Highlights of the Week– 1. Going out for Valentine’s was fun. Nathan likes our babysitter and Susan and I went out for dinner and a movie. It’s not a cliché if you never go. 2. Started our new class with Pete Enns. I am only a novice at theology but I love that my seminary brings these great profs. 3. Connecting with my senior pastor 4. Grateful to be on this staff. 5. For those interested, the sermon I preached last week is available here (Thanks Eric). If you are in my seminary cohort, you heard most of this message before. I did take a number of suggestions and “softened” some of it Thanks. 6. Loving Lost. 7. Pitchers and Catchers reporting but though I am excited to play fantasy baseball this year, I’m growing increasingly frustrated with …
Disappointed by – 1. the A-Roid Scandal, the other 103 names on whatever that list is, Mitchell Report, Bud Selig, the government, and almost everyone connected with MLB. 2. The stimulus package. Sounds unimpressive to me but I don’t know economics.
Enjoyed listening to – Homebrewed Christianity Podcast interview of musician Bill Mallonee of the Vigilantes of Love. I only remember him because my friend and true indie artist Andy Zipf mentioned that he liked him and they were both in a Paste music contest last year. Last week’s relevant podcast. Went back and grabbed some Ray Lamotagne. I love Trouble but have been listening to Till the Sun Turns Black.
Reading – Preaching the Whole Bible as Scripture by Graeme Goldsworthy, a handful of magazines and a bunch of blogs.
Youth Ministry Update – 1. Week 2 of our They Like Jesus But Not the Church went well. Excellent discussions but we can’t fit it all in. 2. So far we have 8 students for our mission trip and 4 adults. This year we are going to be building cabins for a camp that hosts those with HIV/AIDS outside of Nassau, Bahammas. Prior to which, we will be headed to YS’ DC-LA. We have a lot of work and fundraising ahead of us.
Looking forward to – 1. An easier couple of weeks (or so they seem from this perspective). 2. Going to the Amidst the Powers Conference in Toronto with Evan and … who else wants to go?
I look forward to it too. Thanks for the link. I wanted to check it out. Hauerwas and you were pulling me to the conference anyway.
Also, I’m glad Enns isn’t completely thrilled with Goldsworthy because my brain was about to explode from knowing what he says in his book and what Goldsworthy says. Sheesh. Dodged a bullet there.
wow, my ego just got inflated, “Hauerwas and you …”.
Yeah, I am relieved too with how Enns is responding to Goldsworthy. I wanted to ask in the beginning of the class how this book came to our syllabus but I think my curiosity is satisfied. I guess that’s why we’re only reading the first part.
Still, as we mentioned, I think Goldsworthy said some good things, but I also think he went too far as well.