tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10760709.post115938117038635312..comments2023-10-31T10:28:50.158-04:00Comments on The Zeray Gazette: The Great IronyJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04854543617806427302noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10760709.post-1159746230895401942006-10-01T19:43:00.000-04:002006-10-01T19:43:00.000-04:00You don't have to drink to go to the pub. Just ca...You don't have to drink to go to the pub. Just carry a Bible and wave it around a lot.Theresa Colemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12134175277230355640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10760709.post-1159549396548961142006-09-29T13:03:00.000-04:002006-09-29T13:03:00.000-04:00Alas, that's not an option for Asburians. We aren...Alas, that's not an option for Asburians. We aren't allowed to drink.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04854543617806427302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10760709.post-1159493960978123192006-09-28T21:39:00.000-04:002006-09-28T21:39:00.000-04:00I just went to the local pub alot.I just went to the local pub alot.Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05503120317139858666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10760709.post-1159469616475802832006-09-28T14:53:00.000-04:002006-09-28T14:53:00.000-04:00you should be complaining. non -christians keep us...you should be complaining. non -christians keep us healthy and on our toes, and are the main reason we are called ... don't ever ever forget it.see-through faithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10130170262035064482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10760709.post-1159453701267574312006-09-28T10:28:00.000-04:002006-09-28T10:28:00.000-04:00While I was in seminary, I lived in a neighborhood...While I was in seminary, I lived in a neighborhood full of non-Christians and I coached high school soccer -- another great place to meet non-Christians. I did my laundry in a laundromat full of non-Christians. <BR/><BR/>I'm not saying that it's something you can personally do, but for me, seminary caused me to really intentionally seek out non-Christians. I've found that the same is true in full-time church work; if I don't seek them out intentionally, I'll never rub shoulders with non-Christians.Brian Vinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17221972114141282402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10760709.post-1159446670491595792006-09-28T08:31:00.000-04:002006-09-28T08:31:00.000-04:00Sure, but it's still only among Christians. We lo...Sure, but it's still only among Christians. We lose our fluency in World like that.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04854543617806427302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10760709.post-1159446304893887562006-09-28T08:25:00.000-04:002006-09-28T08:25:00.000-04:00Serving as a student local pastor while I was in s...Serving as a student local pastor while I was in seminary (at Pgh Theological Seminary) saved my ministry from isolation. Student pastoring is one of the best programs in the UMC, in my view.Keith H. McIlwainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14661248415435540954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10760709.post-1159393876981842042006-09-27T17:51:00.000-04:002006-09-27T17:51:00.000-04:00Welcome to the, eh, "Real World" vis a vis seminar...Welcome to the, eh, "Real World" vis a vis seminary student.Theresa Colemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12134175277230355640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10760709.post-1159387998454786472006-09-27T16:13:00.000-04:002006-09-27T16:13:00.000-04:00Is it possible? No. Assume a 40-hour job, 20 hou...Is it possible? No. Assume a 40-hour job, 20 hours in part-time seminary, and 10 hours of activity in a local church.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04854543617806427302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10760709.post-1159387152019805102006-09-27T15:59:00.000-04:002006-09-27T15:59:00.000-04:00Is it possible to do seminary and have a real life...Is it possible to do seminary and have a real life at the same time - including a job to pay for seminary?<BR/><BR/>I would be a mid-career seminarian, but I could not do it if I had to be unemployed in the process.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10760709.post-1159383700353039272006-09-27T15:01:00.000-04:002006-09-27T15:01:00.000-04:00I said something similar a couple of days ago to m...I said something similar a couple of days ago to my accountability group for one of my classes: it seems an odd way to prepare for ministry to have no time to talk to anyone other than coworkers and family.<BR/><BR/>But my work definitely puts me in regular contact with nonChristians. I'm very much the oddball here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com