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My Semester in Review
This article is a reflective look back on my first semester in nursing school, and highlights some of the challenges and successes that I faced and how I overcame them. It is my hope that this article might inspire and help other nursing students to find ways of achieving their goals.
I started out this semester with a lot of confidence. After all, I was pretty much a straight A student up until now. I had heard how nursing school is totally different from other classes but I don't think that really sunk in until I started. The first exam really rocked my confidence. I had seen those kind of questions before, but they had not really "mattered" until the grade mattered. Lab was also a brand new experience for me. I had to get over the feeling of "It's only a dummy" and see the dummy as a potential real person.
I have found that I struggle in particular with being nervous prior to a check-off. My first one was on completing a head to toe, which went fine, but my second one I failed the first time around due to many factors, and that really shook my self-confidence to the point where I came within a hair of failing my second attempt. I realized after that I was psyching myself out by concentrating too much on the importance of being successful rather than being confident in my own ability to succeed. Also, knowing that my every move was being judged and critiqued unnerved me. As the semester progressed, I changed thing up as I went along and I discovered some ways of studyin that worked for me and others that didn't.
I think the best purchase I made is my voice recorder. I have heard a lot of people say that they don't feel like going back to listen to x amount of hours of lecture, but for my part I found that if I can combine listening to the lecture with something that I enjoy then it's not so boring and redundant. My husband and I play World of Warcraft, and as crazy as it may sound, I would listen while playing WoW. I wouldn't be paying attention to every word, but things would grab my attention and those things stuck in my head better. Other people might find that listening while they are exercising or driving might work for them.
Another thing that worked well for me is to skim the chapters before class and then highlight the important material in the book during the lecture. My professors would teach on material that was almost always guaranteed to be on the exam, so by highlighting in class it was easier to go back through the chapter and identify those important parts. Although lab and the practical aspect of things was a bit harder for me than the strictly academic part, I did better when I was able to spend a lot of time practicing in the lab. Repetition really does help and just because I got it right the first time, did not mean that I would have it down pat a few days later, therefore practice.. practice.. practice.
Careplans are time consuming and not easy to do. I have a bad habit of procrastinating and I think I could have done much better on my careplans, had I not put it off till the last minute. They all passed, but I think that was more due to my clinical instructor. The further I got in the semester the more I learned to pay attention to details in my patients, and to ask questions both to my patient and their family, and to the nurses that were caring for them. I know that it was much easier to get my careplan done with a complete assessment and also that it was important to make sure that I would input all my data as soon as possible before I would forget anything. Another time consuming task of doing the careplan is the lists of lab data and medications. I would input all the medication information that we are required to have, and if another patient is on the same medication, such as Lovenox, I can copy paste the information into the new careplan and change the details to fit the patient I am doing the careplan on, such as dose. The same is true for lab values. A lot of the normal ranges are the same for both male and female, so I just copy pasted that information into the new careplan as well.
I must say that clinicals are my favorite part about nursing school. It's where you get to put knowledge and skills to use and actually work with a living, breathing patient or patients. To me, every patient in the hospital that I came into contact with in the hospital, became my patient too for the short duration I was there. Granted, my assigned patient I would spend more time with, but anytime that I was asked to help with any other patient, I treated that person like he/she was my only patient. Call me idealistic, but I feel that as a nursing student I have the luxury of being able to that. Every aspect of what I experienced, I treated as an opportunity to learn. If there was down-time, I asked questions.
As previously stated, nursing exams ARE hard. I found that cramming is not good. It works better to bring knowledge forward. What I mean is, if I could set aside just one hour at the end of each week to look through notes and skim the text (here is where the highlighting comes in handy)for the entire unit, the better off I was when time came to study for the exam. I didn't do this consistently, but when I did, I noticed that it helped and it was reflected in a higher exam grade. I would wait to listen to the lectures until the weekend before the exams. Our exams always fell on a Tuesday. In my head I would also try to identify potential questions that could be asked. I paid attention to the parts of the text that spoke directly to nursing interventions and priorities. I also looked at the potential nursing diagnoses associated with whatever topic that was discussed. During the exam, I would take small breaks every so often; put my pencil down, take a few deep breaths, move around a little bit on my chair, or go to the bathroom. It refreshes me, and clears my head.
All in all, this has been a successful first semester for me. I have discovered things about myself and the way I study, and what works and doesn't work for me. I think that it's important for every student, regardless of what they are studying, to identify early how best to study. People can give all the best-intentioned advice in the world, but ultimately the student is the one doing it, and there are no right or wrong ways as long as one is achieving the goal one has set. For me, my foundational goal is to pass every test, and my ultimate goal is to get the best grade possible. I reached my foundational goal, and didn't always reach my ultimate goal but now I know what works and what doesn't and with that knowledge I can move forward with a renewed determination, and I hope that maybe seeing what helped me might help another student as well.Last edit by Joe V on Dec 17, '12About OKNurse2be
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0Dec 9, '12 by PRICHARILLAisMISSEDThank you OP, for taking the time to write this article. After the coming semester I will no longer be a pre-req student and will start taking my first NURS classes. I will save this to reread as necessary when that time comes. I believe that it will be a big help for me. Thanks again.0Dec 9, '12 by TheCommuter, ASN, RN Senior ModeratorThank you for writing this and sharing your unique experience. Hopefully your recollections will help other students out there who are contending with the culture shock that is commonly known as nursing school.2Dec 9, '12 by OKNurse2beYou are very welcome. I feel that if it helped just one person, it was worthwhile Nursing classes are so rewarding and challenging all at the same time. Good Luck!!!rn2beinokc and recon1998 like this.0Dec 10, '12 by topaz1100Thanks for the article. I too am finishing up my 1st semester of nursing school and it was really hard! Nursing exams were not a walk in the park for me either. I was a good student making A's and B's occasionally prior to nursing school and I could not have been more shocked at the exams and grades I received this semester. I also reassessed what I was doing wrong regarding studying and began to see improvement in my grades. I also (like you) started to record lectures on my iphone and listen to them while washing dishes or laundry. It helped.
I swear check-offs in lab gave me high blood pressure...my heart raced each time and I would get the worst headache but I have not failed or had to redo a skill yet so that's good. Practice makes perfect.
I love clinical too except for the fact that I have to get up an hour earlier than any other day of the week!!
Again thanks! It's always good to know that I am not alone in my 1st semester struggles!!0Dec 10, '12 by Melissa1986Thanks for writing this article. I am waiting to hear from the ABSN program I applied to and hopefully will start in May 2013. I was a horrible student my freshman year in college, because I didn't know how to study. Over the years I found techniques that worked for me, and my grades improved from mostly C's to mostly A's. I will use your advice and do the same when I start nursing school.Last edit by Melissa1986 on Dec 10, '12 : Reason: typo0Dec 10, '12 by elegant.lil.ladyThank you for this wonderful article! I start my nursing program in January and am nervous as heck!0Dec 10, '12 by salomipaulThank you taking the time to write the article. I start my ADN program in January 2013 and will remember all your very helpful suggestions/advice. I recorded all biology and micro lectures for my pre-req courses and would listen to them while driving or cooking, and found them very helpful. Listening to the lectures again reinforced the topic and was like a quick review. Thanks again


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Photo Trip Report Panama Canal Cruise plus 3 days in DLR
For your viewing pleasure - a photo-filled trip report and the dueling commentary of two adult spinster sisters and their take on the 14 day cruise from Miami to Los Angeles aboard the Disney Wonder.
I want to share that a re-occurring theme for this trip has been wildlife sightings. I joked that DSis should become a wildlife photographer – she got so many great shots of marine life on this voyage. But it all started back home the morning we left. It's almost time for our car to arrive to pick us up to drive the four of us across Alligator Alley to Miami's port. The driver first picks up my parents and then comes over to our house. We know our parents to always be early so we stand out front with our luggage ready to go. And then… dun dun dun…. Look at the size of this bug. Or as DSis calls it "Bad bug". One thing to warn any wary first-time visitor to Florida – we got some big bugs. Anyway, this is just a sampling of the fine wildlife photography you can expect to enjoy through this photo trip report. Table of Contents (if I remember how to do this and this thread becomes long enough to need it):
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Bad Bug
First interjection to explain "Bad Bug". Started out when I thought I saw a wasp on the ground a few years ago. I tried to warn DSis but all that came out was Bad Bug. Turned out it was just a leaf But now it is a running joke between us and now with all our friends on DIS!
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All Packed Up
So here we are with our luggage ready to go
This is DSis luggage alone. We each got two checked bag luggage tags and she has here one large duffle, one carry-on sized wheelie bag that she will also check, one DCL small wheelie duffle that was a with purchase last year and also this year (spoiler - it got a huge, terminal tear this trip and didnt survive this second voyage), and a laptop bag with you guessed it, a laptop. Heres our luggage combined (DSis and me) neatly stacked on the curb waiting for mom and dad to arrive with the driver. You can see we didnt pack too lightly. In addition to the above mentioned items, we have a Disneyland tote bag (free with our DLR package), a camera bag for DSis wildlife photography equipment, a Mickey Mouse tote I got with purchase at Disneys Grand Floridian (didnt stay there just like to visit and shop there and image I was staying there), and my huge (29) hardside, lightweight suitcase (10lbs) and matching carry-on wheelie bag. My sisters luggage is from a good while ago, but I realized a couple weeks before the cruise that my luggage situation was a bit dire. I was in Macys for a massive sale and saw the luggage was more than 50% off. After hours of annoying the kind sales lady and testing out just about every bag in a pretty color that they had, I selected the Ricardo Roxbury. From their website Roxbury Sleek. Strong. Nimble. Ricardo Beverly Hills Roxbury Collection is a showstopper in high-impact polycarbonate with corner armor added for lasting durability. Looking lustrous in brushed black cherry or brushed silver, each sleek piece has a split book-style opening with two full compartments and glides effortlessly in any direction atop a double spinner wheel system. The Roxburys sophisticated styling, superior performance and superlight construction will get you anywhere you need to go with pizzazz. And, I got a $50 rebate and additional 10% off with my Macys card. So pizzazz plus cha-ching. Following the trip and the flight home, all my new luggage made it fine and fit well in the stateroom. I give it a big thumbs up and agree that it is a showstopper twice I found someone else picking up my luggage (once outside the bus when we arrived at DL Hotel and once at the airport in Ft. Lauderdale). Both times the person said oh Im sorry I thought it was mine. And both times I see the person next pick up a black suitcase (mine was cherry) I think they were checking mine out! So you might imagine we travel to Miami in a stretch limo with my show-stopping pizzazz luggage. Not exactly. My parents have hired a friend of my mothers to drive us to Miami in her SUV. Dad asks mom repeatedly what size vehicle/what type of SUV her friend has and mom always answered an SUV. Well this one was a bit small and a bit tight. Not just with DSis and my luggage, but with mom and dads luggage including golf clubs as well. Dad has spent decades playing Tetris and prides himself on being able to get it all in and this photo is proof no one and nothing had to sit on the roof across the Alley. I include this post in the trip report to help anyone that may be packing for a trip or planning to pack for an upcoming DCL vacation. This should make you feel better about all the crap you plan on taking it cant be as bad as this! We make it across Alligator Alley in one piece, with every piece. I snap the first view of the Disney Wonder as we approach the port. |
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A Note on the Cameras
I havent bought a new camera in 10 years. My old camera was an Olympus megazoom (at the time) 10x camera that I really liked. But it was time for a new one. So I did my research sticking with megazoom point and shoot since DSLR seems too professional for me. The top rated seemed to be the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ200. So I ordered it a couple weeks before our trip It was back ordered! But arrived a few days before our trip!
The other camera we brought along was one my sister got at Costco. This one was to be our beach camera/park camera - Less expensive than my megazoom but waterproof and rugged. This camera was Fujifilm FinePix XP60. |
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Hi, sounds like a fun trip report! Such a long cruise must be wonderful, very interested in hearing more about it!
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I'm enjoying catching up on your trip report too. thanks for reading and I promise to have better photos soon! |
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Port NOT Canaveral
So as another trip report said, Port of Miami is not Port Canaveral and it is a bit of a letdown if you are used to going out of PC to start your DCL vacation.
The wait is long and the staff is not as overly friendly as you come to expect with Disney. One thing that surprised me right away was the lack of children on this cruise. Here is a section that usually has a long line that is empty: The youth activities area. We learned that there were 185 children on this cruise thats it, just 185. And just beyond that was Mickey Mouse in his captains uniform ready for photos and no one was there so DSis and I got a photograph and only a handful of people followed after us to get a photo as well I think it might have been too far out of the way and too hard to see at first. Since mom and dad are staying in a one-bedroom concierge room (DSis and I are in the adjoining family stateroom) we crash the concierge lounge which was a pretty small side room, with a nice view of the ship. At the port, before boarding, we were handed the Navigator for today. Before the cruise, DSis and I picked up three clear, plastic folders that snapped closed these came in very handy during the cruise. We used one for keeping our navigators as seen above, one for keeping the photos from Shutters, and one for keeping receipts. They came to the concierge lounge to tell everyone it was time to board and then escorted us all to the gangway. On this cruise we entered on the fourth deck and had to carry our carry-ons down the grand staircase to the atrium. This was not the day to wear high heels and to carry a big wheelie bag onboard! I thought I was so smart wearing onboard what I planned to wear for dinner and carrying a change of clothes and swimwear in a large carryon. See the other two cruises our luggage didn't arrive until after 6pm. Even in Concierge on the Fantasy last year our luggage (except for dad's golf clubs) went missing for most of the day. I thought I was being smart, but this shows you can't plan for everything! At least I didn't trip down the stairs - probably because for once I put down my camera! |
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Where's the Buffet?
This being DSis and my third cruise we know that the first thing you do onboard is eat and we intentionally skipped breakfast at home knowing we would be at a buffet before too long. The Parrot Cay was open but on the Magic and the Fantasy we went up top to the buffet and did the same on this cruise here we are at Beach Blanket Buffet, seeing it as probably very few guests did nearly empty of passengers! If you have only been on the Fantasy or the Dream, the Beach Blanket buffet is a little different - it is one long line that is replicated on either side of the ship with a drink station at the end. The line is narrow and you can't cut around to the item that you want so it is a longer process during busy times, but most people are used to forming lines anyway so seems natural. Something told me I would enjoy this Chilled Cream of Pineapple and Coconut soup and I did its creamy and sweet, very refreshing and filling. I highly recommend picking up a spoonful or two. They serve it with a huge bowl I think if you ate a full bowlful you would be spending the afternoon in your stateroom thats a lot of coconut milk, if you know what I mean. Heres my plateful I also highly recommend the salmon this was cooked perfectly. The beef was a lot less exciting a bit leathery. The grilled veggies were also very good as were the shrimp. DSis hit the pasta bar, at least I think there is pasta under all that parmesan. Dad ventured to the chicken stir-fry station and this was also a hit. Mom and DSis picked up selections for the table from the Dessert Bar. The cookies were soft, the cake was rich and the third item was maple-y. From moms plate below I cant give any feedback, I dont remember getting a taste! DSis plate Mom's plate As you likely know, soft drinks are free on DCL but I was pleased with the selection of teas also available complementary. caffeine! Beach Blanket was pretty much empty when we arrived and we had our choice of tables. This was I think our very first family argument of the cruise. |
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Just wondering who forced you down the stairs when you got on? I wanted to check something about our dinning so we just walked right to Studio Sea. No need to go down any stairs and no one told me I had too.
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Interesting. The cast member at the top of the stairs told me the elevators were for disabled only. It made sense to me - there are so few elevators and so many people boarding at once. It was fine. I survived. It was an adventure!
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Concierge and Cadillac
After lunch we went to the Cadillac Lounge for mom and dad to meet with the onboard Concierge team. Mom and Dad have only done one other DCL vacation and that was last year on the Fantasy in Concierge. We tried to warn them that this experience would be different but it is very hard to go from Fantasy/Dream to Wonder/Magic. Here there was another beautiful display of light snacks and refreshments. I didnt have anything and the above post should illustrate why, but it looked nice and they also had champagne or wine for the concierge guests. Lynda, one of the two concierge, informed DSis and I that we are not considered concierge guests. Okay. Well, we gate crashed anyway. On the Fantasy our stateroom was the same and was considered concierge, but on the Magic and Wonder the only concierge rooms are the suites. Rodrigo was the concierge assigned to mom and dads starboard room and he did an excellent job making my parents feel comfortable and happy. He also was sweet enough to treat DSis and I as concierge guests as well (allowing us to be included with our parents). DSis and I had actually booked the one room suite with our mother for this cruise but on the last day our dad decided to join and we had to change the reservation to the one bedroom suite for them and then DSis and I booked an adjoining family verandah stateroom. Technically, we could have all been in the one bedroom suite. Look how cute the Cadillac Lounge is - |
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concierge check in
just a quick note that the check in for concierge took a very long time. My sister and I were through our check in much faster. It turned out that Platinum cruisers could check in with concierge. But on this cruise there were a lot of platinum cruisers (which was great of course) but the terminal did not plan for this and still only had two people at the counter for concierge check in. After a long while they finally let my parents check in with the regular line which was so much faster! They should have just gone through the regular line with us to start with
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Hey that wasn't my lunch! - must have been dad's second lunch! I believe I had a nice healthy salad
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Off to a great start! Too bad Lynda was so rude about you guys being treated as concierge.
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I am getting a brand new frig after 24 yrs. We are looking at the Sub Zero French door 36" wide. the unit is 36" wide 25.44deep(according to the sub zero tech guy)it will not have panels or handles mounted on it at delivery and 84" high. I have heard that the compressor is actually bigger than what is given on the spec sheet. I do not want to cut the compressor off to get the unit in our apt. . Our elevator is 93" high and has the usual 35-36" wide opening door. |
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We got ours in. We got the same fridge. I think our service elevator is eight feet high. |
In my experience, the spec sheets are quite accurate. You can always call SZ and ask for confirmation. SZ is one manufacturer who actually provides good telephone service responsiveness. Beyond the possibility that the elevator when holding the SZ will only go down :) you need to keep in mind that the diagonal distances across the rectangular parallelepiped that is the refrigerator shape are longer than the top to bottom dimension, so if the unit is delivered through one's door at an angle, the interior ceiling has to accommodate at least the diagonal distance from top rear to bottom front in order to stand the unit. kas |
Not an answer but I feel bad for the guys who have to carry our 36" liebherr up to our 4th floor brownstone apartment. Good luck with the elevator! Do any of your neighbors have the same fridge? Does your super have any "the fridge did not fit" stories? |
Ask the super if he can put on top of the freight elevator. |
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"We have identified the immovable assets of Susi Emu farm across the state and are waiting for government's approval to attach the properties. The five special teams are trying to nab the managing directors of Susi and Queen emu farms," said PR Venmathi, superintendent of police, EOW.
The police have received 2,400 complaints from Erode against Susi and Queen emu farms and 600 complaints from Coimbatore and other districts. "We have arrested seven culprits in connection with the emu farm scam. We are trying to seize money from the owners to be returned to investors," said Venmathi.
Meanwhile, Erode district EOW police have arrested 49-year-old Kathirvel, hailing from Tirupur district, who was the general manager of Susi Emu farm at Perundurai on Tuesday, as he was signing some agreement copies. Kathirvel told police that he was joined the business in 2011 and the farm has collected Rs 131.43 crore from 8,633 investors across the state from April 2011 to June 2012. Susi Emu farm has collected money from 43 branches. He has been lodged in Coimbatore central prison.
R Anbazhagan, 26 of Udumalpet, who was working as a branch manager of Queen emu farm in Pollachi was arrested by Coimbatore EOW police recently. He has been in police custody on Tuesday. Officials said they have received 234 complaints worth Rs 5.50 crore against Susi Emu farm and 147 complaints worth Rs 3 crore against Queen emu farm.
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The Zalman VF3000F Dual Turbine VGA Cooler
With the plastic out of the way you can see the VF3000F with no interruptions. The brushed finish of the green shroud is very sleek looking and I like the automotive looking, etched name plate, almost like it belongs on a large chrome radiator. The pair of 92mm fans is slightly guarded, but you can still get a finger in the clear blades.
The center of the shroud is contoured in with six "fingers" that give the side its shape. The rest of the shroud continues past the fins a bit and actually locks under a lip of said fins. Also, the center of the fins is cut away more than the outsides on this cooler. This was done to make room for the heat pipes, but I will get a closer look in a bit.
The ends of the unit have what appear to be runs in the finish; I'm not exactly sure what is going on here. Of the five heat pipes of this cooler, you can see that only three exit this end of the cooler. The large screws will allow for the shroud to be removed, and these simply get screwed into holes in the first three or four fins.
On the opposing end, we see more of those "runs" in the finish, the same pair of screws, but this time only two pipes terminate in this end of the cooler. I also notice there is a bit of hot glue on the fin; I will have to investigate that.
The base and mounting system are all made of copper and for this specific model, i found only one of the holes on each corner was threaded. Make sure you follow the instruction to be sure, but that fact was an easy giveaway that I had the right holes.
The base is very flat and level across the bulk of the area. It is so finely polished that I am able to get you an image of Inception. Well, almost! I can see the idea went two layers deep, but I can't quite make out that third level. Anyways, it is like a mirror as you can obviously see.
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Karstens had been rehabbing the injured shoulder with Triple-A Indianapolis when the setback occurred. Pirates general manager Neal Huntington told Pirates Prospects he would have a decision to make about what role Karstens would have when he returned from the disabled list but now it appears that decision could be pushed back.


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Ok, so my new Tekonsha P2 brake controller is pissing me off. It only intermittently connects to my trailer (I'd guess only 20% of the time it works). Typically all it displays is the two dots (boost 1 is on), but no .c. when the trailer is connected. Occasionally, it will flash n.c. on startup for 15 seconds and then go to . . but won't recognize the trailer.
I've got test lights on the 7pin trailer connector at the back of the truck and they light up correctly. Lights and turn signals on the trailer are working.
I am having the ABS light come on randomly while driving -- pretty sure the ABS computer is failing. Would that cause the trailer not to connect?
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Does Cu+1 lose its s electron or d electrons? Most transition metals lose there s electrons when they form a cation. Copper(I) oxide is a black solid; is this considered a colored compound? If it is considered a colored compound, why is copper an exception to the rule of transition metals losing their s electrons?
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Gatherings of Grace
When we engage others beyond our inner circles of community, the gospel is gloriously manifested.
By Dr. Greg Perry
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I grew up in the South, where dinners on the church grounds were commonplace. Now the mere mention of one gets my attention and provokes my saliva glands. As a kid, I didn't contribute much to the gathering—other than my appetite. It didn't cost me anything really, just a little playtime. Because my parents contributed on my behalf, I was allowed to enjoy the benefits of the community "without money and without price" (Isa. 55:1).
My family moved around Texas and Louisiana a good bit when I was in grade school. I began to notice that you learn a lot about a congregation from these church socials. I'm not referring so much to different ways to batter fried chicken or cook gravy as I am to the composition of the crowd. Churches who saw themselves as part of a larger community seized the opportunity to invite friends and family who usually didn't attend Sunday morning services. Those who defined the limits of their community by names on the church roll did not. Nowadays I'm the one bringing the "covered dish" and my kids are the freeloaders; but they—much more than I—invite friends from their networks into our community. They've never taken a seminary class, but they know something about church growth and group identity: before you are ready to join the communion, your place must first be acknowledged in the
community. Of course the decisive work that motivates church membership is the regenerating, adopting grace of the Holy Spirit. But, the Spirit calls, gifts, and uses human witnesses, and Jesus, "the friend of sinners" (Luke 7:34), is our model. It seems he was constantly in trouble with the bouncers who stood at the gates and checked names to decide who could get in. Instead, as the Lord of the Banquet, Jesus teaches his disciples to invite people to his feast who can't pay the cover charge and who aren't the most polite
company (Luke 14:12–24).
Like Jesus, my kids know that the first steps toward building community are taken out from our communion and into the crowd.
From our Communion—Into the Crowd
If Christ's followers are sent into the world as he said (John 17:18), then we are the church in all that we do—not just when we gather for corporate worship. The benediction in Sunday worship also serves as a commission reminding us that we are Abraham's children—blessed, so that all the families on Earth might be blessed through us (Gen. 12:3).
As we step out of our communion and into the crowd, our parenting, shopping, volunteering, business building, gardening, and recreating should bear witness to our Savior and the image of our Creator. Not only when we act as individuals and families to show hospitality, but even more so when we as churches, presbyteries, and denominations orchestrate ways of adding value to our communities do we fly the flag of Christ's just and good Kingdom.
Quoting Moses, the apostle Peter reminded the Christians of Asia Minor that they were God's priests to a watching world: "You are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you might proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light" (1 Pet. 2:9; see also Exod. 19:5–6). What do priests do? They broker the relationship between God and humanity. They communicate knowledge of God to human beings and knowledge of human beings to God. Remarkably, in 1 Peter that knowledge is conveyed first and foremost by deeds (1 Pet. 2:12–17) and then by respectful speech (1 Pet. 3:13–17).
From the Crowd—Into the Community
Before we speak, we must listen and come to know our neighbors. As we move out into the crowd of nameless faces and take the time to notice the benefits and needs of our neighborhoods, towns, and cities, those faces take on names. The crowd becomes a community of people from many different backgrounds, from many different faiths. As we take our place in the wider community by attending school plays, supporting the Scouts, volunteering to tutor, and (perhaps more importantly) as we acknowledge our own need to learn how to parent teenagers, find new jobs, and care for aging parents, we meet our neighbors and make friends. Only as we Christians—both individually and corporately—step out of our communion into the crowd, will we find the community where God has sent us to serve as neighborly priests.
On a recent visit to the Carondelet Park area of St. Louis, my friend Chris Smith showed me around the neighborhoods and introduced me to some of his new friends. His family and several others are planting Resurrection Presbyterian Church (RPC) there. Of course, Chris has met other local pastors from mainline, evangelical, and Catholic churches, but he also knows the area alderman, patrolmen, restaurant and theater owners as well as the staff at the local YMCA—and they know him. The purpose of RPC is to serve and to be served by the community, to be good neighbors and by doing so to glorify our Heavenly Father (Matt. 5:14–16).
From the Community—Into Communion
However, RPC is also in Carondelet to worship God as his gathered people, to proclaim the Good News, to administer the sacraments. Their service and ours as neighbors is also a call to worship the Lord and Giver of Life. As our friendships and neighborly relations develop, as our intercessory prayers are answered, God expects and deserves our praise, our publication of his good news about Christ to others. He is the one who is good; we are not. His grace—not ours—is amazing. We are not mere social servants; we are his servants on his mission to reconcile all things to himself (Col. 1:20). The power for that transformation—the transformation from community to communion, from friendship to family—is in the gospel of Jesus Christ alone. Family members talk about their families; parents brag on their kids. When a family member brings particular credit to the family name by winning an award or accomplishing a long-standing goal, that family celebrates, spreads the news, and posts pictures so everyone will know. So, every Sunday we celebrate; we feast in honor of our elder brother and Savior, Jesus the Righteous One. In his common grace as Creator, God has given all his image bearers an appetite for community. In his special grace as Redeemer, he has provided food and drink that satisfy.
Our job as his servants is to go out into the crowds and take our place in the community by getting to know our neighbors and to faithfully deliver his invitation to "taste and see that the Lord is good" (Ps. 34:8).
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Congratulations to Michael Hall (MDiv '00) on becoming Pastor to Students at Trinity Presbyterian Church, Charlottesville, VA. Michael has served as Pastor of Student Ministries at Kirk of the Hills, St. Louis, MO for the past seven years. Michael and his wife Kirby Hall MATS '99) have three children, McKenzie (10), Carter (9), and John Thomas (7).
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So I've been putting off telling my grandparents about be being gay. I think I've finally worked up the courage to go ahead and release this "big secret". I'm staying with them for Spring Break now, and I thought about just sitting down with them to watch "For the Bible Tells Me So" and then explaining to them about myself. Background on my grandparents...it's my grandmother, and great-grandmother. And both are pretty religious, but my great-grandmother is more so religious, and is also pretty strong minded. My thought is that the movie will give them something better to relate with/understand where I'm coming from. I've also talked with my mother about this, and she thinks that I should just wait until I'm getting ready to leave, so as not to deal with much of anything, if anything comes up as a result of me telling them. I'm here for a week and this is just the first day.
I just wanted to know from people who have seen the movie, or people who have done something similar to this...Is this a good plan? What do you think about it? Could I go about doing it another way?
And if you've done something similar to this...what was your outcome?
Thanks people! :)
Saw the movie. Amazing friggin movie. I think it holds a pretty convincing argument, and could definitely be used to help your grandparents and great grandparents to come around.
But about your little situation... well, I'm not so sure. This is probably going to sound really bad, but I would put a lot of thought about coming out to your great-grandmother. Let me explain.
If she is older and not in good health, I would just focus on spending time with her. Yes, honesty is important, but things could go very awry in this situation if she does not react well. And, to be blunt, you could not have much time to reconcile if it turns out badly.
Of course, it is still your decision, and I'm sorry if I presume too much about your family. But I think it is important to remember that this is a lot different than coming out to other family members.
Good luck, however you choose.
I never saw this movie, but I do think there is a natural tendency of religious people to disbelieve anything that tries to disprove things they believe of in the Bible (I say it that way, since everyone already ignores some parts on their own, but tend to leave other parts as the spoken, unerring word of God).
So, it's not a matter of whether the movie is put together well, or effective, just whether they will react to it positively.
Of course, there may be no escape if you do show it to them. I mean, what other motivation would you have but to be priming them for your own coming out? Just showing your religious relatives a documentary about how homosexuality isn't accurately referred to in the Bible on a whim?
And, if they do figure out your intention during the movie, then a lot of the points made in the movie won't be taken in, since they'll be thinking about you.
I don't know that there is an easy way for you to do this, but if it's important to you, you'll figure it out.
You already have your mother's support, so sounds like you're covered. Just tell them, and leave enough time for them to ask questions, maybe the movie after they know. Ultimately, you're not asking their permission, and you don't rely on them for support, so sounds easy enough.
Good luck.
"Wanting to be someone else is a waste of the person you are." - Kurt Cobain
A terrible thing to do mind you. Assuming that your grandparents will watch the movie from start to finish. I know my father would not have watched any tv show, movie, or play that was against his beliefs. He would watch up to a point then storm over and turn the TV off saying that it was wrong, or incorrect or not true. That may happen to you. It would be better if your priest, minister or rabbi were to break the news to them if he/she is sympathetic to your cause. That way he/she would be able to show that the bible has other things to say. That God is a loving being and does not like bigotry in any form. Then again Leviticus has laws in there that are very staunch and unforgiving to some peoples mind. When religious bigots use it against me I in turn use it against them.
I would suggest sounding the grand parents out on the subject before you come out to them. You might loose any inheritance otherwise, if that is important to you. I think your mother is right and do it the day you are to leave or the night before if you decide to go thru with the movie idea. Sometimes movies are looked at as fiction and not fact which in most cases is true. Good luck which ever way you go. We are rooting for you.
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seen that documentary. Funny it occurred to me to possibly show that to my parents one day if I came out and they pulled the religious card. It's a great documentary, but like FoxBob said, be careful about assuming that they'll watch it completely. Have a back up plan in mind. Another movie is Prayers for Bobby and the book, though I haven't read it yet. But Hopefully they'll watch the film you want to show them. It shows a lot about people who were formerly against it but came to realize that they were fighting the wrong thing and that they should be fighting against injustice, not against themselves or their families.
I hope it goes well. Good luck.


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Danny Morrison is a writer who lives in West Belfast. In the 1980s he was the national director of publicity for Sinn Fein, served time as an IRA prisoner, and until 2006 was better known as a regular political commentator in newspapers, on television and radio. He then decided to concentrate on writing and arts reviewing, although he remains the secretary of the Bobby Sands Trust and has for several years been chairperson of Féile an Phobail, the festival founded in West Belfast in 1988. His fourth novel, Rudi – In the Shadow of Knulp, which was inspired by Knulp, the 1915 novel by Hermann Hesse, was published in 2013.
Danny Morrison was born at home, a two-bedroom house, in 17 Corby Way, Andersonstown, Belfast, just after three o'clock on a Friday afternoon on 9th January 1953. His mother delivered him herself but sent her other two children out to get help from some neighbours. After Geraldine and Margaret he was the third child to Danny (d. 2001) and Susan Morrison (née White, d. 2011). His father was a painter at the Belfast shipyard, Harland & Wolff. In 1957 the family moved to a three-bedroom house, 2 Corby Way, where his sister Susan (d. 2001) was born. His parents bought 27 Iveagh Parade, off the Falls Road, to where the family moved in the summer of 1963. Here, his brother Ciaran was born in October 1968.
Danny was schooled at St Teresa's Primary School, Glen Road Christian Brothers School, St Mary's Grammar School, St Peter's Secondary School and the College of Business Studies (which he left after Bloody Sunday in 1972). He was interned in Long Kesh in 1972.
After his release from Long Kesh Danny became editor of the Sinn Féin newspaper, Republican News, at the age of 22, during an IRA ceasefire in 1975. In 1978 he was charged with IRA membership and conspiracy to pervert the course of public justice. He defended himself in court and was granted bail. The charges were withdrawn in February 1979, the month he became editor of the newly merged An Phoblacht/Republican News. He has also written or edited scores of political pamphlets [including 'Notes for Revolutionaries', 'The Good Old IRA' and 'Ireland – The Censored Subject'] and a variety of publications, and scripts for documentary films on the history of republicanism and hunger striking.
During the 1981 hunger strikes he was a spokesperson for IRA Volunteer Bobby Sands MP and later that year during a crucial debate at Sinn Féin's annual conference (the ard fheis) called for the party to embrace electoral politics, coining the phrase which was to sum up the Republican Movement's subsequent dual strategy of waging struggle with "an armalite in one hand and a ballot box in the other."
In January 1982 he and Owen Carron (who, after the death of Bobby Sands, succeeded Sands as MP for Fermanagh and South Tyrone) were arrested attempting to enter the USA from Canada with false papers and were briefly jailed in Fort Erie Penitentiary before being granted bail and expelled. They returned for trial in October 1983 and were sentenced to a year's probation but were ordered out of the country almost immediately. As of 2012, Danny is still banned from entering the USA.
Danny was elected in Mid-Ulster to the Northern Ireland Assembly on an abstentionist ticket in October 1982 and worked in the constituency for four years, based in Carrickmore, mostly staying with Sally and Francie Hurson (d. 1984), brother of the hunger striker Martin Hurson (d. 1981). Danny lost out on the Mid-Ulster seat at the Westminister general election in June 1983 by 78 votes to the DUP's William McCrea. He also unsuccessfully stood twice in the European elections in 1984 and 1989.
Danny was national director of publicity for Sinn Féin from 1979 until his arrest on 7th January 1990 in connection with the abduction of Sandy Lynch, an IRA informer, for which he was sentenced to eight years imprisonment. In 2004 a book, Stakeknife, by Greg Harkin and a former British intelligence officer was published, alleging that Danny Morrison was set up by a rogue IRA man, Freddie Scappaticci, who was actually working for the British. As a result of these revelations Danny successfully applied for his case (his co-accused joined in the action) to be reviewed. In October 2008 the Appeal Court in Belfast officially overturned the verdict but a spokesperson for the Public Prosecution Service asked that in the interests of 'national security' the former defendants not be given the reasons why. On 9th January 2009 the Appeal Court, having indicated that it would state the reasons, sat once again but this time ruled in the PPS's favour [details of court case can be read under Latest News section]. However, the Appeal Court also stated that had the information been available to the Director of Public Prosecutions at the time [1990] Danny Morrison and his co-accused would probably not even have been charged.
Danny's first novel, West Belfast, was published by Mercier Press in November 1989. On the Back of the Swallow, his second, was written in prison and published nine months before his release in May 1995; The Wrong Man, his third, was begun in prison, completed after his release and was published in February 1997. His three works of non-fiction are: Then The Walls Came Down, based on his prison letters, published in October 1999; All The Dead Voices, a part-memoir, published in 2002; and Rebel Columns, a collection of his political writings, published in 2004. He edited a book of essays, Hunger Strike, which was published in 2006 by Brandon. Danny's short stories have been published in various magazines and broadcast on BBC, RTE and Lyric FM, though one, 'We've Got Tonite', a love story, was banned by the BBC in 1992 by the controller in London despite having already been recorded. He adapted The Wrong Man for the stage and it played in London, Edinburgh, Belfast and Dublin and was nominated by Fest magazine as one of the top three dramas of the 2005 Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Danny was released in May 1995 during the IRA ceasefire. He contributed to Sinn Féin's submission to the Mitchell Commission – the Independent International Commission on Decommissioning – which established the principles of non-violence for political parties in the North of Ireland; and also produced some of Sinn Féin's election broadcasts for television. He remains a committed Irish republican but gave up political activism to devote himself to writing and reviewing full-time. He has written and reviewed for the Irish Times, The Observer, The Guardian, The Washington Post, and Boston Globe. As a media pundit he often analysed and explained the republican position but from 2006 he scaled down his political commentating to concentrate on his writing.
He is currently working on a fifth novel, provisionally-titled, Band on the Run; and a play, The Mental.
Contact Danny Morrison at email@example.com