Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 29th, 2011
I bent down so the priest could lay her hands on each side of my face. “For what would you like me to pray?” She asked in a soft, soothing voice. “My back is killing me and I am just so stressed out. I’m exhausted.” I replied. It was the Monday of final’s week, I [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 9th, 2011
A few weeks ago I told you about my experience tutoring at Little Lights in DC. I’d like to share with you a gift that was given to me from one of my students, and let you know how you could help Little Lights raise over $10,000 today. On the second Wednesday of my 6-week [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 20th, 2011
Forgive me, this will be brief and possibly not well written. But I have wanted to share something with you for so long and haven’t found the time to do it well. This morning at breakfast I sat next to a Lutheran minister from India, who is living in Geneva, while working with the World [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 18th, 2011
Immersed in “God” talk you would think that one would feel closer than ever to the Divine. I was warned that it might be difficult to stay connected to the Source at seminary. At first the excitement and fun of my new world fed me. But recently I have noticed my energy waning. Whether I [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 27th, 2011
We are fed spiritual food to go out into the world to love and serve with gladness and singleness of heart. Is the chapel a sanctuary so that I will be a living sanctuary for You? Or is it a fortress protecting me from the poverty of spirit which surrounds me? I return for spiritual [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 25th, 2011
During Theology of Practice in Ministry orientation, each of the incoming seminarians was assigned a site where we would volunteer and then reflect theologically on our experience. We were asked to rank our top 3 choices out of 5 sites. Two of the options incorporated working with recently released prisoners. I marked them as 1 [...]
Posted in He Said She Said, Uncategorized on Aug 13th, 2011
This is the seventeenth in a series written by Malcolm Marler and Mary Bea Sullivan, husband and wife, about their journey as Mary, an author, prepares to go to Virginia Theological Seminary. Malcolm is a director of pastoral care at a hospital in Alabama. “He Said.” . . . by Malcolm One of the lessons Mary and I learned from our recent two week [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 9th, 2011
This is the fourteenth in a series written by Malcolm Marler and Mary Bea Sullivan, husband and wife, about their journey as Mary, an author, prepares to go to Virginia Theological Seminary. Malcolm is a director of pastoral care at a hospital in Alabama. “We Said” By Malcolm and Mary The clock is ticking. Well, [...]
Posted in He Said She Said, Uncategorized on Jul 3rd, 2011
This is the twelfth in a series written by Malcolm Marler and Mary Bea Sullivan, husband and wife, about their journey as Mary, an author, prepares to go to Virginia Theological Seminary. Malcolm is a director of pastoral care at a hospital in Alabama. “She Said.” By Mary Bea Sullivan I love to run. Since [...]
Posted in He Said She Said, Uncategorized on Jun 26th, 2011
This is the eleventh in a series written by Malcolm Marler and Mary Bea Sullivan, husband and wife, about their journey as Mary, an author, prepares to go to Virginia Theological Seminary. Malcolm is a director of pastoral care at a hospital in Alabama. He Said . . . by Malcolm Marler An acquaintance asked [...]