Not much time to write today. I spent most of my day planting about 175 bulbs in my flower beds. Daffodils and Muscari and Crocus, oh my. It is strange to have done all that work and not be able to see any sign that it was done… at least not until we go through…
Ministry in Heels
life as a young adult pastor
The Blue Couch #NaBloPoMo
Today’s prompt is: Do you have a book in you? Fact or fiction? Related to your blog or totally different? Well, the first part of the answer is that I have already worked on two books! The first is an Advent study that is available here. It weaves between the story of the magi and…
D-I-Y Pastoring #NaBloPoMo
My first church had one person on staff… myself. So, I painted and cooked and folded bulletins with a very tiny army of volunteers… in between the “pastoral” work. And I’ve always been a roll-up-the-sleeves kind of person. I stick around to help out. I wash dishes. It is who I am. In the past…
Four drops of rose oil #NaBloPoMo
I think the universe (or the Spirit) is trying to get my attention. For the past week, I have been inundated with memories from my past and relationships that have fallen away. Today, during a facial massage, the four subtle drops of rose oil (she counted them out for me) flooded me with memories of…
24 hours in Prague #NaBloPoMo
Last year, my brother was living and working in Germany and they had a new addition to the family. So of course we had to go visit. I had been to Europe back in college, so Germany wasn’t completely new to me. However, I had never experienced it with my parents. And I simply couldn’t…
Feasting with the saints #NaBloPoMo
Today, I served communion to a man with tears in his eyes. His father, though no longer with us, was present on this day. The Spirit was present. You could feel it in the space. All Saints is one of those high holy days where the pomp and liturgy and tradition matters. Being a newbie…
JSTACK #NaBloPoMo
NaBloPoMo… National Blog Posting Month I’ve been out of the habit of writing on a regular basis, so this is going to be a great practice for me! Today, I’m following a prompt from RevGalBlogPals to blog about a group of friends that have been a part of my life. I have known some of…
Spiritually Blind
I mentioned earlier this week a youth group conversation about Mary Magdalene and demon possession. There are so many different ways of understanding what demon possession might have been about and what Mary’s demons might have been. I’ve had demons explained away and described lots of different ways. Illness. Mental disorders and illness. Cultural misunderstandings…