Making Church a Safe Place for Everyone
When, O Lord, will we be able to look past whatever sex organs, body shape, clothes, and see each other as people—as your children, as beautiful and beloved brothers and […]
From Death to Life
Editor’s Note: This may be difficult to read if you have pain around not being able to have a child or to breastfeed. Holy Week is a powerful time. It […]
Shards of Hope
“Do you think that somehow God doesn’t already know? That you’ve pulled a fast one over on God? I don’t know a lot about you, but I know this: our […]
Well Deserved Love Letters
Although this is a week after Valentine’s Day, it is never too late to give our partners some love – especially with everything they put up with being in relationships […]
The Molting Season
“Do you see this jagged pattern here?” my acupuncturist asked me, pointing to the chart of my menstrual cycle. I nodded yes. It matched the cuts on my heart from […]
Wanting the Manger to Stay Empty
On December 19, 2012, I woke up early, went to the bathroom and crawled back into my warm bed in my dark bedroom. Then I realized that I was bleeding. […]
Meaningful Mud
One Saturday last summer, I found myself climbing over several big mounds of wet and slimy mud on the way to the finish line of a six-mile obstacle course. For years, […]
Learning to be a Daughter, Mother, and a Pastor . . . with Hope
The first month was the hardest. The time spent wondering—wondering what the future would hold, the next hour, the next day, and hopefully even the next year. The time spent […]
Job Hunting for the Two Career Couple: When the Right Call Is Not the Church
I sat on the bed, listening to the shower. At my feet there was a massive pile of laundry, mostly my husband’s clothes. He was packing a large suitcase and moving […]
Difference: Stone Walls or Open Doors?
When my partner Steve and I met, we learned quickly that our family cultures would collide. I was studying in seminary; he studied science in college and worked in sales. […]
