Whose Hair Is It, Anyway?
Judge for yourselves: is it proper for a woman to pray to God with her head uncovered? Does not even nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair, it […]
The Light of Christ
OK, so it was a cheesy children’s sermon anyway. Though most children’s sermons—or at least the ones I give—come that way, this was particularly so. But it was Easter—my first […]
A State of The Young Clergy Women Project Update
I suppose January is as good of time as any to take stock in an organization’s progress. Annual meetings dot the calendars of churches, college presidents reassure alumni and alumnae […]
Body Beautiful
I struggle with the notion of embodied faith, not because I don’t like the idea, but because I don’t like my body. My body is a place of deep imperfection and frustration. […]
Breastfeeding as Spiritual Practice
The mother can lay her child tenderly to her breast, but our tender Mother Jesus can lead us easily into his blessed breast through his sweet open side, and show […]
Storytime; We Crucified: Poems
This month’s Christ and Creativity feature… Storytime They thought I was one of those teenage mothers who turned out all right. But the county health department nurses didn’t know that […]
Mom, Please Stop Vacuuming the Red Carpet
I am a bit of a curiosity in town. I know this, and if I go out wearing the collar, I now expect it: cordial smiles from the nuns and […]
Do You Want to Be Made Well?
A sermon on John 5:1-9 “Do you want to be made well?” What an Ash Wednesday question. On a day where we traditionally hear about our own sinfulness and are […]
The Conversation
Oh, The Conversation. We’ve all had it. It’s a vocational hazard of being a female pastor. It often begins with the uncomplicated question, “What do you do?” But we just […]
Getting Out
They say mirrors never lie, and mine said “You look fabulous!” It was one of those nights when my clothes fit perfectly, my hair did exactly what I wanted it […]
