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Marsha

I am here for Friends and Networking

About Me

I'm a seminary graduate but still in the formation process before I get ordained. I have an intense interest in helping church communities deal with dying and death in a healthy way, and I'm an avid environmentalist. My dream is to marry these two passions as a parish minister and Christian educator, helping congregations learn to live more harmoniously with the environment and in turn gain a stronger understanding of our place in the grand scheme of things.

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Many different people! But if I could choose only a few from history, I'd want to talk with those who stand out to me as exemplary leaders of their people. In no particular order: Alexander the Great, King of the Persian Empire; King George VI of the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland; the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; General Robert E. Lee of the CSA; and Chief Mahpina Luta of the Oglala Lakota

My Blog

Confessions of a "Scrubs" Junkie

Everybody has one TV show that they can't miss, and which they'll watch repeatedly without ever tiring of a particular episode.  Lately, I've been obsessed with "Scrubs", the somewhat snarky dram...
Posted by on Thu, 01 Jan 2009 11:26:00 GMT

Love Letter to Southwest aka Touching the Face of God

Love Letter to Southwest Airlines aka Touching the Face of God   I love to fly.  I love that indescribable feel at takeoff, just when the plane leaves the ground, and the pressure beneath ...
Posted by on Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:00:00 GMT

The Bare Essence of Humanness

   When asked to reflect on my learning experiences during this summer as a chaplain in a suburban Phoenix hospital, I found it very difficult to put into words what I've been through.&...
Posted by on Mon, 05 Nov 2007 23:21:00 GMT

Americas Terrorist

America's Terrorist   CNN reported Wednesday that a federal jury awarded over US$10 million to the father of a US Marine whose funeral was picketed by members of the fundamentalist Westboro Bapt...
Posted by on Wed, 31 Oct 2007 23:52:00 GMT

The Person of Jesus Christ, Part One

It never ceases to amaze me when I meet people who try to explain the person of Jesus Christ - and the act of believing that Jesus is the son of God - in a few simple statements.  Religious belie...
Posted by on Fri, 23 Mar 2007 23:14:00 GMT

What's Your Definition of Hypocrisy?

People who view my list of friends will see both "Native Energy" and "Stop Global Warming" near the top; both deal with naturalist issues.  As my profile says, I want to work ...
Posted by on Sun, 04 Mar 2007 20:53:00 GMT

December 7

In my personal profile, I mention one of my heroes: the Reverend John R. Fry, honorably retired from active ministry in the (now) Presbyterian Church, USA, which was at one point the United Presbyteri...
Posted by on Thu, 07 Dec 2006 12:29:00 GMT

Some People Sniff Glue; I Sniff Coffee Beans

I'm sitting here downing another pint of Ben and Jerry's latest concoction, 'Vermonty Python'.  Of course, the name alone necessitated my giving this a try (that's also the excuse I used for tryi...
Posted by on Sun, 19 Nov 2006 22:18:00 GMT

Cell Phones

On my way to dinner at Gale's, I realized that I had no way of getting north of Howard Avenue 'cause construction had shut down the Purple EL. As soon as I got on the Red EL, I called her on my cell t...
Posted by on Sun, 29 Oct 2006 22:59:00 GMT

Weakness or Strength?

Why do we always apologize in moments of personal break down?  Someone I know who lost her best friend a few years ago, at an age nobody should be thinking about dying, broke down & sobb...
Posted by on Fri, 27 Oct 2006 20:22:00 GMT