Reason Breeds Insanity

I finished grading the first assignment, and I have decided that I am on a strong learning curve. Going by the rubric we created together, nearly everyone got A’s, which I am okay with. My problem is that I can’t justify not being able to give an A+ to a couple of students. They all did really well, but there were a few that were amazing. The best I can do for them is to use their projects as examples for next semester, so they live on in infamy!

I didn’t meditate today, and I can feel it. I didn’t write my PCM paper today, and I needed to. I didn’t eat right today, and I should have. I didn’t do much today except grade and go to class. I need to figure this scheduling thing out, like yesterday.

Tomorrow, I am going to get up and walk the dogs, then write my draft of the creative parts for PCM, then I am going to go have coffee with a friend, then have office hours where I hope to work on the critical parts of the essay, then I have class, then I will finish the essay. I am sure I will be editing it up until the last minute. Why do I do this to myself???? I can’t not try something for once, can I? Damn. I’m behind. Maybe one day I’ll get so behind, I’ll catch up!

Make every effort to live in peace with all men and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord.

Seek good, not evil, that you may live. Then the LORD God Almighty will be with you, just as you say he is. Hate evil, love good; maintain justice in the courts.

But the tax collector stood at a distance. He would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner.’ I tell you that this man, rather than the other, went home justified before God. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.

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I can’t believe that Jesus would have imagined the celebration of his passion for us (Lent Online) being wrestled over, talked about, and contemplated in Cyberland. Although there is that whole freaky collapse of time thing where God can see everything from beginning to end like I can see the images brought up in an image search using my new fun tool, PicLens. So maybe the all-God Jesus knew about Cyber-Lent, but maybe the all human Jesus had no clue. Does it work like that? I also can’t imagine that Jesus wouldn’t be ecstatic that we are using technology to open the discussion of his life, word, and love. I mean the disciples used all the latest technology to explain their views on Jesus’ life and work. Who doesn’t love a little Cyber-Lent? You can click on Lent Online above to get to our church’s daily devotional, or you can go to the left of this page where it says Lent Online and click where is says Click here. This seems a bit like those cheesy “Click here and the Tabernacle of the Holy Saints of Pittsburgh will donate $4 for every click to a charity of their choice, namely their own pockets,” BUT this is simply a place to “Read, Reflect, and Respond.” So try it. And remember Jesus is watching you.