Can These Bones Live: Reflections on the YCWI Conference
Everyone in worship the Sunday after the YCWI Conference was asking Rev. Maggie Rust about her time away, noting that it looked like she had such a good time and […]
Flourishing In Our Bones: The YCWI 2024 Conference Closing Sermon
As a pastor and hospital chaplain, I have spent a fair amount of time with the dead. At a previous church, which had an underground columbarium, we could only inurn […]
On the Floor of General Conference
Never in my life did I ever imagine I’d be so excited about a consent calendar- a package of petitions that had fewer than 10 opposing votes in the legislative […]
Fig Trees, Pleasure, and Canon
Greetings to you and peace from God our Father, the Lord Jesus Christ, and the Abiding Holy Spirit. The Song of Solomon is right in the middle of our scriptures, […]
A Blessing for Moving In
The season called Ordinary Time in the church calendar often allows a brief reprieve for ministers and families of ministers. Often this time where school is out for the summer […]
Is There Power in the Blood?
When selecting hymns for church services at a psychiatric hospital a person must be aware of more than just whether or not the hymn fits with the scripture passages for […]
Holy Humor Communion Liturgy
Holy Humor is a tradition that dates back to the fifteenth century. Typically celebrated the Sunday after Easter, the mass provided some levity after the heavy season of Lent. Its […]
How to Survive Contract Negotiations
For many clergy, the beginning of the fiscal year also marks the time for annual reviews or contract negotiations. Unlike many other professions, clergy pay and clergy contracts fall on […]
Pastors are People Too: A Review of Welcome to Triumph
Have you ever gone to the grocery store wearing pajama bottoms, a tank top, with your hair a mess and run into a parishioner? Or worse a member of your […]
