tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141348278186427287.post5081694872455727176..comments2023-05-28T04:04:25.008-06:00Comments on When I Was a Boy: ...now what?Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00469586369675197872noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141348278186427287.post-32854483351774054192007-05-11T15:16:00.000-06:002007-05-11T15:16:00.000-06:00I see where you're at, songbird, and it's a good p...I see where you're at, songbird, and it's a good point. And I can totally see that this might (okay, almost certainly will) wind up taking me somewhere totally other than where I expected to be.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your good thoughts, reverend mommy!<BR/><BR/>This site looks great, jwd -- I look forward to exploring it.<BR/><BR/>And Mary Beth? Thanks for the reminder that vocation doesn't always lead to priesthood. I need to keep my mind open and find out where I'm meant to be, instead of just going where I (think I) want to.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00469586369675197872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141348278186427287.post-38810345246001419882007-05-09T19:56:00.000-06:002007-05-09T19:56:00.000-06:00Hi! I've been playing with the idea of seminary f...Hi! I've been playing with the idea of seminary for years...oh, that sirent call! but I am convinced that I'm not called to ordination. I've discerned that even more strongly via my association with the RevGals over the past few years. <BR/><BR/>I'm a very committed lay member of my church, and I truly believe that's where God wants me to be. <BR/><BR/>Furthermore, I'm pretty sure that I'm not a strong enough person, emotionally, to have my spiritual life be inexorably linked to my paying job. Does that make sense? I am working on boundaries and get better all the time, but still...<BR/><BR/>(you may read all about my many neuroses at my place if you care to! :) All this to say, I hear you.Mary Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02970052534402740820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141348278186427287.post-17473163079813200542007-05-09T19:13:00.000-06:002007-05-09T19:13:00.000-06:00You might be interested in checking out this websi...You might be interested in checking out this website, sponsored by an excellent organization called The Fund for Theological Education: <A HREF="http://www.exploreministry.org/" REL="nofollow"><BR/>Explore Ministry</A>JWDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04309883026511770230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141348278186427287.post-5794034904091881692007-05-09T15:48:00.000-06:002007-05-09T15:48:00.000-06:00I think prayer is a wonderful place to start. Dis...I think prayer is a wonderful place to start. Discernment is a really interesting journey and I wish you God's blessing of wisdom as you journey.Theresa Colemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12134175277230355640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6141348278186427287.post-87058242946285907122007-05-09T13:45:00.000-06:002007-05-09T13:45:00.000-06:00Sometimes the net is not a job; sometimes the net ...Sometimes the net is not a job; sometimes the net is what you understand your life to be. Remember, Peter and Andrew and James and John were not simply punching a clock. They were living a lifestyle everyone expected them to continue, participating in the incredibly important first century family structure, playing the roles they believed they had to play. <BR/>Then they met Jesus.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08235049965406944684noreply@blogger.com