Welcome! Pull up a chair!

Welcome to my new blog...well, I realized that I signed up for Blogger back in Feb. 2005, and never used it. So welcome to my mostly new/very dusty blog! I'm not sure what I'm going to write about. However, I'm sure some of the following will come up!

Theology, Ducks, Social Networking, Collies, Blind Dogs, The Muppets, Humorous yet potentially heretical books and movies, The Indigo Girls, REM, Eddie From Ohio, Lowen and Navarro, Broadway Musicals, Technology, The Digital Divide, and friends, friends and more friends.

Ah yes, and the Minnesota Weather. I'm still getting used to the cold.

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Mary Hess said…

Smile! I'm waiting eagerly for the "humorous but potentially heretical"!

blessings, Mary

11:35 AM

God and Dog

Click to Play This is a video I made for class. It's a draft, and it's a start. Please let me know what you think and what I should add.

10 Things this Youth Minister Wants You to Know.

So, every couple of months, a listicle from varying authors appears on my Facebook news feed. Most recently it appeared as this one . Many times this listicle speaks from the perspective as someone who is ordained/clergy. I have worked in churches or parachurch organizations for the past 16 years, and I am not clergy. There is a lot of crossover, but there are also differences as well. I thought about it, and I wrote my own listicle. (Fun Fact: Spell Check recognizes listicle as a real word.) 1. Yes, this is my real job, and no, I am not called to be a pastor. There are many folks who work in youth ministry as lay staff, who go on to seminary to become pastors. There are also many of us who are called to being a lay minister. I am not called to ordained ministry. I do see my position as a Youth Minister as a calling. I went to seminary with no intention of ever being a pastor. 2. The church is changing. Just like every field, the church has changed drastically since I start

Caffination!

I find myself in need of caffeine. A lot. Surprisingly, some blogs I read have made mention of caffeine. For anyone in need of caffeine resources, here you go. The Caffeine Database Better ways to use caffeine Yep, this is where I am now. I don't want to think about how much caffeine is in my system. It's been awhile since I've worked full time in a congregation. This time of year is where I remember self-care. How do we work in congregations and take care of ourselves? I usually swing toward too much self care or no self care. I've never found that balance. How or what are your ideas for self care? What do you do for self care?

Thoughts From The Duck

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