i cannot express today the feeling i have. this picture that i found sort of expresses it but not really. for the last ten years i have poured myself into this vocation, daring to believe that God, the very God of all creation, has called me, even me, to this work. along the way many have affirmed me in this journey, but i have continued to work for the ultimate affirmation, ordination as an elder in the united methodist church. and now i have it. after two grueling (and i mean grueling in every possible sense, really) days i recieved the call today that the board voted to recommend me to the annual conference for ordination as an elder. and as i have already said, i cannot even begin to express the emotion i feel with words like relief, joy and satisfaction. there will be plenty of time for me to reflect on this and i will have more to say about it as i do that reflecting, but today is really a day for celebrating for me, and for thanking those who have journeyed with me and s...
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Curious as to the origins of the title "agentorange." i get the "orange" part, obviously. But i was just wondering about the agent part, since everytime i check your blog, Tori Amos's song containing this phrase comes to mind...
erin
thanks for a great christmas. we had a wonderful time with all of you, only it was too short.
it may be the year of the pig, but for me, it needs to be the year of the skinny pig.
no real significant origins. agentorange was the name of my imaginary record company in college. under the moniker 'agentorange records' i produced several popular mix tapes (including a collection of 10 acoustic mix tapes called the diet albums), and, since then, a long list of mix cds. it has always been a dream of mine to help people hear better music. but, i digress...
really, the only significance is, as you astutely noted, the orange. i, i suppose, am agentorange, although i want nothing to do with the actual chemical.
hope that clears it up. thanks for your curiousity. and say hi to tori for me.
greg.
ps. the slogan for agentorange records is ...die trying