As a teacher, I got used to carrying things in the back of my car pertaining to teaching: books, materials for science experiments, math manipulatives, etc. This wasn’t uncommon or strange, in fact after school you could often find a switch going on from one teacher’s car to another teacher’s as materials were shared back […]
Hunting and Gathering
I was listening to an NPR report with a state university professor of economics (I missed which one as I tried to track the station through the small towns of my commute) and was intrigued by his suggestion that we are moving back to a hunter and gatherer economy. His suggestion was that there is […]
Day 3 of Icy Conditions as a Pastor
This morning started at 5:00 am. The ice is melting, and I am worried about the piano. It should be fine if the temperature hasn’t fallen below 55 in the sanctuary, but if there ever is a time that that might have happened, that time would have been the last two days. I am also […]
Day 2 of Icy Conditions as a Pastor
The night brought more ice and refrozen ice and power outages. Our power was fine, but when my phone dinged with the Civil Emergency Notice, I knew it was time to start checking on my congregants. Already one missed call as I fixed my first cup of coffee. Yup, one person without power. Thinking […]
Day 1 of Icy Conditions as a Pastor
Of course the ice storm happened on a Wednesday, again. I looked outside and it was clear that this one was worse than the last one. There was no way I was getting my car out and our road had not been scraped. I was stuck. So, Wednesday morning started with being sure that the […]
Walk at Dusk
The pups and I are usually morning walkers or runners, so it was strange to take them out tonight as the day faded into night. We watched as families came together and peeked in at what they were having for dinner. In some cases, we could even smell what was cooking. It seems odd to […]
Switching Gears
As I started my last semester of classes in seminary, I realized that soon this two-week life will be over. I can actually see the finish line. I can actually count down the number of times I have to commute to school. It’s surreal. I have become accustomed to starting my week at seminary […]
Supporting Others
I have been receiving for the past three weeks statements and informations for my tax preparation. I have been shocked to find the number of nonprofits I have supported over the past year. I don’t remember doing this intentionally, I only remember that every organization had a friend whose dream was to go serve people […]
Noisiness
Yesterday, the world was quiet in our neck of the woods. Snow covered everything as we slept wondering what the next morning would hold. It was wonderful to take the pups out for our walk and to see that very few people were out and about. Almost every house had their cars parked in their […]
Why Can’t I Get a Job at a Church
I am entering in my last semester of seminary. I’ve been interimming at a church as the pastor for the past 5 months. Now, I am looking for jobs and am acutely aware that there are not jobs for seminary students who are recent graduates. I had opportunities while I was still in seminary. Opportunities […]
About Merianna
I am currently serving as the Interim Pastor at Emmanuel Baptist Fellowship as I finish my final year of seminary. I am overwhelmed at the encouragement and belief this community has in me! I am so excited to journey with them.
- I am changed.
- Teacher Contractors
- Christianity Isn’t Target Practice
- Teacher Without a Classroom
- Connecting via Social Media
- Carrying the Cross
- Hunting and Gathering
- Day 3 of Icy Conditions as a Pastor
- Day 2 of Icy Conditions as a Pastor
- Day 1 of Icy Conditions as a Pastor
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