{"id":1199,"date":"2014-03-05T19:19:00","date_gmt":"2014-03-06T01:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/fearofwhales\/?p=1199"},"modified":"2014-03-10T20:19:32","modified_gmt":"2014-03-11T01:19:32","slug":"looking-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/fearofwhales\/2014\/03\/looking-back.html","title":{"rendered":"Looking Back"},"content":{"rendered":"

As I begin my Lenten discipline of looking back, I\u2019m most immediately reminded of Urbana 2012, one of my freshest memories from my IV life. It was there that Terry LeBlanc spoke about the discipline of remembrance telling a story about fishing with his grandfather, who told him how not to get lost in the woods \u201cWhen you look back at the way you came, you will always be able to find your way home. Listen to his sermon for free here<\/a> <\/p>\n

When I sat there listening to Terry remember his elders, I knew that I was about to transition into a new stage of life, and I thought back to the experiences that had developed me. The Charismatics, The Evangelicals, The Lutherans, The Presbyterians, The Methodists, and finally The Missionals, paying particular attention to my time with them, which had not yet been reflected upon. <\/p>\n

Now as I sit here remembering my remembering, I have the seminarians to add. <\/p>\n

I\u2019m not ready yet to write about the seminarians yet. As I was not ready then to write about the Missionals. My classmates read this blog, and what I would say if anything would be the sort of happy slappy drivel that wouldn’t be worth reading. If I am to authentically talk about both the strengths and weakness of a community, I have to do it in retrospect, so that is what I will endeavor to do here and now. Next week I\u2019ll go to Kansas and reflect on my time there<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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