Getting to Know You
Getting to know you, Getting to know all about you. Getting to like you, Getting to hope you like me. Getting to know you, Putting it my way, But nicely, You are precisely, My cup of tea… Getting to know …
Category: Stephanie
Preconceived Notions
My toddler is going to be in a wedding this weekend. She is going to be a flower girl and she is really excited. We even practiced in the chapel last weekend so that she could get the idea about …
A Glimpse Into the 1990s
We pulled out an old Church Relations brochure this morning at the Spiritual Life Office. No matter how many times you clean out closets in the summer, there are always more treasures to unearth (or recycle). The pamphlet is entitled, …
Earth Day Every Day
My second internship during college, one of my projects was to plan activities for Earth Day. 1990 marked the 20th anniversary of the “first” Earth Day (please refrain from calculating my age), and there was a massive international grassroots effort …
Being Prepared
My Spring Break is coming a bit early this year, at least I hope so. If you haven’t seen me in the past few weeks I am about as pregnant as you can get. Two weeks until the due date …
Faith and Football
This Sunday, after church, millions will watch the New England Patriots and the New York Giants compete in the Super Bowl. I will probably watch some of the game, but I have a toddler who will prefer the puppies and …
Ruts, Rules, and Resolutions
I am particularly fond of the parables of Soren Kierkegaard, a noted Danish theologian and Philosopher, and so I decided to share one of my favorites with you as we return to the patterns of the spring semester. Kierkegaard wrote …
Christmas Lights
Of all the things in my day yesterday, I ran across a prayer that made me stop and think. The Blessing for a Christmas Tree by Bryan Cones, surprised me. Being an artificial tree woman who likes to avoid the …
Happy New Year!
We will celebrate Chinese New Year on January 23rd. September 23rd we celebrated Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, but the Christian New Year, the First Day of Advent, was last Sunday. Advent is the season of repentance and preparation …
Blackberry Season at Spiritual Life
So the news of the week at Spiritual Life, besides great programs on The Problem with Evil, and the Black Jew Dialogues, over a dozen regular weekly Bible Studies, and the three weekly worship services, is that Anne Gibbons and …