Roe v. Wade

Today is the 33rd anniversary of the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision upholding a woman's right to choose. Tonight we hosted a worship service honoring the anniversary. I am the moderator of the pro-choice group on campus. We had a small gathering of committed souls and I think it was a heart-warming service. One friend told me I shouldn't preach (I wonder if she thought I would get "preachy" on this issue), but I had not planned to preach -- we prayed and sang and read real women's stories about how they came to their decision on this issue. It went well.

Other news: today was the start of my last M.Div. semester. Had 2 classes today -- 1 a history course (16th c. Reformation) which I think will be very tough -- and 1 a theology course dealing with Revelation post-holocaust and post-9/11, which seems very good and interesting. My Bonhoeffer ethics course and worship in the Reformed tradition start tomorrow.

Still lots of familial troubles at home -- not sure how much I want to share online -- lots of stress but also want to maintain some anonymity (just in case). A 6-year-old from our home church was killed last week in a car accident; that has been difficult to cope with from afar (from my end). Did get up to see the grieving family and that met my needs to grieve as well. Also my little one is on crutches with a "locked" knee. We are awaiting MRI results and contemplating possible arthroscopic surgery -- yikes!

My brother got to see me preach a few weeks ago -- guest preacher in a church near him -- first time for him to see me in that role -- he was quite supportive and it was great to catch up with him a bit. That's all for now!