The trials of being a female pastor
Memo to other young women clergy out there: don’t wear a skirt to a graveside service. I have this amazing, comfortable, beautiful a-line skirt that…
funeral
what are we saved for?
What is your understanding of a) the Kingdom of God; b) the Resurrection; c) eternal life? As I think about this question, the words from…
The valley of the shadow of death…
Holy God, You sure do have a sense of humor. The week that was supposed to be quiet so that I could procrastinate and finish…
pastoral discoveries
So – my last post kind of cryptically talked about growing and stretching and being challenged and stressed. As I’m wading around in all of…
what I love… part 1
1) I love having someone (or some cat) to cuddle with. My cat curled up under the covers with me and I felt so loved2)…
seasons of change
Photo by Fred KuipersIt’s only sixty degrees outside – the coldest day of September so far. There is a bite to the air. The wind…
FF: Ritual
From Rev Gals: I believe that we live in a ritually impoverished culture, wherewe have few reasons for real celebration, and marking the passages of…
breakdown
it seems like every piece of electronic equipment at the church decided to fail in the past week. Last Thursday when the boiler inspector stopped…