Sep
28
I can’t help but watch. And wait.
Filed Under general, me, Republican, government, politics, Sarah Palin | 4 Comments
Full disclosure: I have developed a morbid fascination with Sarah Palin, and I hate it. I constantly read about her, constantly talk about her. Channel surfing the other day, I found myself inextricably drawn to her televised speech to the folks in Media, Pennsylvania. Like most otherwise sentient liberals, I know I shouldn’t be so […]
Apr
9
Something that stirs.
Filed Under general, me, learning | 2 Comments
College isn’t an easy place to become a morning person. Which was nice for two years of my college experience, because I’m not a natural morning person and my years of growing up and rising early to catch the schoolbus didn’t encourage early-morning practices, either. (Mostly it encouraged brief showering, seconds-only tooth-brushing, haphazard dressing, and […]
Mar
31
“In this moment, we have each other.”
Filed Under general, Messiah College Philadelphia Campus, me, learning | 1 Comment
A few weeks ago the RA staff organized and planned one of the campus’ weekend Gatherings, a time when the entire MCPC community comes together for corporate worship, fellowship, and engagement with a speaker working in and contributing to the city. This week we decided to prepare a time for reflection, complete with old hymns […]
Sep
25
Just pretend it’s the first day of classes, and we’re playing a “get to know you” game.
Filed Under general, academics, me, postmodernism | 5 Comments
Tonight in my Worldview Perspectives of City Life course, taught by the Philadelphia Campus’ indomitable director Dr. Timothy Peterson, we discussed the way in which our nation’s current state of isolationism—our geographically separated cities and suburbs and rural areas—and the pervasive fact that we, as individuals, have very little idea of exactly who we are, […]