Is Your Pastor Sexist? Is the New York Times Sexist? Are You Sexist?

Over the past few weeks, we’ve watched our Presbyterian colleagues protesting Princeton Theological School’s plan to honor Tim Keller, who in his long ministry has argued women should be subservient […]

All of the Fun, None of the Work?

“All of the fun, none of the work.” It’s the phrase I frequently hear from clergy when I tell them that I’m an Associate Rector. It’s the “truth-in-jest” description of […]

Can You Ask Them If They’re Okay With a Woman?

“Can you ask them if they’re okay with a woman?” It was late morning on the Friday after Christmas.  It was one of what feels like only a small handful […]

Not So Silent: Christmas Worship with Children

Dearest church people, Get ready. In two days it’ll be Christmas Eve. Your congregation will welcome people in for one of the biggest nights of the year. You may be […]

Making Coffee Kind Again

“Smile, sweetheart, the c*** lost,” he said. Not exactly how I pictured starting my morning the day after the election, the first day into a President-elect Trump world. “It’s inappropriate […]

The Choice to Look Away

I do this thing in the mornings. I wake up and check the Rubycam in the nursery, and if Ruby is still asleep, I spend a few minutes in my […]

The Stranger to You Shall be as the Native: A Rabbi’s Reflection on the TYCWP Conference

The summer before entering sixth grade, I joined a youth choir. On the first day, we received a folder filled with the music that we would be singing. I looked […]

Welcoming New TYCWP Board Members

Each summer, TYCWP welcomes a new class of fabulous women to join in the leadership of the project as Board Members. Board Members generally come in to serve a three-year […]

Dear Celebrity

Dear Celebrity, The first time I met you was a very memorable occasion. I’d met celebrities of your stature before, but they’d all been a meet-and-greet sort of thing or […]

Leading with Presence: TYCWP’s 2016 Conference

My first few months as a solo rector were a strange combination of familiar ministry that I was confident I could do well and bewildering new challenges. Design curriculum for […]