Receiving Good Gifts from God

I know. I have not been keeping this blog up to date. It will not be long till I finish school, and could renew my commitment to this blog and other writing. Meanwhile, here is a nifty quote:

Christian spirituality is, quite simply, following Jesus. It is the ordinary life of faith in which we receive Baptism, attend the Divine Service, participate in the Holy Supper, read the Scriptures, prayed for ourselves and others, resist temptation, and work with Jesus in our given location here on earth. By our practice of spirituality we are not raised to a higher plane above the normal, every day, bodily life, but we receive the Holy Spirit from Christ so that we can live in God’s presence each day of our lives as we deal with people and work, sin and abuse, inconvenience and heartbreak, trouble and tragedy. We are not called to become more spiritual by disengaging from our earthly life, but simply to rely on Jesus as we do what is given for us to do, experience what is given for us to experience, and enjoy what is given for us to enjoy.
–-Kindle Edition, Page 23 of 290, location 281 of 4027. –Kleinig, John W. Grace upon Grace: Spiritiuality for Today St Louis, MO: CPH, 2008–-


Christ Have Mercy: How to Put Your Faith in Action by Matthew C. Harrison
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worthywoman’s list

• Saturday, Apr 21, 2012
  • 4-21 Prepare to teach Sunday School 3-5-year-olds
• Sunday, Apr 22, 2012
  • 4-22 Teach Sunday School
• Monday, Apr 23, 2012
  • SYT 243d: BEGIN PREPARING FOR EXAM!
  • SYT 243d: fagerberg pages 297-306
  • SYT 243d: BC FC SD XI
  • SYT 243d: LCMS “13 Thesis”
  • SYT 243d: Preus, “Influence of the FC on the later Lutheran orthodoxy”
  • SYT 243d: Mentor Discussion
  • SYT 243d: Discussion 1
  • SYT 243d: Discussion 2
  • SYT 243d: Discussion 3
  • SYT 243d: Optional Readings and Videos
• Tuesday, Apr 24, 2012
  • PMM 252: Read: Harrison pp 223-256
  • PMM 252: Discuss: Questions for Chapter 16: 5,11,15 (p 269); Questions for Conclusion: 2,4 (p 270)
  • PMM 252: start “Theology of Mercy” paper
• Friday, Apr 27, 2012
  • SYT 243d: Final Exam
  • SYT 243d: fill out “Course Feedback”
  • Check for syllabus for PMM 233
  • PMM 302/305: prepare 30 min. presentation about what I do at Zion
  • PMM 302/305: redo Bible study
  • PMM 302/305: read “get out of the pit.” By Beth Moore
• Wednesday, May 9, 2012
  • PMM 252: Theology of Mercy Paper
• Wednesday, May 16, 2012
  • Field Education Seminar
• Thursday, May 17, 2012
  • 10-11 AM Deaconess Placement Service (I will be ng online)
  • Theological Interviews (all day)
• Friday, May 18, 2012
  • 10-11 AM baccalaureate services
  • Theological Interviews (all day)
• Sunday, May 20, 2012
  • 5-20 Seminar – 30 min. Bible study prepared from one of my previous lessons
  • Seminar – Beth Moore critique: what issues is she trying to address? What questions is she trying to answer? Are these questions/issues real? How can we empathize with the author? In what ways are the author’s answers/points helpful? In what ways are they inadequate? How would we answer the questions. The author is trying to address from a confessional Lutheran perspective?
• Monday, May 21, 2012
  • 5-21 Deaconess summary intensive
  • 5-21 Field Education Seminar
• Tuesday, May 22, 2012
  • 5-22 Deaconess summer intensive
  • 5-22 field education seminar
• Wednesday, May 23, 2012
  • 5-23 Deaconess summer intensive
  • 5-23 Field Education Seminar
• Thursday, May 24, 2012
  • 5-24 Deaconess Summer Intensive
  • 5-24 Field Education Seminar
• Friday, May 25, 2012
  • 5-25 Field Education Seminar
  • Deaconess summer intensive
• Sunday, May 27, 2012
  • 5-27 Aaron Eighth Grade Graduation
• Monday, May 28, 2012
  • 5-28 summer session begins
• Wednesday, May 30, 2012
  • Seminar: short, Beth Moore book report suitable for publication
  • 5-30 Beth Moore book report, including I. Summary of the book; II. A discussion of these questions (Beth Moore critique: what issues is she trying to address? What questions is she trying to answer? Are these questions/issues real? How can we empathize with the author? In what ways are the author’s answers/points helpful? In what ways are they inadequate? How would we answer the questions. The author is trying to address from a confessional Lutheran perspective?); III. Insights gained from the class discussion; IV. How, as a Deaconess, would I help parishioners to utilize this book?
• Saturday, Jun 2, 2012
  • 6-2 Audrey High School Graduation
• No due date
  • Find out When Tomball Goes Back to School This Fall
  • Schedule Rally Day Just Before Tomball Goes Back to School
  • Schedule Christmas practices and program

  
  
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  73 de Lisa Stapp KE5RSA
  http://www.worthywomanpage.com/

Romance and Lutheran apologetics come together as Justin Corwin, the pastor of St. Michael Lutheran Church in Carousel, New York, and Chaplain of the Carousel Fire Department, runs into Bethanne McCarthy, a detective in the Carousel Police Department–or rather, she runs into him. Justin is single, and he has grown to be content with his life as God has given it to him. Beth was widowed over two years ago, and she has finally found joy in life again. Neither has any intention of falling in love. As they get to know each other better, however, they begin to realize that the plans of men are nothing next to what God has set apart for them. How will their relationship affect their various vocations? How will he handle the danger of her profession? How will she overcome the guilt she feels for moving on with her life after the death of her husband?

Love Divine a steal for the Kindle at just $4.99. Just click the following link to order the book in Kindle format: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007TKU2UM
And in case you’re like I used to be, and prefer a paper copy at $12, here’s the link for the trade paperback: https://www.createspace.com/3748643

Yeah, I know… I don’t have a tendency to read romances. When I do, I whine and complain about how much the characters whine and complain.

But this one has APOLOGETICS in it! Even I can’t complain about that…

Operation White Widow (2011) from Jmtm00 on Vimeo.

Christ, The Word, entered into human history some 2011-or-so years ago. The date itself isn’t important, December 25, April something, or whatever. This event is worth celebrating 365.25 days a year.

Today and tomorrow, this placeis playing some extraordinary Christmas music. Not the “Santana got run over by a reindeer” type of music. At the moment, they are playing:

NT

Happy December 16, 2011!

Wow! Things are moving quickly to the end of the year. Tomorrow is the dress rehearsal for the children’s Christmas program at Zion, Sunday is the presentation of the program.

See that little “NT” at the top of the post? Clicking it will allow you to download a “Read through the New Testament in 2012″ Schedule that I enjoyed putting together. I figured that it would be the perfect “bookend” to go with his schedule to read through the Old Testament that I posted a couple of days ago.

Supper is calling, so I need to run. Greetings to you at this festive time! Lisa

Happy Monday!

I have been coughing like crazy today. Yesterday, I was okay – but I am way more than making up for it today. I even feel exhausted.

That didn’t stop my attempt at creativity. I am trying to put together some handmade and downloadable gifts for you. Here is the first – a "Read through the Old Testament in 2012" Schedule. It has a couple of mildly unique features. For starters, it is not tied to any particular version of the Bible. Try to pick a good one! (And yes, I can discuss that with you – do not expect me to recommend some of the wildly popular "interpretations of interpretations of interpretations," but I am not a "King James only" girl.)

I also only scheduled readings for four days a week. I know my friends very well – we need built-in "catch up" days!

Let me know what you think!

I have been having long-running discussions with one of my friends. Since she grew up with a patchwork of Christian influences, including contact with a pedophile pastor of a free range Baptist church, her understanding of the word "Gospel" is something akin to "Here is your impossible to keep agenda of things to keep an angry God appeased so that you don’t get squished this week." No wonder she’s cautious about listening to anyone say anything about Christ or the church.

Meanwhile, I received one of my favorite digital journals. Here, I will show you a snippet of the e-mail:

I have come to know Ellie along my way to becoming a Deaconess. She loves Scripture better than most people that I know, and is a character!

Since she is so familiar with the Gospel as the GOOD NEWS that it is, I think that I will recommend Ellie’s short article to Kat. It would do her heart good, and be a balm to a very wounded soul.

Comments, anyone?

Funny how things work! I just finished my class in The Gospel of Luke, and now I have a new gig at my church: I am the new Sunday School Superintendent.

Of course, I have set up a website for them, but it’s not quite ready for prime time. I’ll probably eventually tell you about it…