The Bethel Rebel: Life according to Johnny Ginsberg

It seems that in order to make the Seminary opportunity happen, I will need a part-time job.  I promised the guys in one of my small groups that I would check out the local Minnesota WorkForce Center.  I did so this afternoon.  The people there were extremely helpful.  After a couple of “twists and turns,” [...]

I’ve been accepted and admitted to Bethel Seminary to audit courses there.  This is good news.  There is still the matter of getting the financial end worked out.  I just emailed my conservator about this.  I told him that I would make some sacrifices in order to make this happen.    One way or another, if [...]

I’m thinking I’m trying to do my best to do my tasks of logistics for my Pure Desire group.  I’m trying to contact the coordinator to figure out if we have any new bodies to join us.  I’ve also contacted several individuals to find out if they will be at group on Thursday.  We need [...]

I finally got off my lazy rear, showered, and then I took those soups back to Costco this afternoon.  Got a refund of the full purchase price.  As they say in “The Moon is a Harsh Mistress” by Robert Heinlein, no huhu. What my other plans are for this week, I do not know.  I’m thinking [...]

It’s been a good weekend.  Thanksgiving went well.  It was a great meal with good times.  Friday I was honored and privileged to help move Reid and Holly’s stuff from their apartment to their new house.  It’s nice when you have a truck that can help make moves this conveiniently.  Then after that I had [...]

I liked the message at the Eagle Brook Church Thanksgiving Eve Service at the Lino Lakes Campus.  Pastor Jason S. really served up a great message.  The gist of the message is that you can complain or compare yourself to someone else, and those things generally don’t work.  Being thankful is a choice one makes, [...]

I am looking forward to turkey and all the trimmings on Thursday.  It’s going to be good, but besides the turkey, I really really love the stuffing.  Nice and delicious.  I also look forward to some Meiers Cold Duck.  I love this delicious juice of the grape.  It’s a great substitute for wine, which I [...]

While I was at CostCo yesterday, I picked up Health Choice chicken soups.  That was a mistake.  The Progresso soups I usually get are way better in taste.  I had a can of Healthy Choice last night.  It didn’t taste very good.  It was kind of bland.  I’m thinking I’ll have to blast those soups [...]

OK, so the title doesn’t quite work.  Anyway, it made you look, didn’t it? So anyways, my small group met, and the book we were studying, Celebration of Disciplines, was officially scrapped.  We had some concern about what the contents of the book led into, and we had some discussion about those items.  Yesterday, I [...]

There have been some good things in the past couple of days. The visit with the VA Department Field Examiner went well.  She seemed really to care a whole lot about what the deal is.  Last night’s Infuse Program was very nicely done.  I was able to take about 116 photos of the men and [...]