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Apr. 15th, 2008 | 09:15 am
Here is another fascinating article...this one would be problematic in America because of the free-speech amendment....but I kinda wish we could do the same...for the sake of our girls (and our women for that matter)...
??????????????????What do you think??????????????????????
France may outlaw inciting thinness
By DEVORAH LAUTER, Associated Press Writer 2 hours, 11 minutes ago
PARIS - The French parliament's lower house adopted a groundbreaking bill Tuesday that would make it illegal for anyone — including fashion magazines, advertisers and Web sites — to publicly incite extreme thinness.
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The National Assembly approved the bill in a series of votes Tuesday, after the legislation won unanimous support from the ruling conservative UMP party. It goes to the Senate in the coming weeks.
Fashion industry experts said that, if passed, the law would be the strongest of its kind anywhere. Leaders in French couture are opposed to the idea of legal boundaries on beauty standards.
The bill was the latest and strongest of measures proposed after the 2006 anorexia-linked death of a Brazilian model prompted efforts throughout the international fashion industry to address the repercussions of using ultra-thin models.
Conservative lawmaker Valery Boyer, author of the law, argued that encouraging anorexia or severe weight loss should be punishable in court.
Doctors and psychologists treating patients with anorexia nervosa — a disorder characterized by an abnormal fear of becoming overweight — welcomed the government's efforts to fight self-inflicted starvation, but warned that its link with media images remains hazy.
French lawmakers and fashion industry members signed a nonbinding charter last week on promoting healthier body images. Spain in 2007 banned ultra-thin models from catwalks.
But Boyer said such measures did not go far enough.
Her bill has mainly brought focus to pro-anorexic Web sites that give advice on how to eat an apple a day — and nothing else.
But Boyer insisted in her speech to lawmakers Tuesday that the legislation was much broader and could, in theory, be used against many facets of the fashion industry.
It would give judges the power to imprison and fine offenders up to $47,000 if found guilty of "inciting others to deprive themselves of food" to an "excessive" degree, Boyer said in a telephone interview before the parliamentary session.
Judges could also sanction those responsible for a magazine photo of a model whose "excessive thinness ... altered her health," she said.
Boyer said she was focusing on women's health, though the bill applies to models of both sexes. The French Health Ministry says most of the 30,000 to 40,000 people with anorexia in France are women.
Didier Grumbach, president of the influential French Federation of Couture, said he was not aware how broad the proposed legislation was, and made no secret of his strong disapproval of such a sweeping measure.
"Never will we accept in our profession that a judge decides if a young girl is skinny or not skinny," he said. "That doesn't exist in the world, and it will certainly not exist in France."
Marleen S. Williams, a psychology professor at Brigham Young University in Utah who researches the media's effect on anorexic women, said it was nearly impossible to prove that the media causes eating disorders.
Williams said studies show fewer eating disorders in "cultures that value full-bodied women." Yet with the new French legal initiative, she fears, "you're putting your finger in one hole in the dike, but there are other holes, and it's much more complex than that."
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Associated Press writer Emmanuel Georges-Picot in Paris contributed to this report.
??????????????????What do you think??????????????????????
France may outlaw inciting thinness
By DEVORAH LAUTER, Associated Press Writer 2 hours, 11 minutes ago
PARIS - The French parliament's lower house adopted a groundbreaking bill Tuesday that would make it illegal for anyone — including fashion magazines, advertisers and Web sites — to publicly incite extreme thinness.
ADVERTISEMENT
The National Assembly approved the bill in a series of votes Tuesday, after the legislation won unanimous support from the ruling conservative UMP party. It goes to the Senate in the coming weeks.
Fashion industry experts said that, if passed, the law would be the strongest of its kind anywhere. Leaders in French couture are opposed to the idea of legal boundaries on beauty standards.
The bill was the latest and strongest of measures proposed after the 2006 anorexia-linked death of a Brazilian model prompted efforts throughout the international fashion industry to address the repercussions of using ultra-thin models.
Conservative lawmaker Valery Boyer, author of the law, argued that encouraging anorexia or severe weight loss should be punishable in court.
Doctors and psychologists treating patients with anorexia nervosa — a disorder characterized by an abnormal fear of becoming overweight — welcomed the government's efforts to fight self-inflicted starvation, but warned that its link with media images remains hazy.
French lawmakers and fashion industry members signed a nonbinding charter last week on promoting healthier body images. Spain in 2007 banned ultra-thin models from catwalks.
But Boyer said such measures did not go far enough.
Her bill has mainly brought focus to pro-anorexic Web sites that give advice on how to eat an apple a day — and nothing else.
But Boyer insisted in her speech to lawmakers Tuesday that the legislation was much broader and could, in theory, be used against many facets of the fashion industry.
It would give judges the power to imprison and fine offenders up to $47,000 if found guilty of "inciting others to deprive themselves of food" to an "excessive" degree, Boyer said in a telephone interview before the parliamentary session.
Judges could also sanction those responsible for a magazine photo of a model whose "excessive thinness ... altered her health," she said.
Boyer said she was focusing on women's health, though the bill applies to models of both sexes. The French Health Ministry says most of the 30,000 to 40,000 people with anorexia in France are women.
Didier Grumbach, president of the influential French Federation of Couture, said he was not aware how broad the proposed legislation was, and made no secret of his strong disapproval of such a sweeping measure.
"Never will we accept in our profession that a judge decides if a young girl is skinny or not skinny," he said. "That doesn't exist in the world, and it will certainly not exist in France."
Marleen S. Williams, a psychology professor at Brigham Young University in Utah who researches the media's effect on anorexic women, said it was nearly impossible to prove that the media causes eating disorders.
Williams said studies show fewer eating disorders in "cultures that value full-bodied women." Yet with the new French legal initiative, she fears, "you're putting your finger in one hole in the dike, but there are other holes, and it's much more complex than that."
___
Associated Press writer Emmanuel Georges-Picot in Paris contributed to this report.
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Apr. 13th, 2008 | 11:55 pm
It's been a while, but I just absolutely had to post this....
WASHINGTON (AFP) - A stellar alliance of women from government, advocacy groups, faith-based organizations and Hollywood launched a major anti-poverty campaign Sunday to help poor women and girls around the world.
The alliance, which has the backing of Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Queen Noor of Jordan and former US secretary of state Madeleine Albright among other luminaries, announced it had amassed fundraising commitments of 1.481 billion dollars at its first summit held at Washington's National Cathedral.
The Women, Faith and Development Alliance (WFDA) said the large war chest which has been raised so far will cumulatively benefit one billion women and girls living in crushing poverty worldwide.
"Every development expert knows that if you want a country to make progress, then empower women, educate girls, that's the way you do it and that's how we will tackle poverty," Mary Robinson, former president of Ireland, said at the summit opening.
Hundreds of supporters packed into the towering cathedral as the WFDA formally launched a campaign aimed in part at changing the policies of governments and multilateral institutions to help eradicate female poverty.
The alliance is also supported by Laura Bush, wife of US President George W. Bush, the former prime minister of Canada, Kim Campbell, and Hollywood actress Ashley Judd.
Ritu Sharma Fox, a co-founder and president of Women Thrive Worldwide, said ahead of the summit's opening that the funds promised so far will benefit over one billion poor women and girls around the world.
WFDA is lobbying governments and international agencies to provide several billion more dollars to support the female anti-poverty drive.
The United Nations Population Fund is one of the biggest backers so far and has made a commitment of 500 million dollars over several years to address maternal mortality and to stop violence against women.
Islamic Relief has pledged 43 million dollars to improve education, basic health care and water access for over one million women and girls.
Catholic Relief Services, World Vision, the Muslim Women's Conference and Religions for Peace have also signed up to the broad inter-faith grouping which is being supported by the US healthcare products giant Johnson & Johnson as well as other groups and corporations.
Activists and supporters from around the world attended the summit following two years of planning. Attendees, including Robinson, Albright, Campbell and Judd, were entertained by colorful dance troupes and youth music groups.
The women- and girl-focused campaign, like other global anti-poverty drives, faces immense challenges.
UN figures show that women represent 70 percent of the world's poor, own just one percent of titled land, and make up two-thirds of the world's illiterate people.
Poverty experts estimate there are between 1.0 and 1.2 billion people around the world who exist on less than one dollar a day, many of whom live in Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia and the Middle East.
"Women and girls around the world face grave challenges. In Africa, my home continent, and in many other places our sisters make up seventy percent of the nearly 2.5 billion poorest and most vulnerable people on earth," South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu said in a video message relayed to the summit.
Activists say impoverished women face particular hardships, especially in conflict zones where they are raped and abused, but they say women are often more careful than men with money and better at fostering support networks.
"We are global. We are united. We do not accept that 500,000 women should die each year because of avoidable complications in pregnancy," Albright told the summit.
The UN estimates that half a million women die every year due to preventable complications from pregnancy.
WASHINGTON (AFP) - A stellar alliance of women from government, advocacy groups, faith-based organizations and Hollywood launched a major anti-poverty campaign Sunday to help poor women and girls around the world.
The alliance, which has the backing of Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Queen Noor of Jordan and former US secretary of state Madeleine Albright among other luminaries, announced it had amassed fundraising commitments of 1.481 billion dollars at its first summit held at Washington's National Cathedral.
The Women, Faith and Development Alliance (WFDA) said the large war chest which has been raised so far will cumulatively benefit one billion women and girls living in crushing poverty worldwide.
"Every development expert knows that if you want a country to make progress, then empower women, educate girls, that's the way you do it and that's how we will tackle poverty," Mary Robinson, former president of Ireland, said at the summit opening.
Hundreds of supporters packed into the towering cathedral as the WFDA formally launched a campaign aimed in part at changing the policies of governments and multilateral institutions to help eradicate female poverty.
The alliance is also supported by Laura Bush, wife of US President George W. Bush, the former prime minister of Canada, Kim Campbell, and Hollywood actress Ashley Judd.
Ritu Sharma Fox, a co-founder and president of Women Thrive Worldwide, said ahead of the summit's opening that the funds promised so far will benefit over one billion poor women and girls around the world.
WFDA is lobbying governments and international agencies to provide several billion more dollars to support the female anti-poverty drive.
The United Nations Population Fund is one of the biggest backers so far and has made a commitment of 500 million dollars over several years to address maternal mortality and to stop violence against women.
Islamic Relief has pledged 43 million dollars to improve education, basic health care and water access for over one million women and girls.
Catholic Relief Services, World Vision, the Muslim Women's Conference and Religions for Peace have also signed up to the broad inter-faith grouping which is being supported by the US healthcare products giant Johnson & Johnson as well as other groups and corporations.
Activists and supporters from around the world attended the summit following two years of planning. Attendees, including Robinson, Albright, Campbell and Judd, were entertained by colorful dance troupes and youth music groups.
The women- and girl-focused campaign, like other global anti-poverty drives, faces immense challenges.
UN figures show that women represent 70 percent of the world's poor, own just one percent of titled land, and make up two-thirds of the world's illiterate people.
Poverty experts estimate there are between 1.0 and 1.2 billion people around the world who exist on less than one dollar a day, many of whom live in Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia and the Middle East.
"Women and girls around the world face grave challenges. In Africa, my home continent, and in many other places our sisters make up seventy percent of the nearly 2.5 billion poorest and most vulnerable people on earth," South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu said in a video message relayed to the summit.
Activists say impoverished women face particular hardships, especially in conflict zones where they are raped and abused, but they say women are often more careful than men with money and better at fostering support networks.
"We are global. We are united. We do not accept that 500,000 women should die each year because of avoidable complications in pregnancy," Albright told the summit.
The UN estimates that half a million women die every year due to preventable complications from pregnancy.
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Oct. 26th, 2007 | 09:00 am
Hello friends...
if you want to post pictures within a post...can you do so with the upgraded LiveJournal account? I don't want to mess with linking to another site...just paste the picture into the post...does this work?
Jeremiah
if you want to post pictures within a post...can you do so with the upgraded LiveJournal account? I don't want to mess with linking to another site...just paste the picture into the post...does this work?
Jeremiah
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Dec. 18th, 2006 | 10:18 pm
Holy crap...I may have just gotten my first 4.0 semester in seminary. I still have to finish my paper for my independant study, but I hear that this prof gives a lot of A's if he feels like you fully engaged the material. But in both of my seminar's I got A'S!!!! yippee!!! Who knew?
It might help that for the first time since I have been back in school I decided to take professors who I actually agree with. Paper grades are a lot higher when the prof thinks that what you are arguing for is correct. Yipppee!!!
Jeremiah
It might help that for the first time since I have been back in school I decided to take professors who I actually agree with. Paper grades are a lot higher when the prof thinks that what you are arguing for is correct. Yipppee!!!
Jeremiah
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hello friends
Dec. 15th, 2006 | 11:31 pm
It has been a really long time...I am sorry that I haven't posted. There are some reasons why I haven't, but I have been reading and sometimes responding to your journals...this helps me at least pretend like I am still connected to you all...I love that.
There has been a very large development in my life.
There is a girl...I have been pursueing her since Dec. of last year. I won't tell the details but it has a been a long road between us. Some of you might remember me posting back in July that there was a girl that I loved that I thought I would never be able to hold and have as mine. I was certain it was over between us.
But God has been gracious. She has been hurt a lot in her life and she has only allowed me to move very slowly. This has been good for both of us, but hard on me. Though our relationship looked like we have together for a very long time, we have actually only been officially together since Oct. 16th.
I won't say any more than what I have just said about us. We live in a very tight community here at seminary. Many of my seminary friends on here have expressed rules against dating in this community at all. The same reasons they won't do it is why Jen and I have not said a word to anyone about us. We have kept us quiet cause we love each other enough to not put each other's lives in front of very critical and community. Some of the same reasons Garrett-Evangelical is a great place are the same reasons you don't air out your laundry among them.
In any case, if you are a seminary friend, we are not hiding the fact that we are together anymore. We still will not talk about us, so please don't ask. It is out of love and respect for each other that stuff between us will stay between us. But, you can know that we are together and I am madly in love with Jen. I hope that you would support us in both those decisions.
If you are a non-seminary friend...I have good news...I am madly in love with a woman that is way out of my league and for some reason decided to love me back. God is strange that way.
So...God is good...and right now I am feeling pretty good.
Jen isn't the only thing going on in my life right now. I am also pastoring a church. I am the Assistant pastor of a congregation of 170 in Milwaukee. I recently found out that my pastor will be leaving on Jan. 15th. This could mean that I will end up pastoring until June when Methodists make there pastoral appointments. That is the bishops decision, so we will see. Things are going well there either way.
I have one 30 page paper and this semester will be done and I will be 2/3 done with my thesis. I am pretty excited about this thing. My advisor told the entire colloquim that "This is the kind of project that every professor waits in their office hoping to cross their desk."
He was a little over the top...but the project is quite exciting in any case and the professors really like its potential. If I ever do doctoral work, I may simply extend this thesis to dissertation length...it might be publishable if it was 200 pages or so...we will see.
OK...I think that is all...as if that isn't enough.
Thank you for your patience in my absence.
Love wins,
Jeremiah
There has been a very large development in my life.
There is a girl...I have been pursueing her since Dec. of last year. I won't tell the details but it has a been a long road between us. Some of you might remember me posting back in July that there was a girl that I loved that I thought I would never be able to hold and have as mine. I was certain it was over between us.
But God has been gracious. She has been hurt a lot in her life and she has only allowed me to move very slowly. This has been good for both of us, but hard on me. Though our relationship looked like we have together for a very long time, we have actually only been officially together since Oct. 16th.
I won't say any more than what I have just said about us. We live in a very tight community here at seminary. Many of my seminary friends on here have expressed rules against dating in this community at all. The same reasons they won't do it is why Jen and I have not said a word to anyone about us. We have kept us quiet cause we love each other enough to not put each other's lives in front of very critical and community. Some of the same reasons Garrett-Evangelical is a great place are the same reasons you don't air out your laundry among them.
In any case, if you are a seminary friend, we are not hiding the fact that we are together anymore. We still will not talk about us, so please don't ask. It is out of love and respect for each other that stuff between us will stay between us. But, you can know that we are together and I am madly in love with Jen. I hope that you would support us in both those decisions.
If you are a non-seminary friend...I have good news...I am madly in love with a woman that is way out of my league and for some reason decided to love me back. God is strange that way.
So...God is good...and right now I am feeling pretty good.
Jen isn't the only thing going on in my life right now. I am also pastoring a church. I am the Assistant pastor of a congregation of 170 in Milwaukee. I recently found out that my pastor will be leaving on Jan. 15th. This could mean that I will end up pastoring until June when Methodists make there pastoral appointments. That is the bishops decision, so we will see. Things are going well there either way.
I have one 30 page paper and this semester will be done and I will be 2/3 done with my thesis. I am pretty excited about this thing. My advisor told the entire colloquim that "This is the kind of project that every professor waits in their office hoping to cross their desk."
He was a little over the top...but the project is quite exciting in any case and the professors really like its potential. If I ever do doctoral work, I may simply extend this thesis to dissertation length...it might be publishable if it was 200 pages or so...we will see.
OK...I think that is all...as if that isn't enough.
Thank you for your patience in my absence.
Love wins,
Jeremiah
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Oct. 18th, 2006 | 12:20 am
ok...so i did well on the GRE...not so well that I am some kind of freak...but I got in the top 90 percentile on both sections...combined this makes a phenomenal score. I am not going to have to worry about getting into a school.
It won't be Yale or Harvard, but it will be good.
Wow that feels good. God is good. God was good regardless of what score came back on this test...but it feels good to have a good test and a good God.
wow
Jeremiah
It won't be Yale or Harvard, but it will be good.
Wow that feels good. God is good. God was good regardless of what score came back on this test...but it feels good to have a good test and a good God.
wow
Jeremiah
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Oct. 17th, 2006 | 01:41 pm
Hello friends...this will be a short post...but I am going to take my GRE at noon today. It is easily the single biggest test of my life. I am not sure I am going to do well. I am sure that I am not going to do as well as I hoped a month ago. that is ok. But, I pray that it comes out as well as I am capable of. If I do only as well as I deserve then I will probably be able to get into the programs that I want. We will see. God is good. You should think about me or pray for me at noon.
Jeremiah
Jeremiah
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The things I learned while at Northwestern University
Oct. 14th, 2006 | 03:45 am
As someone who will likely spend the rest of their lives writing and teaching ethics in the university setting, I was greatly excited by the information received tonight while standing in line behind a fellow student and future world leader.
NOTICE: Apparently there is an ethical code for conducting oneself while dating both brothers in a set of twins.
This is good news. One of professors has often reminded me that pacifists are the most dangerous people around, because they will eventually become engaged in conflict and they will not have a well-developed since of what is just behavior when in war.
Now, if this is true, then I am glad to know that someone who is dating two brothers has a sense of what is proper etiquette in this situation. Otherwise anything might be considered appropriate behavior.
So in case anyone was wondering: "Sh*t, if you break up with one twin, you got to break up with both twins. You just gotta be like, 'you f*ckers live together and sh*t.' I can't be screwin' one twin while the other is in the living room watchin' TV bein' all pissed cause I broke up with him."
So there you have it. If you are going to start dating both twins together, then you must break up with both twins together.
Now, I must admit that this seems like a casuistic ethical system. (If you don't know what that means, then just look up "casuistry" in Wikipedia.) I hold to theological ethics and I am not sure that this woman's maxim can hold true for a Christian theological ethics. I will have to think more about it. I am not even sure Kant's deontological ethical system would even be able to conquer this difficult moral terrain.
This is still work to do...but at least people who are dating two brother's have some sort of code to guide their behavior in the mean time.
Jeremiah
NOTICE: Apparently there is an ethical code for conducting oneself while dating both brothers in a set of twins.
This is good news. One of professors has often reminded me that pacifists are the most dangerous people around, because they will eventually become engaged in conflict and they will not have a well-developed since of what is just behavior when in war.
Now, if this is true, then I am glad to know that someone who is dating two brothers has a sense of what is proper etiquette in this situation. Otherwise anything might be considered appropriate behavior.
So in case anyone was wondering: "Sh*t, if you break up with one twin, you got to break up with both twins. You just gotta be like, 'you f*ckers live together and sh*t.' I can't be screwin' one twin while the other is in the living room watchin' TV bein' all pissed cause I broke up with him."
So there you have it. If you are going to start dating both twins together, then you must break up with both twins together.
Now, I must admit that this seems like a casuistic ethical system. (If you don't know what that means, then just look up "casuistry" in Wikipedia.) I hold to theological ethics and I am not sure that this woman's maxim can hold true for a Christian theological ethics. I will have to think more about it. I am not even sure Kant's deontological ethical system would even be able to conquer this difficult moral terrain.
This is still work to do...but at least people who are dating two brother's have some sort of code to guide their behavior in the mean time.
Jeremiah
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Sep. 12th, 2006 | 11:12 pm
more quotes from the honorable Dr. Stephen Long
God can't be a "ga"- "ah"- "da" (these are my way of spelling the phonetic sounds for the three letters of the word God)
Can we say the "being formerly known as God?"
God can't be a "ga"- "ah"- "da" (these are my way of spelling the phonetic sounds for the three letters of the word God)
Can we say the "being formerly known as God?"
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Sep. 11th, 2006 | 05:24 pm
For the record....Little Miss Sunshine could possibly be the movie of the year for me. I want everyone to imagine Neitzche meets Calvin and Hobbes....you get my point. Check it out.
Jeremiah
Jeremiah
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Sep. 6th, 2006 | 02:10 pm
top seminary quotes of the day (inspired by Kate)
I went to Princeton and grew sick of (Karl) Barth. Then I came here (Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary) and realized a great need for his thought.
-Anonymous PhD student
If I am going to go to the pub, I am not going to go with Kant...I am going with Neitzsche.
Dr. Steve Long
I went to Princeton and grew sick of (Karl) Barth. Then I came here (Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary) and realized a great need for his thought.
-Anonymous PhD student
If I am going to go to the pub, I am not going to go with Kant...I am going with Neitzsche.
Dr. Steve Long
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Sep. 5th, 2006 | 11:03 pm
OK, for the record...I use to score off the charts on left brain on these things...
for the record, philosophy and theology changes people.
Jeremiah
for the record, philosophy and theology changes people.
Jeremiah
| You Are 35% Left Brained, 65% Right Brained |
 The left side of your brain controls verbal ability, attention to detail, and reasoning. Left brained people are good at communication and persuading others. If you're left brained, you are likely good at math and logic. Your left brain prefers dogs, reading, and quiet. The right side of your brain is all about creativity and flexibility. Daring and intuitive, right brained people see the world in their unique way. If you're right brained, you likely have a talent for creative writing and art. Your right brain prefers day dreaming, philosophy, and sports. |
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Aug. 17th, 2006 | 08:47 am
So here I am...returned again.
Strangest thing...I don't feel any different. Ya know, when you do something totally new you are almost always changed. I know that working with screaming ten years olds for a whole summer had to have make me a different person. I am just not sure how....yet.
I mean. I suppose that the older you get (I turned 27 last month) the smaller the changes become. Like a bouncing ball...each bounce is a little smaller than the last until it comes to rest and you are who you are. But, I don't really know what this summer was about in the making of me and my character. I know God places us where we are for His glory...the saving of some...and the making of our own character. I am not sure if either happened to any great degree this summer. In any case, I will be back to school in a couple weeks.
AND, Chris Marchand will be with me. Sorry Garrett-Evangelical, if you were hoping for a nice calm year...Jeremiah just got reinforcements. Actually, much more of the incomging class sees things the way I do than my class did. I think it is going to be a good year.
Oh yea...and PhD admissions. THat is just hanging over my head. I have to take the GRE (and nail it) and write umpteen billion applications. I will need to take an extra student loan just for the application fees.
So that is my life...
Oh yea, I start my new job next week. I will be an Assistant Pastor in Wauwatosa WI. Weird. It should be a good experience...and I will be preaching weekly again. That will be a challenge. Let's see if this last four years of schooling will pay off.
Until next time...
Jeremiah
Strangest thing...I don't feel any different. Ya know, when you do something totally new you are almost always changed. I know that working with screaming ten years olds for a whole summer had to have make me a different person. I am just not sure how....yet.
I mean. I suppose that the older you get (I turned 27 last month) the smaller the changes become. Like a bouncing ball...each bounce is a little smaller than the last until it comes to rest and you are who you are. But, I don't really know what this summer was about in the making of me and my character. I know God places us where we are for His glory...the saving of some...and the making of our own character. I am not sure if either happened to any great degree this summer. In any case, I will be back to school in a couple weeks.
AND, Chris Marchand will be with me. Sorry Garrett-Evangelical, if you were hoping for a nice calm year...Jeremiah just got reinforcements. Actually, much more of the incomging class sees things the way I do than my class did. I think it is going to be a good year.
Oh yea...and PhD admissions. THat is just hanging over my head. I have to take the GRE (and nail it) and write umpteen billion applications. I will need to take an extra student loan just for the application fees.
So that is my life...
Oh yea, I start my new job next week. I will be an Assistant Pastor in Wauwatosa WI. Weird. It should be a good experience...and I will be preaching weekly again. That will be a challenge. Let's see if this last four years of schooling will pay off.
Until next time...
Jeremiah
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been a long time, been a long time....
Jul. 6th, 2006 | 09:34 am
OK, my last post was in may...here is a short update...
(Brandon, I am still alive. I only get on the internet for a few minutes a week when I am at camp) :)
Which brings me to my next point...camp.
I am working as a camp counselor for the summer. Not exactly what I thought I was getting in to when I took the job, but it has been fun so far. As you might imagine, I am not exactly the best person to be watching large groups of 10-year-olds, but the kids love when I tell Marine stories and I keep them from killing each other. I am not sure that I am helping any of them grow closer to Christ, but I hope I can keep them alive.
That isn't really why I am writing.
I have a few thoughts on my mind.
This will be like a real journal article...only I am posting on the www. for all to read.
So here is the thing. I have been single since Feb. of 1999. For all who are keeping count, that is over seven years. Now many people would think that someone who turns 27 on Sunday would be a little concerned with this long dry spell. I suppose I am. But, that is not why I am writing.
Rather, I am writing about where I have poured my love. In some way this is inspired by a friends recent post where she wrote a letter to all of her ex's certainly not for them to read...but for her (and us) to read. In some way this is really inspired by the fact that one the girls that I have tried the hardest for is getting married on Saturday (not to me).
You would think that this would hurt a little. It doesn't. Don't get me wrong. I pursued her for about 4 years...faithfully. I poured my heart into our friendship. But, she was never anything but honest about how she felt about me...and I was not to be hers. We loved each other...I think. We still love each other...I think.
Funny thing, I learned a couple years ago that she was not the right girl for me. I think I realized it when she didn't like motorcycle riding. I thought, "I think she is an awesome woman...but not MY awesome woman." I was right.
I thought our relationship was perfect. It probably was. I didn't think I could love more deeply than Dana. I probably have already. I did love again. She is just as wonderful and just as perfect as Dana...in fact, she is more like me. I have loved more vibrantly and passionately. But, I am pretty sure I will end up writing this letter again some day when she marries and I am not her husband. I suppose I WILL Be OK with that one too.
It is not that I am not totally convinced that these girls are the very best that I could ever hope for. I am.
It is however that when I never thought I would find someone better than Dana, I did. And she likely isn't the one either. Who knew?
Oh yea...He does. He did. I like Him. Because I may not know. But, I know the one who knows and that is almost as good as knowing. Because the one that I know keeps taking care of my every thirst and my every need.
God, Whoever you have in mind for me, If it is better than the last two girls that I have poured my everything in to ....then I am all in.
Dana, Thank you for a great journey. God used you in my life in amazing ways. One of those ways was giving me something to hope for. God bless you and Stacy. I praise God that he can give you what I never could.
Enough of the thoughtful reflection. I have a birthday and wedding to celebrate.
Until next time,
Jeremiah
(Brandon, I am still alive. I only get on the internet for a few minutes a week when I am at camp) :)
Which brings me to my next point...camp.
I am working as a camp counselor for the summer. Not exactly what I thought I was getting in to when I took the job, but it has been fun so far. As you might imagine, I am not exactly the best person to be watching large groups of 10-year-olds, but the kids love when I tell Marine stories and I keep them from killing each other. I am not sure that I am helping any of them grow closer to Christ, but I hope I can keep them alive.
That isn't really why I am writing.
I have a few thoughts on my mind.
This will be like a real journal article...only I am posting on the www. for all to read.
So here is the thing. I have been single since Feb. of 1999. For all who are keeping count, that is over seven years. Now many people would think that someone who turns 27 on Sunday would be a little concerned with this long dry spell. I suppose I am. But, that is not why I am writing.
Rather, I am writing about where I have poured my love. In some way this is inspired by a friends recent post where she wrote a letter to all of her ex's certainly not for them to read...but for her (and us) to read. In some way this is really inspired by the fact that one the girls that I have tried the hardest for is getting married on Saturday (not to me).
You would think that this would hurt a little. It doesn't. Don't get me wrong. I pursued her for about 4 years...faithfully. I poured my heart into our friendship. But, she was never anything but honest about how she felt about me...and I was not to be hers. We loved each other...I think. We still love each other...I think.
Funny thing, I learned a couple years ago that she was not the right girl for me. I think I realized it when she didn't like motorcycle riding. I thought, "I think she is an awesome woman...but not MY awesome woman." I was right.
I thought our relationship was perfect. It probably was. I didn't think I could love more deeply than Dana. I probably have already. I did love again. She is just as wonderful and just as perfect as Dana...in fact, she is more like me. I have loved more vibrantly and passionately. But, I am pretty sure I will end up writing this letter again some day when she marries and I am not her husband. I suppose I WILL Be OK with that one too.
It is not that I am not totally convinced that these girls are the very best that I could ever hope for. I am.
It is however that when I never thought I would find someone better than Dana, I did. And she likely isn't the one either. Who knew?
Oh yea...He does. He did. I like Him. Because I may not know. But, I know the one who knows and that is almost as good as knowing. Because the one that I know keeps taking care of my every thirst and my every need.
God, Whoever you have in mind for me, If it is better than the last two girls that I have poured my everything in to ....then I am all in.
Dana, Thank you for a great journey. God used you in my life in amazing ways. One of those ways was giving me something to hope for. God bless you and Stacy. I praise God that he can give you what I never could.
Enough of the thoughtful reflection. I have a birthday and wedding to celebrate.
Until next time,
Jeremiah
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May. 15th, 2006 | 08:54 pm
i am not really sure how that post went up again 20 minutes later than the first. sorry for clogging things up guys.
Jeremiah
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finally, a real post...after everyone has gone home and only a few are left to read it
May. 15th, 2006 | 01:51 pm
OK...so I think I should give a little reflection on this last year.
Some highlights...
1. To start with, I met a phenomenal theologian the first semester here. He has really helped me start to develop a theology that engage real people in the 21st Century and remain true to what it means to be a Christian. So here is a virtual beer to Dr. Steve Long.
2. Who would have thought that I would love being with the Methodists so much. As much as I still miss Eureka and as much as I would often rather spend my time with pagans than seminarians...these cats are cool. I made a great group of friends...and a couple of them have become quite life-changing for me. Thank you God.
3. This last semester was easily the hardest I have ever had academically. I think my GPA will come out at about 3.8 for the semester, so no harm done...but a lot of work, nonetheless. This is why I have not bothered to post. Not because I did not have time to write a simple post, but I didn't have time to reflect on life so I knew what to write.
4. Living in Chicago is stupid. That is all.
5. I decided to get all the side issues in my life together. I have went on a significant diet and I am just generally taking better care of myself. Also, connected with this change has been the decision to change the way I conduct myself with people. I don't want people thinking of me as super confrontational and, frankly, mean. I want people to know that I love them because I show them. Often times I have loved them, but not loved them well. One friend called this the "kinder, gentler Jeremiah." I suppose that is fitting.
6. Several things have come up at the end of this semester with ministry. First, going to work at a Methodist kid's camp for the summer. It should be a good experience and it will make my resume fuller. Second, I have recently been hired as an Assistant Pastor at a Methodist church near Milwaukee (half-time job). This should be a phenomenal opportunity and I will be preaching weekly again. this will be good experience. (In case you are wondering, I am not becoming Methodist...those are just my resources right now.) I haven't signed the contract with the Church yet, so pray that everything goes well with that.
I suppose that is a lot for now. May God continue to make me into a better man.
In Jesus name,
Jeremiah
Some highlights...
1. To start with, I met a phenomenal theologian the first semester here. He has really helped me start to develop a theology that engage real people in the 21st Century and remain true to what it means to be a Christian. So here is a virtual beer to Dr. Steve Long.
2. Who would have thought that I would love being with the Methodists so much. As much as I still miss Eureka and as much as I would often rather spend my time with pagans than seminarians...these cats are cool. I made a great group of friends...and a couple of them have become quite life-changing for me. Thank you God.
3. This last semester was easily the hardest I have ever had academically. I think my GPA will come out at about 3.8 for the semester, so no harm done...but a lot of work, nonetheless. This is why I have not bothered to post. Not because I did not have time to write a simple post, but I didn't have time to reflect on life so I knew what to write.
4. Living in Chicago is stupid. That is all.
5. I decided to get all the side issues in my life together. I have went on a significant diet and I am just generally taking better care of myself. Also, connected with this change has been the decision to change the way I conduct myself with people. I don't want people thinking of me as super confrontational and, frankly, mean. I want people to know that I love them because I show them. Often times I have loved them, but not loved them well. One friend called this the "kinder, gentler Jeremiah." I suppose that is fitting.
6. Several things have come up at the end of this semester with ministry. First, going to work at a Methodist kid's camp for the summer. It should be a good experience and it will make my resume fuller. Second, I have recently been hired as an Assistant Pastor at a Methodist church near Milwaukee (half-time job). This should be a phenomenal opportunity and I will be preaching weekly again. this will be good experience. (In case you are wondering, I am not becoming Methodist...those are just my resources right now.) I haven't signed the contract with the Church yet, so pray that everything goes well with that.
I suppose that is a lot for now. May God continue to make me into a better man.
In Jesus name,
Jeremiah
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finally, a real post...after everyone has gone home and only a few are left to read it
May. 15th, 2006 | 01:36 pm
OK...so I think I should give a little reflection on this last year.
Some hightlights...
1. To start with, I met a phenomenal theologian the first semester here. He has really helped me start to develop a theology that engage real people in the 21st Century and remain true to what it means to be a Christian. So here is a virtual beer to Dr. Steve Long.
2. Who would have thought that I would love being with the Methodists so much. As much as I still miss Eureka and as much as I would often rather spend my time with pagans than seminarians...these cats are cool. I made a great group of friends...and a couple of them have become quite life-changing for me. Thank you God.
3. This last semester was easily the hardest I have ever had academically. I think my GPA will come out at about 3.8 for the semester, so no harm done...but a lot of work, nonetheless. This is why I have not bothered to post. Not because I did not have time to write a simple post, but I didn't have time to reflect on life so I knew what to write.
4. Living in Chicago is stupid. That is all.
5. I decided to get all the side issues in my life together. I have went on a significant diet and I am just generally taking better care of myself. Also, connectted with this change has been the decision to change the way I conduct myself with people. I don't want people thinking of me as super confrontational and, frankly, mean. I want people to know that I love them because I show them. Often times I have loved them, but not loved them well. One friend called this the "kinder, gentler Jeremiah." I suppose that is fitting.
6. Several things have come up at the end of this semester with ministry. First, going to work at a Methodist kid's camp for the summer. It should be a good experience and it will make my resume fuller. Second, I have recently been hired as an Assistant Pastor at a Methodist church near Milwaukee (half-time job). This should be a phenomenal opportunity and I will be preaching weekly again. this will be good experience. (In case you are wondering, I am not becoming Methodist...those are just my resources right now.) I haven't signed the contract with the Church yet, so pray that everything goes well with that.
I suppose that is a lot for now. May God continue to make me into a better man.
In Jesus name,
Jeremiah
Some hightlights...
1. To start with, I met a phenomenal theologian the first semester here. He has really helped me start to develop a theology that engage real people in the 21st Century and remain true to what it means to be a Christian. So here is a virtual beer to Dr. Steve Long.
2. Who would have thought that I would love being with the Methodists so much. As much as I still miss Eureka and as much as I would often rather spend my time with pagans than seminarians...these cats are cool. I made a great group of friends...and a couple of them have become quite life-changing for me. Thank you God.
3. This last semester was easily the hardest I have ever had academically. I think my GPA will come out at about 3.8 for the semester, so no harm done...but a lot of work, nonetheless. This is why I have not bothered to post. Not because I did not have time to write a simple post, but I didn't have time to reflect on life so I knew what to write.
4. Living in Chicago is stupid. That is all.
5. I decided to get all the side issues in my life together. I have went on a significant diet and I am just generally taking better care of myself. Also, connectted with this change has been the decision to change the way I conduct myself with people. I don't want people thinking of me as super confrontational and, frankly, mean. I want people to know that I love them because I show them. Often times I have loved them, but not loved them well. One friend called this the "kinder, gentler Jeremiah." I suppose that is fitting.
6. Several things have come up at the end of this semester with ministry. First, going to work at a Methodist kid's camp for the summer. It should be a good experience and it will make my resume fuller. Second, I have recently been hired as an Assistant Pastor at a Methodist church near Milwaukee (half-time job). This should be a phenomenal opportunity and I will be preaching weekly again. this will be good experience. (In case you are wondering, I am not becoming Methodist...those are just my resources right now.) I haven't signed the contract with the Church yet, so pray that everything goes well with that.
I suppose that is a lot for now. May God continue to make me into a better man.
In Jesus name,
Jeremiah
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Apr. 22nd, 2006 | 12:27 am
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quiz
Apr. 17th, 2006 | 02:23 am
what do jayme zobrist and pope of the Roman Catholic church have in common?
they have the same birthday...the pontiff turned 79 yesterday..Jayme just 21...happy birthday to both
they have the same birthday...the pontiff turned 79 yesterday..Jayme just 21...happy birthday to both
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Apr. 13th, 2006 | 02:01 am
I would just like to make it known that I have just completed the first 4 or 5 pages(depending on if i keep it all) of my M.T.S. Thesis. Now, I know that doesn't seem like much...and the silly thing isn't due for 11.5 months, but I am doing one of the chapters of the thesis for my current class on the good Bishop of Hippo, St. Augustine. Therefore, 30-35 pages of my thesis will be turned in next week as a grade for a current class. I like making work count twice...this makes me happy. In addition to that, it makes me happy that I now have a real start on this paper and my thesis. Hooorrrrraaahhh!!!!!!
that is all
Jeremiah
that is all
Jeremiah