stumbling toward divinity

a couple things

Just a couple things:

1.  I just happen to be typing this blog ON MY NEW LAPTOP!  I finally got tired of waiting for Best Buy, so I called them and, sure enough, my computer was there.  They just didn't follow through on their commitment to call me when it arrived.  It was probably sitting there for days, wondering if I didn't love it.  Oh, little laptop, I DO love you!!!!

I'm not blogging anywhere cool, yet.  I'm still just in my room.  I'm not even in a fun location in my room, because the internet cable doesn't reach very far.  But just you wait.  Sometime very soon I will be blogging from exotic and far away places.  Like the coffee shop downtown.  Or the library.  It will be amazing.

2.  This is just the day of receiving the news I've been waiting to hear.  I finally got in touch with the assistant to the bishop of my new synod.  We talked briefly about where I am at in the process, and then she gave me another congregation to consider.  I told her right away to submit my paperwork.  In doing so, I considered doing something that I wasn't sure I could ever do.  You see, it is fitting that this congregation will be known as church F, because F can stand for FREAKIN' HUGE.  Let me explain, growing up with my dad for a pastor, he always went to small congregations in small towns where the church staff consisted of himself and a secretary, who was probably even part-time.  The church I just submitted my paperwork to has almost as many people on its staff roster as I did in my seminary graduating class.  Lots of people.  I would be pastor #6 or something like that.  So, I think we can safely say it is what might be considered a mega-church.  And I have always said I couldn't work at a mega-church.  So, I might be barking up the wrong tree here.  But, right now, I'm just grateful to have a tree to be barking up.  So I am going to give it a shot.  Just because I interview at a place does not mean I am going to be working there... I have learned that lesson well, already.

So there you have my news for the day.  I have to download some more stuff on this computer now, so that I can feed my addictions....  Get your mind out of the gutter!  I was talking about msn messenger!!!! 

2 notes

1.  I am still able to connect to the internet.  They keep saying that very soon the server will be down, but I intend to take advantage of the connected internet while I still can.

2.  I made the call.  My paperwork is now going to be sent to four out of the five congregations.  The next step is waiting for them to contact me, at which point we will set up an interview.  This is happening pretty quickly.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go freak out.

breakin' the law

Technically, I'm not supposed to have access to the internet right now.  No, it's not because of something I've done.  I'm not being punished at all.  They are retooling our campus e-mail system, and so that requires the network to be down.  All weekend.  Supposedly it was going to be down at 4:30 or something like that today.  But after I got away from those crazy pygmies in the youth room, I decided to just check and see.  I figured that it would be fruitless, but I just was curious.  So I double clicked on my internet explorer icon (which, on my desktop is the head of Strong Bad) and, lo and behold, it connected.  So now I'm surfing, getting my fix before they take it away for the. entire. weekend.

Also, tonight is the worship service for the middlers (second year MDiv students) who will be getting their internship assignments.  I remember getting mine and being extra super especially nervous.  It ended up being a great experience, which some of you shared through my previous blog.  I can't wait to find out who is going to be blessed with my internship congregation.  I will tell them all sorts of good and amazing things about the people there.  It will be fun.

For those of you who are curious, I have yet to call my new synod office.  I keep thinking that I will, but then my life gets in the way and by the time I think I will call, it's past normal business hours and I would love to talk to the assistant to the bishop in person.  So, tomorrow I have no classes so I will contact her then.  Get off my back.

Well, I am going to go check out the other webpages I need to in order to get my internet fix before it's gone.  Have a great weekend and I'll see you when I can get back online!!!