{"id":2816,"date":"2017-10-23T06:00:24","date_gmt":"2017-10-23T06:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/bge\/?p=2816"},"modified":"2017-10-19T01:57:53","modified_gmt":"2017-10-19T01:57:53","slug":"mary-mary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/bge\/2017\/10\/23\/mary-mary\/","title":{"rendered":"Mary Mary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2832 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/bge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2017\/10\/headshot-e1508378138186-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>Debra Auger was called out, by a mentor, as being in \u201cthe middle of life\u201d when attending seminary, which is, now, nearly twenty years ago! Even though a \u201clate bloomer\u201d she has had the opportunity to serve in a variety of roles from her current one at NPTS as the Dean of Students and Community Life for over a decade and before that, for six years, as a faculty member and Director of Ministry Arts at Covenant Bible College in Ecuador. She earned a doctor of ministry in spiritual formation and direction at Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary and is an associate professor of ministry. Her most significant work, though, has been raising her four kids and discovering life with her partner and husband, Bob.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Mary Mary<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Seems unfair we always praise your virtue<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 90px\">Of love and faith<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 150px\">the student\u2019s place<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 180px\">listening<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 210px\">learning\u2026..be-ing<\/p>\n<p>Martha Martha<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Seems a shame Your service went upraised<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 120px\">Of work and welcome<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 90px\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The place of host<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 210px\">Unending work of doing\u2026.doing<\/p>\n<p>Sisters both&#8230;once and always\u2026 are choices thicker than blood?<\/p>\n<p>Choice to do and choice to be \u2026..Embodying both\u2026as do we.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-report-this\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/bge?moderation_action=report_form&#038;object_type=post&#038;object_id=2816&#038;width=250&#038;height=300\" class=\"thickbox\" title=\"Report This Post\">Report This Post<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Debra Auger was called out, by a mentor, as being in \u201cthe middle of life\u201d when attending seminary, which is, now, nearly twenty years ago! 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