Tag: ordination exams
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Ministries of Misery
So I finished my Ord exam today (whoopeee!) and am now back in that blissful state known as pure summer… which means that i finally have time to write a bit of substance. So what has been on my mind? Lots of things, actually. Due to exegesis exam, for starters, my mind is focused quite…
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Observations from Ords
So ords are almost over and, as I have struggled to finish my exegesis exam, I have learned a few things and made a few observations about how they affect one’s personal life. Without further ado: 1) There is no better time to execute a complete facelift of one’s blog than while sitting in the…
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When studying becomes a pleasure…
Who knew that reading Shirley Guthrie could be such a fulfilling experience? I certainly didn’t expect studying for ords to be gratifying in most senses of the word, so it has certainly been a welcome surprise to find that the most universally recommended text for studying for ords happens to be one of the more…
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Ords AHH!
Shout out to all yall in the Presby world— I am studying for ords and its getting down to the wire… and I know I am not alone in this but it is often difficult to sort out how to prepare for these things (esp when you aren’t at a presby semianry.) So it occurred…
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Reflections and retrospections
It’s my day off, and not a moment too soon. This summer has been amazing, but also incredibly frustrating, sometimes ridiculously unbearable, and I am still trying to sort out how to make sense out of my experiences. I have found myself in a community that is doing things that I care deeply about and…
Deeper in me than I 