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Hello

Welcome to my Bible Blog

I am hoping to become a Minister. The plan is to begin my studies in September 2012 at U of T, Emmanuel College. I want to be a United Church Minister. (I wonder if Minister should be capitalized?)

My first step, okay, well, I'm way past the first step, however, I thought I should reread the Bible and decide what it means to me now. I think it will be helpful to myself if I write about it as well. Keep notes and ideas for stories (sermons) that come to me. So, I was going to go down to the basement and grab one of Rob's many swag notebooks and write it out, but then I thought, there are a few of you following me through this process and journey with interest. Perhaps the inner workings of my mind may be of interest theologically speaking. Also it may spark some interesting (HEALTHY AND FRIENDLY) debate / conversation.

I'll leave the other two posts here mostly because at the moment one pertains and the other I'm too lazy to delete.

My Bible, the one I'll be reading anyway, was a gift from my parents. My Dad really, or rather the inscription is in his handwriting and on this rare occasion he has also signed for Mum. Anyone with parents knows it's usually the Mum signing for the Dad, so it's kinda remarkable. It says:

The year: 1993C.E.
The Occation: Daye Rebekah Jane Baker Clark commences Mount Allison University

Our love, thoughts,prayers
and best wishes are
with you in this
latest turn in you
life's journey

love Mum and Dad

The name thing is a blip from high school and not really worth talking about.

I have 3 bookmarks in my Bible. A crocheted cross with turquoise ribbon through it. I think this one was my Mum's at one time. A paper one with pink flowers and "I Know That My Redeemer Lives" with the poem on the back that I believe came from my Aunt Helen. The last one is a beautiful cut paper one from a long ago pen pal in Jakarta, Indonesia. They have always been in this Bible and I check to make sure they are all there each time I pull it out. I also have held onto a connect the dots picture finished and coloured by an ex-boyfriends niece, Angela Snow. She is very much a grownup now, I have seen a few pics of her on her uncles Facebook page, we don't know each other although I still am in contact with her uncle, but I just can't seem to throw the picture away. It is not my first Bible, and probably won't be my last. I think though it will be the best used.

Today I am just reading the letter to the reader. It is full of the history of the writing of the Bible, and it's publications. I really have never been a fan of history, but I am excited to be reading this. Weird.

Night all
Be