tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18491098.post6705038142301843063..comments2023-08-11T10:04:41.498-05:00Comments on Sandalstraps' Sanctuary: Changes Coming?Sandalstrapshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16303641009581382217noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18491098.post-1075479036577316672007-01-31T16:20:00.000-05:002007-01-31T16:20:00.000-05:00Hey i just wanted to thank you for your post. ive...Hey i just wanted to thank you for your post. ive been reading your blog occasionally and find your writing engaging. I too am a scarred and scared former minister who lost too many political battles. i struggle often with the idea of returning to what i was best at and what i loved, i push that aside for my daily life of putting food on the table.<br />anyway A BIG THANKS<br />JeffJeff Ellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12762374907097995916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18491098.post-19770055723938852682007-01-31T08:45:00.000-05:002007-01-31T08:45:00.000-05:00By the way, I forgot to mention in my post the oth...By the way, I forgot to mention in my post the <em>other</em> drag on my writing time. My church's lay leader and I are preparing a new Forum series, <em>Marching Toward Equality: Issues in Race, Culture, Education, and Economics</em>. This is one of the most important projects I have ever been a part of - an attempt to open up dialogue on race relations and social issues in our multi-cultural Sandalstrapshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16303641009581382217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18491098.post-60297170357858492952007-01-31T08:39:00.000-05:002007-01-31T08:39:00.000-05:00Crystal,
Excellent idea on recording and transcri...Crystal,<br /><br />Excellent idea on recording and transcribing. One of the many, many reasons why I need an editor.<br /><br />And yes, preaching is my "bliss," but not my only bliss.<br /><br />Amy,<br /><br />I suspect you are right. Sami said as much last night when I mentioned my doubts to her, shortly after typing them out here. (Perhaps I should have done that in the opposite order...) Sandalstrapshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16303641009581382217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18491098.post-174203151603776742007-01-31T08:12:00.000-05:002007-01-31T08:12:00.000-05:00I think you can find that same sense of thrill and...I think you can find that same sense of thrill and excitement you love from preaching in the context of delivering a lecture (and, much more frequently!) I do think you are on the right track; as a religious academic, you will have opportunities to share and speak on theological issues over the length of your career. You will, indeed, be preaching.<br /><br />However, as you yourself have Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04245436658517798591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18491098.post-9788504455659976522007-01-30T21:54:00.000-05:002007-01-30T21:54:00.000-05:00Maybe you could have your sermons recorded and lat...Maybe you could have your sermons recorded and later transcribed if you want them on paper.<br /><br />It sounds like preaching is your "bliss" :-)crystalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05681674503952991492noreply@blogger.com