Rev Mibi

Saturday, May 29, 2010

Sermon for Trinity Sunday Prov 8:1-4,22-31 & John 16:12-15 “Dancing with Wisdom”

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On any given day, if you go up to Union Station in Washington , DC , you’ll see a preacher with a microphone, a portable amplifier an...
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Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Theological Engineering Exam, Courtesy of Tim B

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THEOLOGICAL ENGINEERING EXAM 1 5 Questions, 60 Minutes. You may use a calculator, the Bible, the Koran, the Torah, and the Book of Mormon. T...
Sunday, May 23, 2010

Sermon for Pentecost, May 23, 2010 Acts 2:1-21 “Lost and Found”

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At 9 o’clock this evening, a number of people I know will sit down and finally figure out what it all means. The story is coming to an end…o...
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Monday, May 10, 2010

Yes, I've been busy...

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...the move and starting the new gig and everything. Bad blogger, I know. The various and sundry tasks involved with getting settled in the ...
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Monday, May 03, 2010

First Sermon at the New Place, Rev 21:1-6

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The New Jerusalem. A holy city come down from heaven. That’s what we hear from the Book of the Revelation to John. I will bet y...
Friday, April 23, 2010

Home again, home again ,jiggedy jig.

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Back from the fabulous RGBP BE3 Cruise. A delight in every way, with new friends, new ideas, some great rest and relaxation and a bottle eac...
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Sunday, April 18, 2010

Preparation of the Soil

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I'm headed out tomorrow morning to go on the RevGals Big Event, a cruise from Miami to the Bahamas, with lectures by the wonderful Rev N...
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Friday, April 16, 2010

Pack Your Bags Friday Five

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A great Friday Five from Songbird: "I'm preparing to pack my bags for the Big Event Three , and as I gather what I need I'...
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Sunday, April 11, 2010

Farewells

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Last night was another in our list of good-bye events. Folks from my sponsoring parish, the place where PH and I met and were married, gathe...
Friday, April 09, 2010

RevGals Friday Five: On the Road Again

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A fun Friday Five from Sophia today : "My family is heading out to my husband's parents for the weekend later today. They would h...
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Wednesday, April 07, 2010

Midweek eek

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The endless list of things to do continues. Not a bad thing, just, well, endless. I had a great meeting this morning with the new interim vi...
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Monday, April 05, 2010

Monday Morning List

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Easter Monday, and I am now officially in-between jobs. That doesn't mean I get much rest, although I did get to sleep in until (hold on...
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Sunday, April 04, 2010

Sermon for Easter Sunday Luke 21:1-12 "Seeing What is Within"

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We human beings think we know how things work. We make assumptions. We think we know what to expect when we examine something more closely, ...
Thursday, April 01, 2010

Homily for Maundy Thursday, April 1, 2010: John 13:1-17, 31b-35 “Get Down on Your Knees”

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It is an uncomfortable thing to get down on your knees and wash somebody’s feet. First of all, there’s the posture. You’re down on your hand...
Wednesday, March 31, 2010

One Foot in Front of the Other

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Yes, it is the holiest week of the church year. It is also the busiest. I've talked about the challenge of all the bulletins before, so ...
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Sunday, March 28, 2010

(zzzzzzzzz)

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We had a great Palm Sunday service at Saint Middle School today. New altar frontal and lectern parament in oxblood with palms attached. Lots...

Reflection on the Passion: Sunday, March 28, 2010 : “How Glory Goes”

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There’s a wonderful song from a rather obscure musical called “How Glory Goes.” It’s a reflection on what heaven will be like, and how l...
Friday, March 26, 2010

Because Jesus Is Big Enough to Have a Sense of Humor...

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I do believe he would enjoy this . TOH to the brilliant Eugene Cho, who created this .
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Thursday, March 25, 2010

All in all,

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...not as crazy a day today as it has been on other ways recently. Momentary rant: two people at St Middle School were quite insistent that ...
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Monday, March 22, 2010

Monday Morning Lists Beyond Lists

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In theory, at least, this is my day off. From a practical standpoint, this is not so. Have to drop PH off at work since his car is in the sh...
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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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