Ask a YCW: Discerning a Call Edition
Dear Askie, I think God is calling me to ministry! I never realized what a long and involved process it’s going to be to become a pastor. And did you […]
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When Love Blurs
I know we’re not supposed to have favorites, but let me tell you about my favorite. I met her ten years ago. Her brother was an active member of our […]
Emergency! …But Whose?
“Doesn’t it suck,” my colleague commented to me, “when people call us in a panic because they didn’t read their email from weeks ago and now they want us to […]
Ask a Young Clergy Woman: Inked Edition
Dear Askie, I’m in my first call as a Presbyterian minister. My congregation is a small, wonderful group of folks, mostly older, all over the theological spectrum, who do great […]
Ask a Young Clergy Woman: Taking Your (Maternity) Leave Edition
Dear Askie, I’m preparing for the arrival of my first child (a girl!) in September. My congregation is very excited about my pregnancy, but I’m not sure they really “get […]
Sometimes We Need the Lines: A Review of the Adult Coloring Trend
Color me skeptical. When I first noticed craft-store and grocery-store displays of mandala coloring books, artist-quality colored pencils, and overpriced pen sets, all marketed to adults, I winced. Don’t get […]
Walter’s Cigarettes
When I was a teenager, I promised myself that I would never buy cigarettes. A few of my friends smoked, and occasionally someone would offer me a cigarette and I […]
Ask a Young Clergy Woman: Spare Some Change Edition
Dear Askie, I’m a new pastor in a small farm town. The church is on the main road through town and I live in the parsonage next door. Across the […]
My Doula
Several hours into hard labor, no drugs, with my second child, I had to pee. I made the decision that it was too much work to walk to the bathroom. […]
Love ’em, Leave ’em, and Know What to Say
Over my ten years of ordained work, I have discerned a call to intentional interim ministry, or as I sometimes put it, “love ‘em and leave ‘em.” I take both […]
