From Intern Ted’s Study, July 2010
This article was written for the July 2010 edition of The Messenger, the newsletter of St. John Lutheran Church, Sterling, IL. “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven.” – Ecclesiastes 3.1 There is indeed a time for everything, and the time has come for Jennifer, Anneliese, and I [...]
Saturday Stretch, End-of-internship Edition
‘Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and will dine with him, and he with Me.’ – Revelation 3.20 (NASB) I want to leave a legacy. How will they remember me? Did I choose to love? Did I point [...]
Earthkeeping
This article ran in the February 2010 issue of The Messenger, the newsletter of St. John Lutheran Church, Sterling, IL. We just finished an exciting four week long survey of environmental stewardship during the Sunday School hour, and I’m grateful for the large attendance and great participation I had from so many of you. We [...]
Passion and Mission
This article was written for the March 2010 issue of The Messenger, the newsletter of St. John Lutheran Church, Sterling, IL. In the last month, I’ve been thinking a lot about passion. What is that we are truly passionate about? What motivates us? What gives us zeal for life and a willingness to serve? The [...]
Timelapse photos of our move to Sterling
Jennifer and I thought it would be cool to take some timelapse videos of our move to Sterling. We ran two cameras during the loading and cleaning process and one camera on the dashboard of the moving truck the next day. A few people have asked me how these are done, so basic instructions are [...]
Internship Assignment
I’m now free to tell the world that Jennifer and I will be spending the next year, probably starting sometime in July, at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Sterling, IL. We’re excited – this seems to be a good supervisory match, an interesting congregation, and an opportunity to explore some questions in technology and ministry. [...]
Internship Assignment… soon.
Well, Wednesday was a really big day. Jealaine Marple and I, as co-presidents of the Middler class, spent most of the evening on the festivities that accompanied Internship Assignment Day. We had a small gathering amongst the Middlers with BYObeverages in Fritschel, which was fantastic – it was wonderful to see everyone pulling together and [...]