The academic journey is always arduous. Classes must be taken; course work needs to be completed; any and the hard task for achievement can, at times, be a never-ending journey. When it comes to one’s doctoral studies, a significant milestone is the moment when you have passed all the required examinations to then move to […]
From time to time, there is an article that I read that I feel is so utterly wise. It was from the Subscriber Only Well Newsletter. It was called “Helped, Heard, or Hugged? When someone you love is upset, ask this one question”. It was a fabulous article. Sometimes in a community, two people meet […]
It is a major theme of our current strategic plan. We need more art on this campus. I have spent much of my professional career believing that persons can be “argued” into faith. Now I tend to think that “experience” or “feel” is the central step in moving from skepticism to faith. So, we come […]
The weather is stunning (although a tad chilly); greenery is everywhere; and Jesus is alive. We start the Easter season. It is a joy to welcome every reader into this season. Today we have a Board committee retreat. From time to time, the complexities of the work of certain committees are such that we need […]
The Seminary closes for Good Friday through to Easter Monday. We pause. We mark the momentous significance of this day. Central to the Christian message is that God was in Christ hanging upon a cross. We should see in this moment God’s identification with all those who suffer. In the face of the tortured Christ, […]
I must admit I did enjoy Christopher Poore’s sermon on Monday. And as I was reflecting on the sermon, I did find myself impressed by many of the senior sermons. There is something special about standing in an Ambo from which the Archbishop of Canterbury (both Archbishop Justin and Lord Williams) and several Presiding Bishops […]
We have more than 2000 people who have signed up for the Holy Week text experience. There are many ways to mark Holy Week – perhaps fasting, perhaps the daily Eucharist, and perhaps receiving a text that is describing where Jesus now is in the journey of the week. The idea is simple: we are […]
Last week, I did address the perception raised at Dean’s Table about the size of the Faculty. In terms of salary lines, I explained that actually the Faculty is slightly larger. Yet the perception continues. So I thought one further commentary might assist the conversation. What is true is that the shape of the Faculty […]
Our friend, Wendy, gave Lesley and me some beverage napkins. It had the simple message: “I’m in a really good place right now. Not emotionally or spiritually. Just on my couch with my dog.” One delightful tendency of Maddie – our Labradoodle – is that she insists on being stroked while you sit on the […]
I am so grateful to Dr. Lerone A. Martin, the director of the Martin Luther King Jr. Research and Education Institute and the Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Stanford University. He delivered an extraordinary and important lecture. We opened this event up to our friends at The General Theological Seminary. This is one of […]