Archive for August, 2009

SecondLife, New Church Development in the PCUSA, and Discerning my Calling

August 31st, 2009 by Neal Locke

What follows is my application essay for a PCUSA New Church Development Discernment  Conference this October, answering the simple question “Why do you want to attend this event?”  Since it marks some major changes (or clarification) in my thinking, and tracks some things I’ve been involved with recently, I thought it might be good to [...]

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Midway Through Hebrew and Other Midsummer, Mid-Life Stuff

August 27th, 2009 by Neal Locke

It occurs to me that a general status update post (or any post for that matter) is long overdue.  When I started writing this one, I actually *was* midway through Hebrew.  Now with only two weeks left in the class, and fall quickly approaching, the title is a bit outdated, but the rest still holds [...]

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