Random Moment of the Day
April 22, 2007
So, I’ve been blogging for long enough that I’m pretty used to being stopped at Emergent events/conventions with some version of, “Hey - aren’t you Adam? Your blog is pomomusings, right?” I’m used to that. It was a little weird for Sarah at first when people would come up and know everything about her. But I think even she’s used to that by now.
But I had a first yesterday - a totally, completely random blog-recognition in public. I was buying some hot new shoes for my birthday, and as I was walking around the mall, all of a sudden a young woman looked at me, pointed and asked, “Hey, are you Adam Cleaveland?”
Eh? What? I had no idea who this person was - but I went with it. “Yah.”
“Hi, I’m Natalie - I read your blog.”
There we go. Very, very random. Apparently Natalie is a bit of a superstar in her own right, so it was a pleasure to meet her as well. You should all check out her blog, especially if you’re a youth pastor or Methodist; she’s got some great stuff to say.
Tags: Methodist, Natalie-Stadnick, Youth Ministry
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April 22nd, 2007 at 11:34 pm
Kenda had us read Natalie’s “Why I’ve given up on youth group” post last semester for class. I really appreciated her thoughts on youth group and church, and she voices them so well.
…and Keens are pretty awesome too.
April 23rd, 2007 at 9:50 am
She’s on my Daily Read list now. Thanks for pointing her out!
April 23rd, 2007 at 1:30 pm
as a youth leader and a methodist, thanks…
April 23rd, 2007 at 7:16 pm
Haha… thanks for the shout out, Adam!
Perhaps I’ll run into you again sometime… at least then you’ll know who I am! For the first few seconds there you looked at me like I was crazy.
Cheers,
NS
April 25th, 2007 at 11:58 pm
Hi Adam,
So you’ll also know, at our 2nd year out gathering for Company of New Pastors this week, we each read an Emerging/Emergent author, and attempted to imagine in conversation the current and future impact of these observations and suggestions. PomoMusings was a critical topic as well, carrying as much authority and inspiration into our groups as “Generous Orthodoxy”, “Liquid Church”, or “The Present Future.” Thanks for your diligence and passion.
Joel
April 26th, 2007 at 5:58 pm
The Keen shoes are great. I have had three pairs of Keen shoes as well as a pair of the Newport sandals.