What a week! It began with the ELCA Iowa Tri-Synod conference in Des Moines. My first time to Des Moines and found a good old friend: Caribou Coffee! I got to hang out there for a while and talk to a friend from Wartburg who still is waiting for a call. I must confess, it was quite nice to have a conference veteran around that was not my sup. Not that my sup is bad but it good to talk to her.

Speakers were great and I especially liked Martin Marty. His talk was fun and yet informative... Great speaker and helped make the trip even more enjoyable. We had a conference worship service on Monday evening at Faith Lutheran in Clive. The service was quite familiar as it used materials from Renewing Worship which will be in the ELW. I especially enjoyed the RV Williams piece that was performed. I cannot find my program but it was for organ, brass choir and 4 part voice. Such a spiritual experience for me to listen to his music, especially sacred works.

That's all for now.....

Amazing stuff here! All the cool kids have blogs! Now I have one too but does that mean I am cool? Not really...

Anyway, just a little reflection on life as an intern. Internship is a period for me to discern my call to ministry in the Church. My struggle is understanding what God is calling me to. Ordained ministry? Certainly. Pastor? Not sure. Maybe chaplain or other vocation where my theological training is essential. This is another one of those mysteries of life that I might never figure out.