For some reason, many people here in New Haven have been asking me how classes are going, and the answer is, “Great!” (or in German, “Sehr gut!”). I am thoroughly…

In some ways, seminary is graduate-level education in Biblical studies, theology, Church history, ethics, perhaps Biblical languages, and so on. But on today, September 11th, one of the most obvious…

Every day at seminary is a little bit different for me due to various worship services and a different class schedule every day, but here is a typical day: 6…

I have received several emails from California asking what I’m taking. I waited to respond because Yale has this incredible registration policy called “the shopping period.” Students can enroll tentatively…

Well, the moving in process has been far more complicated and fraught with problems than I thought. Due to new mortgage and banking regulations, which apparently change by the week,…

Well, I completed my drive across the country with my daughter and my dog (she drove, but the dog didn’t). I had hoped for stunning scenic views in the Western…

Due to a lot of hard work on my daughter’s part and mine, our house is now sold, and so is much of our furniture. We move out of our…

I have spent much of May and June preparing to leave my life in California and go to seminary at Yale Divinity School to prepare for the Episcopal priesthood. I…