Spiritual Safety
Wardrobe choices. That’s what my husband and I were fighting about that evening. It was like an episode of “What Not To Wear” was playing in front of our closet.
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Permission to Hear the Call
When I was applying to Princeton Theological Seminary, one of the questions on the application asked the name of the church that was supporting me. I remember writing down the […]
The Jesus Review: Buffy the Vampire Slayer and the Young Clergy Woman
Into every generation a slayer is born: one girl in all the world, a chosen one. She alone will wield the strength and skill to fight the vampires, demons, and the […]
Telling the Old, Old Story
“Preparations were carefully made. All the people who expected to participate were very sure that their feet were already clean and had nice new hose. White sheets were hung up […]
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 […]
Stepping Out
I came out recently on facebook. Not as gay. That would have been no big deal to the vast majority of my friends. I came out as a religious Christian. […]
When Worlds Collide
It felt like falling down a well. That’s the best way I can describe standing by the side of the cart in the back room of the funeral home, looking […]
Spring Comes
Has anyone else noticed that the liturgical calendar and the academic calendar seem to sync up from time to time? Think about Advent… The eager awaiting spirit we hold as […]
Pastor and Possible Friend: A Perspective of a Clergyperson and Clergy Spouse
The new president of Princeton Seminary wrote an article last December, titled “Pastor, not friend.” In that article, he reflects on his relationship with a devoted elder of the parish […]
Between
May 17 – Almost exactly five years after my husband proposed to me, we flipped over a pregnancy test to see a small plus sign. In that moment our life […]
