Kyle Matthew Oliver

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  • Post-Columbus-Day Prayer

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    One of my colleagues from the VTS Native American Heritage Month committee distributed this prayer this morning. It was published by the Native American Ministries Office of the Episcopal Church. I thought it did a fairly nice job of addressing what is problematic about Columbus Day in a positive and understated manner: CREATOR, we give…

  • I’m Not A Marathoner…

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    …but I’m getting close. Yesterday my training partner (the unflappable Josiah Rengers) and I hit the pavement at 5:15 a.m. and did our longest training run to date. We’re about a month out from the Marine Corps Marathon and, after a shorter long run next weekend, will start to taper in earnest. It’s been an…

  • I’m Not A Poet…

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    …but I play one in homiletics class. Here’s my poetic/midrashic take on Mark 5. Was this poem largely an excuse to write something in iambic pentameter? Yes. But I do really wonder about what it must have felt like for the disciples to be constantly thinking narrow-mindedly only to be rebuked (in words or, as…

  • What I’ve Been Up To Instead Of Unpacking

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    One of my new leadership positions at VTS is forum coordinator. Part of this job involves inviting famous people (most of whom will turn us down, but a few of whom won’t) to come to campus for cheap and give talks during the lunch hour. Part of this job involves recruiting VTS students, faculty, and…

  • CSC Ethos Scores Scholarship

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    I recently got some glad tidings about a scholarship I applied for back in the spring. The award is given in memory of Anne McNair Kumpuris, and in their note her parents told me they thought their deighter “would have appreciated [my] view on life.” It’s a view that’s been largely teased out on this…

  • Back on the Hill

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    The good news about this year’s dorm room: more living space. The bad news: less closet space. It’s going to be a long day or two. But not just yet. I’ve got a Web project to finish that I hope to be able to announce soon!

  • King Jed

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    I’m in Media, PA, visiting my friends Adam Kradel (Rector of Christ Church, Media) and Melissa Wilcox (former chaplain at St. Francis House). And this is their youngest son, Josiah. I just had to share. In case you’re keeping score at home: After meeting the vestry of my new field ed parish outside of Baltimore…

  • Preacher Man, Part 2

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    Madison was, as always, a delight. (The Twitter feed is probably a good summary of my weekend there, in case you’re interested.) I still remember visiting Madison during my senior year of high school and saying to my girlfriend, “Man, I can’t believe we’re going to get to live here for four years.” It turned…

  • Preacher Man (Two-Week Stint)

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    Yesterday I preached at Trinity Church, my home parish of many years. It was a really positive experience: a warm welcome from familiar faces, good feedback from parishioners and clergy, and a wonderful liturgy besides. The highlight of the morning was definitely the vestry member “faith story of the week,” which had us all in…

  • Home Again, Home Again

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    Well, the summer of CPE is behind me, and I’m back in Wisconsin for a couple of weeks off. I’m sure I’ll have some more summative thoughts on New York, the hospital, and the summer in general, but for now I’ve got sermons to write and a school year to plan for (and geeky, biblical…