{"id":3937,"date":"2006-01-01T15:43:00","date_gmt":"2006-01-01T15:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elizaphanian.com\/?p=3937"},"modified":"2019-11-22T16:57:24","modified_gmt":"2019-11-22T16:57:24","slug":"so-that-was-2005","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elizaphanian.com\/?p=3937","title":{"rendered":"So that was 2005"},"content":{"rendered":"

The year I discovered blogging.<\/p>\n

I gave up the ghost at moq.org<\/a> – MD Discuss – after about four years of way too much conversation about small things, and the occasional biggie. Blogging seems to cater to my need to communicate my perspective, and now if I want to be unambiguously Christian I just can be, and I don’t need to worry about whether it is appropriate for the forum.<\/p>\n

Gave up Fantasy Football after nearly ten years. I’m now just processing transfers for the lads.<\/p>\n

Also gave up the Economist, but… I’ve started up a new subscription from January. (This Peak Oil stuff has switched me back onto politics.)<\/p>\n

Oh yes, it was also the year I twigged Peak Oil.<\/p>\n

Theologically, started to explore Girardian perspectives seriously. Also loosened up in terms of music style in worship (tho’ I’m still an AngloCatholic devotee of sung liturgy at heart).<\/p>\n

Honeymoon in the parish came to an end, but I look back on 2005 as a year of really solid progress, on various fronts.<\/p>\n

Also started to pay close attention to Islam and the Babette’s Feast; Intacto; Breaking the Waves; The Village; Sideways; Seven Samurai; House of Sand and Fog; Saw; Powannaqatsi
Alias (series one and two); Firefly; Battlestar Galactica(S1); Six Feet Under (S1&2); 24 (S1&2)
(all on DVD)
Batman Begins; Serenity; Million Dollar Baby; Sin City; Crash (possibly best film overall) – all at the cinema, where I travelled to much less frequently than in the past (courtesy of some upgraded equipment at home and my LoveFilm account….)<\/p>\n

Went on Clergy Leadership Programme, which was positive.<\/p>\n

Changed Spiritual Director.<\/p>\n

Preached 93 sermons within the benefice.<\/p>\n

Took 31 funerals (less than normal – impact of having an extra member of staff, who is great :o)<\/p>\n

Took five lovely people through the confirmation process.<\/p>\n

About ten weddings; similar number of baptisms.<\/p>\n

Read loads of books, which I can’t now enumerate (some will get reviews). <\/p>\n

Also enjoying Y: The Last Man<\/p>\n

Settled into the Learning Church process, which I am really enjoying, and seems to be productive. (Need to catch up on that blogging-wise and website wise)<\/p>\n

Also settled in to priestly role more, especially as Spiritual Director – finding that side of the work profoundly satisfying.<\/p>\n

And I went with my friends to China and Mongolia. That was fabulous, thoroughly rewarding and worthwhile. Thanks, lads.<\/p>\n

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