Support for Women Who Pastor
Since the highly publicized Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) vote on women being pastors (which wasn’t actually news to many of us female clergy), my social media feed has been flooded […]
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Starting a New Call: A Top 10 List of Dos and Don’ts
Pace yourself. You are going to be tempted to go, go, go. Don’t give in to the temptation. It’s a marathon, not a sprint.
Winter Whether
For the last few years, I have been in an extended period of discernment. For many months, I found myself constantly asking whether I should take on something new, stop […]
Pathfinding
More than five years ago, I came to a junction in my life. My husband and I had to make decisions about where to live, how to proceed on our […]
Choosing Between Two Holy Places
It’s Saturday morning. I dig through a clump of pink and green plastic princess necklaces as I search for my dove pendant, an image of the Holy Spirit I ritualistically […]
My Friend, the Mortician
I met Rob Pecht, owner of Bordentown Home for Funerals, in a hearse. At least that’s how I remember it. Our first conversation on a long drive to a cemetery […]
Pilgrimage with My Mother
In May 2014, my mother and I walked the last 110km of the pilgrim route to Santiago de Compostela, in Spain. There have been many wonderful books, blogs and websites […]
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 […]
Two New Hymns: We Have Often Called You “Father” and Christ According To Your Measure
Before I began the ordination process, I wanted to be a writer. I also come from a musical background and am a life-long choral singer. So when I discovered the […]
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. […]
