Rev Mibi

Wednesday, October 31, 2007

All Hallows Eve

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The ghosties and goblins are trooping through the neighborhood, asking for tricks and treats. Some of the costumes are precious, some are sc...
Monday, October 29, 2007

Break Is Almost Over

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...and I haven't gotten anywhere near as far as I would have liked on the Systematics draft. Ten more days to go on that one. Everything...

So NPR Says

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...that the Red Sox are the new Yankees. Twice as champs in umpty-ump years makes us the new Yankees? I don't think so. I'm smiling ...
Friday, October 26, 2007

Yeah, the Rockies are Nice Guys, But...

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GO RED SOX!!!! (I'll go sit down and be quiet now.) BTW, the high point of last week's classes was the announcement at the beginning...
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Sermon for Sunday, October 28, 2007

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Proper 25, Year C. Jer. 14:(1-6)7-10,19-22, Ps. 84, 2 Tim. 4:6-8,16-18, Luke 18: 9-14. Several years ago, there was a popular movie starring...

Adios, Old Life

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I'm back from Sin City, where I attended my final board meeting for a trade association from my former life. I had been affiliated with ...
Tuesday, October 23, 2007

Avoiding Killing Any More Trees

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We saved some paper by having an oral Pastoral Care final exam. Three at a time, we met with the prof, who gave us role plays, asked us to d...
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Sunday, October 21, 2007

You never know

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...what will happen at the altar rail. It had been a somewhat emotional Sunday anyway - it was "Honor a Friend Sunday" and people ...
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Friday, October 19, 2007

Aaaaaaaaahhhhhhh

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Classes are done for the first quarter. It dawned on me the other day that in eight weeks I'll be halfway through Seminary. How did that...
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Thursday, October 18, 2007

Progress

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One more day in the quarter for classes. The Church History paper is done and I'm about to start on the take-home midterm. I've got ...
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Monday, October 15, 2007

To-Do List

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Two page paper on Athanasius' "Life of Antony" Four page mid-term for Church History Rough draft of 10-page Systematics Paper ...
Friday, October 12, 2007

Friday Five: B-I-B-L-E

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1. What is your earliest memory of encountering a biblical text? Being read the Noah and the Ark story in kindergarten Sunday School. Of cou...
Thursday, October 11, 2007

Random Dots of Thursday

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Good news, bad news, no news. * Finally got back the first Church History paper. I knew going into it that my thesis was a bit of a stretch,...
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Monday, October 08, 2007

Mondays

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Mondays aren't usually my favorite days. Trying to get back in gear after the weekend has never been easy, and it's only gotten har...
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Sunday, October 07, 2007

Sunday Morning 6 a.m.

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Some people are still asleep at this hour. I'm not. The coffee is brewing, and I've just reviewed the lesson plan for the teens in m...
Thursday, October 04, 2007

Bp. Robinson Comes To Call

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V. Gene Robinson, Bishop of New Hampshire, came to Big Old Seminary today to speak at a student forum. It is interesting to note that he was...
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Tuesday, October 02, 2007

Youch

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Too long of a day, and I've got a freakin' headache. We have bunches of alums at the seminary for alum convocation. They are dears, ...
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Monday, October 01, 2007

Random Dots...

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Tonight was convocation dinner for Big Old Seminary's Classes of 1952 and 1957, who are here for their big reunions. Delightful folks. I...
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Friday, September 28, 2007

My Friday Sabbath

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Going to small group worship. Friends, prayer, music, talk. Cleaning my house in anticipation of BFF and her husband coming to dinner. Not ...

Friday Five: On Endings and Beginnings

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On Endings and Goodbyes: 1. Best ending of a movie/book/TV - Ann Patchett's "Bel Canto." A grown-up ending to a beautiful boo...
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mibi52/ The Rev. Dr. Mary Brennan Thorpe
Richmond, VA, United States
A second (actually fifth) career Episcopal priest, I am serving as Director of Transition Ministry in the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia. I help parishes find priests and priests find new calls.How did a RC convent girl with a Teamster shop-steward dad end up here? Married to Pastoral Husband, AKA PH, an ordained minister and full-time pastoral counselor. Three kids from the prior marriage: Strong Opinions, artistic 30 y.o. girl trying on the world for size, Stonemason, 32 y.o. guy working with his hands in the North Country, Litigator, highly verbal 34 y.o. with aspirations to be the next Michael Moore. Two stepsons, 4 step grandkids, a cat. Way too many books.Well, there are never too many books...
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