Despite the resistance to seminary I described in my previous post, I have moaned on many occasions, "I wish I could just go to school full-time." I am meandering my way through seminary, indulging in one class each fall, spring, and summer term. With a full-time profession that supports my family of four, it is a privilege to even crawl my way to a second graduate degree, but it is not uncommon for me to…

My college roommate and I were fairly obsessive U2 fans; we even chose one year to wallpaper our residence hall room with free "Rattle and Hum" posters we had collected in bulk at an on-campus viewing of the film. (I take enough pride in this obsession to confess here to once having a dream in which Bono pulled me up on stage a la Courtney Cox and Bruce Springsteen. Alas, my only U2 concert included stadium seats so far from the stage, I could barely discern Bono's quintessential swagger .)…

I am a relatively recent, but wholeheartedly enthusiastic fan of Krista Tippett, host of American Public Media's Being, formerly Speaking of Faith. Listening to her this week as the opening lecturer for Calvin College's January Series, I had one recurring thought. I want her job. Krista's paycheck and purpose coexist, the result of her insatiable curiosity about…