’s house)
Thursday is always a day of scrambling. Whatever needs to get worked out … does. This enormously productive week has yielded 354 work hours from our on-site team, not counting Teresa and Teri’s labors in the kitchen. We logged 100 hours today alone. Attached is a photo of our Work Sheet, which details everything we finished. It includes: Priming and Painting