Comments on: Make Yourself at Home http://www.goingtoseminary.com/make-yourself-at-home/ Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:08:22 +0000 hourly 1 By: What else to bring to seminary? | Going to Seminary - A Resource for Men and Women Choosing or Attending a Christian Theological Seminary http://www.goingtoseminary.com/make-yourself-at-home/comment-page-1/#comment-1726 What else to bring to seminary? | Going to Seminary - A Resource for Men and Women Choosing or Attending a Christian Theological Seminary Wed, 06 Aug 2008 06:05:17 +0000 http://goingtoseminary.com/make-yourself-at-home/#comment-1726 [...] in our studies. As a side note, immersing one’s self in the local church is key as well. Making ourselves ‘at home’ is essential to allowing God to form our [...] [...] in our studies. As a side note, immersing one’s self in the local church is key as well. Making ourselves ‘at home’ is essential to allowing God to form our [...]

]]> By: Some advice for Seminary students | deTheos http://www.goingtoseminary.com/make-yourself-at-home/comment-page-1/#comment-1554 Some advice for Seminary students | deTheos Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:34:28 +0000 http://goingtoseminary.com/make-yourself-at-home/#comment-1554 [...] Read the rest at goingtoseminary.com … [...] [...] Read the rest at goingtoseminary.com … [...]

]]> By: Considering Seminary When Others Do Not | Going to Seminary - A Resource for Men and Women Choosing or Attending a Christian Theological Seminary http://www.goingtoseminary.com/make-yourself-at-home/comment-page-1/#comment-1532 Considering Seminary When Others Do Not | Going to Seminary - A Resource for Men and Women Choosing or Attending a Christian Theological Seminary Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:25:27 +0000 http://goingtoseminary.com/make-yourself-at-home/#comment-1532 [...] financially specifically, but relationally, in people. As Jake pointed out recently, this vital aspect of life is key while in seminary. It is also important before (and after) [...] [...] financially specifically, but relationally, in people. As Jake pointed out recently, this vital aspect of life is key while in seminary. It is also important before (and after) [...]

]]> By: Jeff Patterson http://www.goingtoseminary.com/make-yourself-at-home/comment-page-1/#comment-1484 Jeff Patterson Sat, 28 Jun 2008 13:51:53 +0000 http://goingtoseminary.com/make-yourself-at-home/#comment-1484 Jake, Well said. There's one of those "happy tensions" again, where we need to be willing to allow ourselves to grow roots in a place, yet have an open hand if God wants to uproot us and do something different. Perhaps another metaphor could be "investing" our time in seminary (in others, in the local church, in our marriage and in spiritual formation) rather than "spending" it. (We invest in our homes, yet we merely spend rent.) Yet as you say in your caveat comment, sometimes you still won't feel connected (like the investment is worth it). <em>Any suggestions for someone commuting an hour and taking about 5+/- years to finish seminary?</em> Jeff Pattersons last blog post..<a href="http://www.detheos.com/2008/06/28/55-reasons-why-i-love-my-sauce-on-our-5th/" rel="nofollow">55 reasons why I love my Sauce - on our 5th</a> Jake,

Well said. There’s one of those “happy tensions” again, where we need to be willing to allow ourselves to grow roots in a place, yet have an open hand if God wants to uproot us and do something different. Perhaps another metaphor could be “investing” our time in seminary (in others, in the local church, in our marriage and in spiritual formation) rather than “spending” it. (We invest in our homes, yet we merely spend rent.) Yet as you say in your caveat comment, sometimes you still won’t feel connected (like the investment is worth it).

Any suggestions for someone commuting an hour and taking about 5+/- years to finish seminary?

Jeff Pattersons last blog post..55 reasons why I love my Sauce – on our 5th

]]> By: Jake Belder http://www.goingtoseminary.com/make-yourself-at-home/comment-page-1/#comment-1480 Jake Belder Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:30:19 +0000 http://goingtoseminary.com/make-yourself-at-home/#comment-1480 I should add a very important caveat here. You can make all the effort in the world to make that new place you live feel like home, but if the place/people/culture/school/church/etc. do not make <i>you</i> feel like home, it is going to be a difficult time. I have experienced this to some degree before, and so I offer this caveat from personal reflection. Nevertheless, if would have to be a pretty harsh or difficult environment for your efforts to find this drastic of a failure. Sometimes circles can be difficult to break in to, but with even pushing and prodding, most of them can open up. Jake Belders last blog post..<a href="http://www.jakebelder.com/2008/06/come-again.html" rel="nofollow">Come Again?</a> I should add a very important caveat here.

You can make all the effort in the world to make that new place you live feel like home, but if the place/people/culture/school/church/etc. do not make you feel like home, it is going to be a difficult time. I have experienced this to some degree before, and so I offer this caveat from personal reflection. Nevertheless, if would have to be a pretty harsh or difficult environment for your efforts to find this drastic of a failure. Sometimes circles can be difficult to break in to, but with even pushing and prodding, most of them can open up.

Jake Belders last blog post..Come Again?

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