The Monday Brief
Submitted by dsimmer on Mon, 02/09/2009 - 22:58
Highlight of the week: Being ahead of schedule in a class for the first time since high school.
Book(s) I’m reading: Finished The Rule of St. Benedict and continue to slowly read through Merton's Contemplative Prayer for fun. Been reading Dallas Willard's The Spirit of the Disciplines for the course (I am required to write a book review on it for the course). Willard's book is fantastic and I highly recommend it.
Music I’m digging: Same as last week, really. Sharon, Matt and I are going to see Lady Gaga in March in Royal Oak. Not hard to be more excited I am right now.
Something(s) that blew my mind: Coldplay winning an award for a song they allegedly plagarised from an established guitarist. Macaulay said it best: "classy."
Ministry update: Blah. I feel like the kids are disconnected right now. Perhaps it's the February blahs?
Seminary/ordination update: Basically writing 1-2 essays/papers a week as well as reading a bunch. Four book reviews are due throughout the term as well. I really enjoy the class. There are a good mix of students in the class. Some are in ordination processes, some are wrapping up their degrees, and some (like me) are at the beginning of the process. Oh yeah, and I guy is in Africa.
Corktown update: Finished the draft of the prospectus. Have had a few ministers review it to make sure it is both feasible and orthodox. Good news is that the orthodoxy is no problem, but the plan has been called "wacky" by one guy. Now it comes down to a few grammatical edits, etc. My network leader has already given it the okay which is fantastic. I will probably end up sitting on it for a few weeks once I feel like enough eyes have reviewed it.
Looking forward to:Lady Gaga, March 25. Got the June term schedule for seminary and am considering taking a class then too, but June will be a busy, busy month for us.
