tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post3302567531824072356..comments2023-11-03T05:46:44.728-04:00Comments on RevGalBlogPals: 11th Hour Preacher Party: "Lalalala, I can't hear you" EditionStephanie Anthony/She Revhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10089531643725874239noreply@blogger.comBlogger153125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-51818000965630513412008-06-29T14:05:00.000-04:002008-06-29T14:05:00.000-04:00I finally sacked out at 11:30, was up again at six...I finally sacked out at 11:30, was up again at six. Yawn...a visiting dad of one of our teenagers told his son, "I like your pastor. She is interesting to listen to." Whoopeee! The son has been asking us to pray for his dad and stepmom for over a year, and it was good to see them in church, and even better that they liked it. :-) I am TIRED! To bed for me.Dorcas (aka SingingOwl)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15626748280614018533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-15249846238169192442008-06-29T14:00:00.000-04:002008-06-29T14:00:00.000-04:00Katie Z, that's it exactly. There is so much "pros...Katie Z, that's it exactly. There is so much "prosperity" gospel out there in the common culture, and I feel charged to combat its wholesale swallowing. Faith is complicated; life is complicated. Not to acknowledge that does a disservice to people and their real lives.<BR/>We had thunder during the service, and it propelled me right out of the pulpit!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08235049965406944684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-45845299121911315722008-06-29T09:33:00.000-04:002008-06-29T09:33:00.000-04:00Blessings on you, 1-4 grace! I'll admit I'm not g...Blessings on you, 1-4 grace! I'll admit I'm not good at always following who is who here, so I didn't realize this Sunday was a big one. Blessings on you! I made that move 6 months ago this week, and in a strange way it has been the most freeing thing in the world to be tied to preaching every week! <BR/><BR/>(And look we passed 150!)Stephanie Anthony/She Revhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10089531643725874239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-62030801429976391252008-06-29T08:53:00.000-04:002008-06-29T08:53:00.000-04:00all done and feeling very very good about this mor...all done and feeling very very good about this morning. I felt kind of crummy about the way I preached the text last week, and I kind of feel like this is in some ways an extension of it. I feel like God is giving me a do-over and it feels great. <BR/><BR/>Songbird- i agree with what you are saying... and the way you said it helped me work in a few "caveats" for accepting this story... 1) we follow Christ in community precisely because people claim all the time God told them to do awful thigns... the community helps us to know if it is really the voice of God, or if it is we who are crazy. 2)Abraham's story worked out in the end... but we have to remember that people all over really are in dangerous and life-threatning places because of their faith in God and their decision to obey a calling (to serve as a missionary, to become a preacher in an unfriendly place, etc.) We have to know that following God and doing God's will doesn't mean sunshine and roses.Katie Z.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01143363139786424632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-71731653995127493042008-06-29T08:45:00.000-04:002008-06-29T08:45:00.000-04:00Preach well everyone, sleep well this afternoon.I ...Preach well everyone, sleep well this afternoon.<BR/>I am looking forward to a post sermon beer.<BR/>i am off to my first offial day on the job as a solo pastor.<BR/>Yippee!1-4 Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05688216101068437927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-8206861045829031052008-06-29T08:16:00.000-04:002008-06-29T08:16:00.000-04:00Well, I did the Sunday morning edits and the thing...Well, I did the Sunday morning edits and the thing is done! Hope everyone has a blessed day!RevHRodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16487849573949444379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-12837692872863873792008-06-29T07:52:00.000-04:002008-06-29T07:52:00.000-04:00Bon voyage, bythesea!!Bon voyage, bythesea!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08235049965406944684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-24105358149638054562008-06-29T07:25:00.000-04:002008-06-29T07:25:00.000-04:00Stayed up all night printing docs I needed for tri...Stayed up all night printing docs I needed for trip and packing. Should leave for the airport in less than 6 hours. At least I should sleep on the plane and wake up ready to see Paris.<BR/><BR/>I don't have the sermon all worked out yet. I need to leave in an hour. But I'm basically going to talk about what we do with difficult texts, that we shouldn't shy away from the questions they raise, and the need for study.Loribytheseahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14898558311333261989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-42470618461694095352008-06-29T07:22:00.000-04:002008-06-29T07:22:00.000-04:00Katie, I preaches for me. I've been working with ...Katie, I preaches for me. I've been working with Matthew 10 for 4 weeks and it's right there with you -- obedience, discipleship ain't always easy. In fact, it might rarely be easy. The world and your family might hate your for it, but God has called you, and the reward is in the task, being a part of God's mission to the world.<BR/><BR/>I'm done, and it's <A HREF="http://sherev.blogspot.com/2008/06/radical-reception.html" REL="nofollow">here</A>. Time to go be a mom!Stephanie Anthony/She Revhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10089531643725874239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-76995604469903543312008-06-29T07:07:00.000-04:002008-06-29T07:07:00.000-04:00Katie Z., there's more than one way to skin the pr...Katie Z., there's more than one way to skin the proverbial cat; I hope it preaches.<BR/>The trouble is that the sort of obedience that turns out beautifully for Abraham doesn't always lead to a happy ending for the average person and in fact when things don't sort out, people may be left feeling they did not do enough and blaming themselves. That's not part of my sermon in this case, but it's one of my issues with the story.<BR/>Anyway, coffee is on, it's hot, it's dark. I'm a little out of it. I hope the rest of you are snappier, cheerier, brighter and more brilliant.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08235049965406944684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-20389898871184106502008-06-29T06:43:00.000-04:002008-06-29T06:43:00.000-04:00I'm up here on Sunday morning again... I've let it...I'm up here on Sunday morning again... I've let it become a habit - a nasty habit that I need to break. <BR/><BR/>I'm going with the idea I got from some lectionary blog somewhere (I think process and faith) that used Bob Dylan's song "Gotta Serve Somebody." I'm going to talk about how we all have something that we are a slave to - either our jobs, our own personal ambitions, our children... We all have something in our lives that controls and determines all of our actions. Paul asks - Why can't that be God?<BR/><BR/>The hard part is, that if we put God first - before everything else - if we becomes slaves to God's will... life won't be easy. Look at what happened with Abraham. Perhaps that story is as much about how our various loves can get confused as anything else. God was testing Abraham... put ME first. above all else. even above this child that you love so much. <BR/><BR/>The thing is, Abraham was able to do it, because he did love his son. But he also loved and trusted God. So when his son asked him that dreaded question (the where is the lamb question) - Abraham didn't panic. He didn't doubt. He trusted that God would provide. That whatever end God had in mind was the best. That by serving God, he was serving rightouesness itself. That doesn't make it easy - it's kind of crap actually. But no one can ever question who Abraham chose to serve.Katie Z.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01143363139786424632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-23617461531158354442008-06-29T06:39:00.000-04:002008-06-29T06:39:00.000-04:00Popping back in...blessings to everyone as you pro...Popping back in...blessings to everyone as you proclaim the Word in so many ways this morning/afternoon/evening.esperanzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508921986071164221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-53294146561764181582008-06-29T05:41:00.000-04:002008-06-29T05:41:00.000-04:00I'm back. I hit the hay 15-20 minutes after my pl...I'm back. I hit the hay 15-20 minutes after my plan, and have been back at it for 20 minutes or so now. I have to be careful not to blink too slowly or I lose a few minutes here or there. Just. Gotta. Get. This. On. Paper. Hmmmm...I wonder what it's like to preach from notes. KIDDING! I want to try it, but NOT like this!<BR/><BR/>Anyway, as always I am hopeful that some sermon-writing fairy will help me get it done in amazingly little time so that I can catch a little more sleep. I'm aiming for just 1 more hour. <BR/><BR/>Grace - you got some light pants? Like maybe a stone color? Then any nice top will work, and I think the light pants help make any cute toes pop!<BR/><BR/>Ha! Me attempting to give fashion advice. This is a JOKE!!!!Stephanie Anthony/She Revhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10089531643725874239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-27072227050918131402008-06-29T02:43:00.000-04:002008-06-29T02:43:00.000-04:00I wanted us to at least hit 140 and so now I am of...I wanted us to at least hit 140 and so now I am off to bed with the cats...coffee shall be storng in the AM!1-4 Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05688216101068437927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-80219230882683779992008-06-29T02:38:00.000-04:002008-06-29T02:38:00.000-04:00Hello? Looks like you've all gone to get a little...Hello? Looks like you've all gone to get a little sleep. Songbird, my sympathies...I hate rewrites, even when it ends up better. Hope everyone is resting peacefully and restoratively.esperanzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508921986071164221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-4346591731273928882008-06-29T01:42:00.000-04:002008-06-29T01:42:00.000-04:00Oh, could soembody please go and figure out what I...Oh, could soembody please go and figure out what I should wear to church tomorrow?<BR/>It needs to look decent, match my toenails and be cool in the june/july heat of the south.<BR/>Hey, Sherev...ya still there?1-4 Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05688216101068437927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-57837547215430293682008-06-29T01:11:00.000-04:002008-06-29T01:11:00.000-04:00She Rev, too funny!Okay, I'm really going to bed n...She Rev, too funny!<BR/>Okay, I'm really going to bed now.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08235049965406944684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-3072837663829820032008-06-29T01:03:00.000-04:002008-06-29T01:03:00.000-04:00Back from getting ready for bed. Thought I'd get ...Back from getting ready for bed. Thought I'd get my jammies on so when I'm ready to crash I just have to get in bed and be done. I think I'll do that in the 15-30 minutes, and then get up again at 4:00 to knock the rest of this thing out. I actually have words on paper now and an outline to guide me the rest of the way. Now it's just a matter of staying on track to get it written.<BR/><BR/>I did check my laundry status when I was up, and was thrilled I don't have to preach naked tomorrow. Although at this point it's a toss up as to whether that would hurt or help the sermon.<BR/><BR/>Oh well. A typing I will go!Stephanie Anthony/She Revhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10089531643725874239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-42949818943720556802008-06-29T01:02:00.000-04:002008-06-29T01:02:00.000-04:00I had the toast, the cats went outside, so I'm goi...I had the toast, the cats went outside, so I'm going to try bed. But thank you for the invitation! Hope you can sleep soon, too.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08235049965406944684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-69935364432698939322008-06-29T00:59:00.000-04:002008-06-29T00:59:00.000-04:00Come on over here, Songbird. Join the late night p...Come on over here, Songbird. Join the late night party with my two nightstalkers.They sleep all day and prowl around at night.<BR/>I am finishing up and also keep playing out ideas for having the ministry team leaders over. I invited them for a dessert and coffee roudn table discusison (but my dining room table is rectangle!) Anyhow, they will be coming over and so I am menu planning.<BR/>Oh and already dreaming of the eggplant casserole for lunch tomorrow.<BR/>So, as I finsih up on the voices of prophets, pull up a chair. <BR/>Or go get soem of the lavendar balm and rub on your temples to sleep.1-4 Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05688216101068437927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-40870360750710310662008-06-29T00:39:00.000-04:002008-06-29T00:39:00.000-04:00Thanks, Diane. I'm finished (again), but now I'm w...Thanks, Diane. I'm finished (again), but now I'm wide awake!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08235049965406944684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-34692738011618462402008-06-29T00:38:00.000-04:002008-06-29T00:38:00.000-04:00oh dear Songbird, I feel your pain. I was up late...oh dear Songbird, I feel your pain. I was up late last weekend redoing mine. It ended up being worth it, but oh, so tired... I had all the right parts, but the cement between the bricks, that needed tweaking.<BR/>Take care everyone. I was in bed, but realized I had forgotten to take my cholesterol medicine, so got up, and checked in here.<BR/><BR/>I wish I had posted my seminary paper on Genesis 22. Maybe I still will, but it will be too late for this go-round.Diane M. Rothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07749136181846671327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-83256793977911395362008-06-28T23:52:00.000-04:002008-06-28T23:52:00.000-04:00I still ahve SNL on for background noise. What a g...I still ahve SNL on for background noise. What a group that was! So funny!<BR/>Okay, Teri, I might try the soy popsikcle, I was convinced to try the WW kind and they aren't bad at all. <BR/>I still have this image from The Santa Clause, with him spitting out the soy milk the little girl left him.<BR/>Okay, back to work..<BR/>Funny note, Mugsy was accidentaly locked in guest bedroom closet, he kept crying out and I kept callign him.Finally found him.<BR/>The manse is way big for me, two cats and a frog!1-4 Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05688216101068437927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-48373105233311937452008-06-28T23:42:00.000-04:002008-06-28T23:42:00.000-04:00Grey Sheep, I'll be in touch about that. I am Tech...Grey Sheep, I'll be in touch about that. I am Tech Support!<BR/>Still wrangling, but it keeps getting longer, and that worries me.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08235049965406944684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-65425160112492844082008-06-28T23:41:00.000-04:002008-06-28T23:41:00.000-04:00Finally focused in on my real focus and function. ...Finally focused in on my real focus and function. Things should flow pretty well from here. I've also got half an outline.<BR/><BR/>SO tempted to turn on SNL in the background. They're replaying the original first episode since George Carlin was the host. I know I won't be able to focus if it's on though. Keep it off! Keep it off! (The DVR is taping it; it shouldn't be that hard!)Stephanie Anthony/She Revhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10089531643725874239noreply@blogger.com