The Church and Sexism: What We Can Do
I live on the Maine/New Hampshire border. The radio in my bedroom gets better reception from Maine’s NPR affiliate, the one in the kitchen tunes into the New Hampshire station. […]
Finding Holy Ground
Moses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian; he led his flock beyond the wilderness, and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. 2There the […]
Even the Sparrow
“Even the sparrow finds a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, at your altars, O Lord of hosts, my King and my […]
Bringing Up the Rear
I Corinthians 15:1-11 1-2 Friends, let me go over the Message with you one final time— this Message that I proclaimed and that you made your own; this Message […]
One Body
A deafening rumble filled the sanctuary. Bricks cascaded against one another and ricocheted off the walls. Towers smashed to the ground and rose from the rubble as playful fingers reveled in order […]
Imperfectly, but with Joy
“But you are to be perfect, even as your Father in heaven is perfect.” -Matthew 5:48 I am a recovering perfectionist. I am also a terrible speller. I noticed after […]
Taste and See
“Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him.” –Psalm 34:8 I didn’t know what else to do, so I baked a […]
The Power of Plastic
I remember the moment vividly. I sat across from my Koine Greek professor, the woman with wild red hair and a penchant for saying, “Okie dokie, Smokie!” Her dark-rimmed glasses […]
Sleep for God’s Beloved
“A young man named Eutychus, who was sitting in the window, began to sink off into a deep sleep while Paul talked still longer. Overcome by sleep, he fell to […]
Careful
When they came to the threshing-floor of Nacon, Uzzah reached out his hand to the ark of God and took hold of it, for the oxen shook it. The anger […]
