Birthday wrap-up
Well, I know you all are dying for another Lent post, but I thought I’d go a bit lighter today. I’m now solidly into my 30s thanks to my birthday yesterday. And I have to admit that I’m really enjoying this season of my life. To show you why, I made a little “Top 10″ … Read more
Brief Delay – Bible in 90
Just a brief note to say that while I’m at a retreat/continuing ed event & don’t have wifi, I won’t be blogging daily. I’ll still be writing, they just won’t get posted till Sunday. See you then!
Further Adventures in Blogging
Good day, expat companions! You may have seen some of my shameless self-promotion over the past week or so, but in case you missed it, here’s the big news: I’ve got a new blog! Kate Shellnut approached me about blogging for the Houston Chronicle’s online religion portal, HoustonBelief. After conversation, some advice from fellow community-religion-bloggers … Read more
Brief hiatus
You may have noticed that my blog-writing’s slowed a bit recently. I’ve been on leave since Sam was born almost a month ago, and will continue to be for a few more weeks. While I’m doing more reading (poetry, fiction, some theology) I just can’t type well with a newborn in my arms, or while … Read more
Samwise the Brave
Well, if you haven’t heard already, Hale #3 arrived yesterday at 11:58 am. Samuel Wayne Hale was born 6 lbs, 1 oz, and 19 1/4 inches long. He’s an exceptional young man! He tests well already, having passed both Apgar and hearing tests with flying colors. He’s working on being a regular Hale, eating well … Read more
Church Draft Roundup
Well, the books are closed on the Ecclesiastical Draft for 2010. My completed draft board looks like this: Rd 1: Ignatius of Loyola Rd 2: Gregory the Great Rd 3: Phoebe Palmer Rd 4: Julian of Norwich Rd 5: JRR Tolkien Rd 6: Janani Luwum Rd 7: the Alexandrian Washerwoman I’m exceedingly pleased with the … Read more
A New Look
The Expatriate Minister has received a bit of a facelift; I’m very excited about a few of the new features as well as the bolder look. A few more tweaks may be coming in the next few weeks, but so far I’m very pleased to utilize WordPress.com’s newest theme, Structure. Tell me in the comments: … Read more
Church Draft 2010
I’m pleased to be participating in the 2010 Ecclesiastical Draft — Round 2 just wrapped up with some sleeper picks, and it’ll be interesting how Rounds 3-7 play out. This is the brainchild of Drew Ludwig, who has put together a terrific NFL-style marathon! So far I’ve picked 2 significant historical figures in church history: … Read more
Turning 100
Well, I’ve officially published 100 posts (this is #101) on “The Expatriate Minister,” and for those of you who are regular readers of this irregular blog, may I say a loud and enthusiastic THANK YOU! Writing regularly is a struggle for me, as the alarming lack of consistency I’ve exhibited might suggest, so I appreciate … Read more
It’s the third week in
…and I’m exhausted! You could probably tell that both from the lack of blogging recently, or from the fact that most of my twitter updates are RTs, or the fact that I just…can’t…stop…yawning. So, it’s not that I’ve gone away or anything, just that I’m burning the candle at both ends as the campus ministry … Read more
