Thoughts from Culhwch

You know what really stinks? Getting the flu the day of Spring Fling and staying inside all day and not getting to see anyone. But I guess it happens. The good thing is that I’m feeling much better today. I might even be able to eat solid food by the end of the day. One can only hope, right? Maybe I’ll take the top off my car and go cruising.

In other news, it turns out I have a good amount of work to do, but don’t really feel like doing any of it. Between now and May 7, I need to write two essays, and study for two finals. One final and one paper should be fairly easy, the other final and the other paper will be tough.

Essay 1: History Paper… 5 pages
Essay 2: Literary Theory… 20 pages
Final 1: History Final
Final 2: Dante

I’ve also been wondering how we as Christians should treat those in authority over us (within the church). I was reading 1 Thessalonians, and Paul makes a point about how we should appreciate them. But I also wonder how much we put people on a pedestal. How do we make real relationships available between clergy and laity. If every time pastors and congregations interact they view each other in some sort of a councilor / councilee way, when to real friendships develop. I think we need to be careful that we provide times a places for pastors and congregations to meet in a more peer-to-peer sort of way. But how do we do that, while still recognizing the charge that pastors have to support their congregations?