Fiftieth Birthday

Yesterday was my half century mark. I ran a little; read and proofed Jonathan Tran's superb upcoming book with Blackwell, The Vietnam War and Theologies of Memory: Time and Eternity in the Far Country; we went to an Indian buffet for a late lunch; I napped; taught a class and bible study at church; and had ice cream cake.

It is a little strange turning fifty. I don't feel "that old" but notice that I have memories of events that stretch farther and farther into the past. For instance I remember listening to Oscar Robertson playing NBA basketball for the Cincinnati Royals. More and more persons look younger than I do when I go out in public. It is interesting to realize that I received my PhD 20 years ago now.

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Back Blogging

Yesterday I spent in Temecula, interviewing candidates for various ordainted offices in the Church of the Nazarene. The discourse of such gatherings are interesting -- and often difficult, not as much for the candidates, but for the elders entrusted with making judgments about the call, gifts, graces, and qualifications of the candidates. On thing for sure, wisdom in responding to the issue of divorce and remarriage among ordination candidates is a primary point of tension within the clergy in the Church of the Nazarene.

As I get started, I have some material I would like to post that has been "built-up" over the past few months. I had hoped to get started blogging with Ash Wednesday, but, as usual, I'm way behind. So the extended entry is a little paper that I gave as part of a panel discussion in Seattle a few week ago. I will put some other things up as I get caught up on my back blog.

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