Territorial Bloggings

A Cogent Mélange of Lutheran & Pop-Culture Punditry
October 24, 2006

Blaaaaahg

Posted by : ghp
Filed under : theology

Yes, it’s time again to blahg. Cheap therapy for me. An easily skippable posting for you. Win-win. w00t…
Granted, I’m not in an overly depressive state of mind. The melancholia doesn’t have me that mired down (yet). I’ve just been in a dangerously contemplative state of mind. Not really dissatisfied with my lot in life, but [...]


September 11, 2006

Wisdom from Ablog!

Posted by : ghp
Filed under : theology

Why is it that whenever something goes wrong in a person’s life or the life of a family, the first instinct even of Christians is to say, “You need to get some counseling” meaning, “You need to get therapy.”
The devil is outraged by absolution and the Lord’s Supper, basically, by the grace of God. He [...]


August 20, 2006

Despair

Posted by : ghp
Filed under : theology

Despair is a horrible thing — I think we can all agree on that.
I’ve been in a particularly wretched mood today. The kind of a day & mood when every little thing is a struggle, even (especially?) when you know that it’s something that needs to be done. Going to church was a struggle, where [...]


August 11, 2006

Sensitivity

Posted by : ghp
Filed under : zeitgeist

So, I attended a sensitivity workshop yesterday. Working on a university campus, these things are unavoidable from time to time. And to be honest, it really wasn’t all that bad, especially compared to some that I’ve been exposed to at other places of employment. But I digress…
It was pretty standard “awareness-enhancing”/”diversity” type of stuff, but [...]