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:: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 ::

The Mission

With Jeremy Irons, Robert DeNiro & Liam Neeson.

I watched it tonight with a group of friends from church. The movie takes me through the full spectrum of emotions.

For me, the contrast between the simple Jesuit way of life and the Cardinal's is the most striking. The Cardinal is clearly a member of the aristocratic, European community; the Jesuits are members of the Guarani.

"How long will you judge unjustly, and show favor to the wicked?
Save the weak and the orphan; defend the humble and needy;
Rescue the weak and the poor; deliver them from the power of the wicked." Psalm 82:2 - 4, BCP.

:: Matt 3/31/2004 11:32:00 PM :: permalink :: comments (0) ::
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Flashbacks

Last night I had flashbacks to the time when I was at the hospital as a chaplain. Some of the most traumatic head-injury cases came up, along with a case I never dealt with, but which I heard while I was there.

I don't know what brought it on... maybe it was the rain - thank God it wasn't coming in last night. Maybe it was the stress I'm feeling over putting this assignment together for class - I feel that there may be a potential for me to be patronized and dismissed.

Whatever the case, last night was rough. I'm feeling stressed today. I pray for victory.

:: Matt 3/31/2004 10:54:00 AM :: permalink :: comments (0) ::
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Minor Victory

My 10 - 15 page Statement of Faith is done. Tomorrow I get to start on my Ministry Application Paper.

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Spell-Check Humor

"Theotokos" (i.e., God-Bearer, a traditional title for Mary). Spelling suggestion, "Textbooks"

:: Matt 3/30/2004 11:45:00 AM :: permalink :: comments (0) ::
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Sign Me Up! Oh, wait... no... shoot... oh, well...

I'm taking my final class for seminary. This class involves writing a 10 - 15 page Statement of Faith and a 10 - 15 page Ministry Application Paper. Due to the fact that I'm commuting, I get to go first. Unfortunately that means that I have to get it all done by Thursday or Friday at the latest. At least, though, I will get it over with and pretty much be done with my Master's!

:: Matt 3/30/2004 11:00:00 AM :: permalink :: comments (0) ::
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Returned from Florida

We got back to Champaign-Urbana at 2:00 AM on Sunday, 28 March 2004. The week was incredible!

St. Augustine is a beautiful small town located on the east coast of Florida, about an hour's drive south of Jacksonville.

We worked for three days with the St. John's County Housing Partnership, and for two days with Habitat for Humanity. The main emphasis of the trip, however, was applying the life of the trip to our everyday lives. I believe that many of the participants were able to do so. I know that God worked among us doing miracles the whole time!

:: Matt 3/29/2004 07:51:00 PM :: permalink :: comments (0) ::
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Going to Florida

So, I'm back from my 1/2 month blogging hiatus to say that I'm going to Florida for Spring Break to work with Habitat for Humanity and the St John's [County] Housing Partnership. I'm leading 9 others as we discover what it means to live a life of Christlikeness through service.

I'll be blogging from Florida as much as I can - we'll have to see how much internet I've got.

Oh, and it's my birthday today!

:: Matt 3/19/2004 04:00:00 PM :: permalink :: comments (0) ::
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Purpose-Driven Life

Today the three of us finished our reading of the Purpose-Driven Life. We liked it overall. We all agreed that some of the spiritual growth and missiology stuff was a little misguided but we did gain a lot from going through it together.

Tonight we're going to go to Murphy's to celebrate with a few beers.

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