Ted Carnahan

I just got home Saturday from St. Louis, where for the last eleven weeks I have been taking a summer unit of Clinical Pastoral Education at St. Luke’s Hospital in Chesterfield, MO. I’m really happy to be back home with Jennifer! CPE was an excellent experience, and I recommend St. Luke’s to anyone who is looking for a CPE site in that area. I just uploaded some pictures from CPE. There are a few shots around the lunch table, the official group photos, a lot of pictures of the Cardinals game we attended, and a photoshopped picture of our supervisors (Mari Chollet and Chuck Orme-Rogers) as powerful Jedi.

“For where two or three are gathered in my name, I am there among them.” - Matthew 18.20

The essence of the Christian life is community. This promise of Christ places God’s presence in the other, so that while God is present within each one of us, God’s presence is most available to us in our relationships with other Christians. If we take that seriously, there is a great deal to be learned about how we are to interact with our neighbor. If people have needs, they should be taken care of as bearers of God’s image. The fundamental orientation of the Christian life, lived in relationship, is upward to God and outward to people.

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I’ve finally gotten around to posting Chris and Marie Pivirotto’s wedding pictures. They were taken with my n800, so they are pretty grainy, but there’s still a couple of good ones there. Enjoy!