On long road trips, my mind tends to wander. We’re usually driving to or from Florida, a stretch of highway we’ve driven literally * hundreds of times, and so, with no need to watch for unfamiliar exits, I’m often left looking around for something new to spark conversation. As we drive to and from the… Continue reading A Million Dollar Question

While I was in seminary, every semester would end the same way. I would turn in my papers, take my exams, and then rush to the nearest computer to see if my grades had been posted yet. I would repeat this constant checking, every day, sometimes several times a day, for weeks, * waiting in… Continue reading Nervous Anticipation

By this time next week, I should be done with my ordination exams. By this time tomorrow, I should be done with my theology exam. Which means that yesterday, (my normal day to post updates) and today (my makeup day when I forget on Wednesday), and really, pretty much every moment since I took my… Continue reading Recommended reading…