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I am a Dad

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Dec 1 7

This was cross-posted on Dazed Dad last week as we remembered Micah and Judah’s deaths just four weeks earlier. I am continuing to process my grief and journey through our loss on that site, and have written a few posts recently that you might be interested in:

Four Weeks Ago Today I Became a Dad

Four weeks ago at this very minute (6:49am), I became a dad. I saw Micah delivered first; I even saw his little tiny 19-week 3-day arms and legs moving a bit when he first came out. And then little Judah, tiny Judah 2 ounces lighter than his bigger, older brother. I didn’t remember it at the time, but I had my “Becoming a Dad” blog entry set to post that morning, and while it was never in the way I would have ever imagined, I was more a dad that morning than I had ever been.

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Preaching Off an iPad

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Nov 29 22

Yesterday was the first day I preached off my iPad. I got the iPad this past summer and had always thought about preaching off it. I currently use a manuscript for my sermons. It’s the style that was reinforced at Princeton Seminary, and I haven’t quite been able to shake it yet. I feel like it’s still a pretty conversational style, and I do feel the freedom to move away from the manuscript, but at this point in my preaching career, I like having the manuscript there. When I print it out, it’s normally about 5 pages, but seemed like saving paper would be a good thing.

I know there have been quite a few folks who have already blogged about preaching off an iPad, and I don’t know that I have too much to add to the discussion, but I thought I’d briefly share how it worked for me, since some folks on Twitter asked that I write a review after preaching from it.

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Suggestions for a new Blog Series

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Nov 17 14

I’ve been privileged to host two different blog series on Pomomusings before, the first on the Kingdom of God and the second on pluralism. It’s been over a year and a half, and I’m getting antsy for some good collaborative theological discussions on the site. There are some usual suspects that I’ll probably be asking to write, but I’m always looking for new voices to be guest bloggers, and I have some new folks I’m planning to ask as well.

But first we need…a topic. So we’ve covered eschatology and pluralism/interfaith stuff. I think we’ll stay away from sexuality for the time being, considering there are already some great memes out there covering that topic (for those Presbyterians who are interested).

So what do you think would be interesting to hear from a host of folks about? Is there a pressing theme or topic out there that you think we would all benefit from hearing others write about? Share your thoughts in the comments and we’ll start getting things in the works for a new blog series in the spring.

Two Weeks Ago Today: Dealing with Grief

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Nov 8 1

After our tragic loss of Micah and Judah, our twin boys, two weeks ago this very minute, I’ve continued to blog about my grieving process at my Dazed Dad blog. I won’t be posting much about this process here on Pomomusings, so if you’re interested in following along on this journey with us, I’d encourage you to subscribe to Dazed Dad’s blog here.

It certainly isn’t easy – and while some days feel more normal than others, it’s clear that we have been changed. Our lives are forever different because of Micah and Judah. I thought I’d just share a few links with you in case you are interested in joining in this journey with me. I have written at Dazed Dad about yelling at God, how people have been remembering Micah and Judah, what I learned when I held Micah and Judah and how one of the worst parts of this process is the neverness of loss.