Cover of "Love You Till The End" by The Pogues

A few weeks ago, ANTS had a coffeehouse night. I played this song and finally got around to making a video for everyone back home... It's a great song, and you'll probably know it because it was featured in the movie P.S. I Love You. I love it... Oh, and I know the quality is not amazing but... I don't have a mac, so... Enjoy:

Colby Chapel

Today I went with my friend Caitlin (who is part architect, part student, all awesome) to see Colby Chapel. Colby Chapel is a chapel on the ANTS campus that isn't used anymore because the school leases out the building to an architecture firm and, while they don't use the chapel, fire code rules say there aren't enough exits to accommodate both (or something like that).

Anyway, it's a beautiful little space... Here are some pictures I took:

Stained glass window, Colby Chapel.

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 Inscription on Pulpit, Colby Chapel.

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 Gabled roof, Colby Chapel.

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 Song of Songs, Colby Chapel.

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 Bible, Colby Chapel.

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 Altar, Colby Chapel.

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 Quiet, Please, Colby Chapel.

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Communion, Colby Chapel.

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Cross, Colby Chapel.

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Lamentations

In my spiritual practices class, we've recently been doing a lot of work with lamentations... It strikes the very core of my being. If we can't be honest with each other and our feelings and up front with the fact that our lives are not always sunshine and rainbows, what kind of family are we?

Lamenting is part of being human. God didn't create humans to be angels - God created angels to be angels - we're not supposed to be perfect. We have ups and downs, peaks and valleys, and honoring our wounds and scars is part of being whole and holy.

This is the first thing from the class that's really struck me in such a way... I know I am supposed to do more with this, but I don't know exactly what that means.

Theology On Tap

I'm really blessed to have a great friend here at school. Okay, so I have more than one, but this particular friend is a beacon of light for me. He is very supportive and affirming. We work together and have class together and organize the UCC fellowship together, so it's a good thing we get along so well.

Tonight, after I got off of work, we went to Union Street for drinks and dinner and we talked a lot about theology, plans for our future congregations, what we think church will look like, what we think it needs to look like, he lent a kind and nonjudgmental ear to the things that I am having trouble with.

I am very grateful for his presence and I hope I can be the same kind of person for him.

Ouch!

I sprained my ankle:

See all that puffiness below my tattoo? that's usually not there... I tripped walking to work yesterday morning, heard a poppy-snapping sound and felt the really sharp pain...

Today: RICE. Rest. Ice. Compression. Elevation.

Oh, and Jerbear is coming to visit, so that will make me feel better, too!

Prayer isn't a sweet, nice, safe, naive little activity to do in your flowery hat. It is a crash helmet action for people who flip kayaks into raging spring rivers.

 - Martha Grace Reese

Mid-Term Time!

Well, I've been working on papers and studying for most of the weekend. This is mid-terms week!

My paper for Worship class is done, I've got a good start on my History paper. I need to study a LOT more for Old Testament because I'm not good at memorizing maps so... I don't really know Assyria from Judah from what have you yet... It just doesn't stick... but I'll learn it.

I'm also participating in the campus coffeehouse on Wednesday night so that will be fun. I'm going to play guitar and sing... probably a song from The Pogues, but I'm still not sure. Maybe, if I can get a small enough file, I will put it up here for y'all to enjoy. :)

So, this is really just a quick check in because it's been a few days. More after mid-terms are done!