What is there to say about me? I could take one approach and rattle of a litany of my professional, vocational, and educational accomplishments (Bachelor of Arts in History from Johnson C. Smith University, Master of Divinity from the Interdenominational Theological Center, current student at The School of Theology at The University of the South, studies in Pastoral Care at Emory University Center for Pastoral Services, etc. – I couldn’t resist). I could use a long list of hopelessly myopic adjectives in the vain attempt to describe myself (young, gifted, and Black – sorry, I couldn’t help it).
Rather, I will just say that this blog is a hodgepodge, a clustermess, and random agglomeration of mental and spiritual ruminations. There isn’t a clear connection between them aside from the fact that they all come from me. They reflect my passions, my pains, my dreams, my nightmares, my strengths, and my growing edges. They are falliable and they are true. In that way, they reflect me and reveal something: that as unique as I am, I am very much so like everyone else: just trying to find my way.
And I welcome the conversation.
The Word of Marcus for the People of God…
you should be a follower of Christ and the words of truth that are with in the Bible. We are all children of God and the sooner you read his word and not the word of the humans around you the better off you will be. I love all people of all color and if you can not see it that way then you may not be ready to enter those Gate of Heaven that you see as a boundry. i pray for you and yours to read of God’s love and share it with others. I am a vocational educator in the south and i love all of my students. At times it’s a little hard for them to hear that but as they get to know me they know i am sincere. May the Love and Grace of Jesus touch your heart and help you to inspire others around you. Sincerely Yours, Joe
Thank you very much for you comments. I am not sure what you are referring to, particularly pertaining to me not reading “God’s word,” because there is no context to your remarks. Nonetheless I wish you Love and Light. Thanks for reading.
- Love and Light
To be honest, I believe that “Joe” is focusing on that you only mentioned “Black” and “African/American”. Myself, I think that you must have had a very exciting path that led up to where you are now. Me myself, I started to study philosophy and Art History when I too k my BA, and I have studied Biblical Studies and History of Christianity & Judaism for my Masters now. I will this coming semester take a course in Counselling and pastoral care.
- Be well, Live good and share the happiness to those you meet.
Mathias
Mathias,
Understandable. This page is a combination of bad and far-to-intermittent editing and just where I am ontologically, culturally, socially, and spiritually. It, much like myself, is a work in progress. I’m actually about to give this page a much needed overhaul. My first masters was a great mix of biblical studies and Church history. My current graduate program has a lot more to do with practical theology – liturgy and worship, pastoral theology, etc. So there is clearly a lot of fodder for great discussion.
- In Peace