Ask a YCW- Halloween Edition
Dear Ask a YCW, I found this great sexy pope costume online. Is it ok for me to wear it to the Halloween Party at my church tonight? Party Pastrix […]
Newness of Life: How I Gave Up the Waders and Learned to Love the Water
Easter morning. The sanctuary is full. The trumpet fanfare happens right on cue and the lilies – in addition to making my nose itch – are beautiful. Streamers hang from […]
Sinners in the Hands of a Nursing God
Outwardly, I’m sure it looked as if I was listening intently as the assisting minister read from Isaiah. Can a woman forget her nursing child, or show no compassion for […]
Your Seminary Course Catalog (A Few Additions)
I believe I received a wonderful theological education at the two Baptist seminaries I attended (Eastern–now Palmer, and Central). I can decline Greek verbs (OK, I could at one time), […]
Spring Pruning: A Sermon on John 15:1-8
On the night on which he gave himself up for us, Jesus said to his disciples, “I am the vine, you are the branches.” God my Father and Mother is […]
Commended to God: A Service for Embryos
A few years ago, a couple came to me, because they had to make the difficult decision of what do with the leftover embryos that were created as part of […]
Looking Over My Shoulder
When I was in seminary, and ordination loomed ahead, we, the young soon-to-be-clergy women, often discussed what to wear underneath our cassocks. I guess we were scared. I guess we […]
Friend, Move Up Higher
A sermon on Luke 4:1, 7-14, by Elsa A. Peters I can’t remember which member of the search committee said it. But I definitely remember their words: “Now that you […]
Grace-full Resolutions
January brings new beginnings. There’s calm after the flurry of holiday festivities. New calendars are crisp and white, empty dates full of promise. It’s an opportunity and often a yearning […]
