My Alligator and Me: A Love Story, of Sorts
I’ve understood the concept for years, but I never knew why they were called alligators. I never bothered to ask, either, until I finally had one of my own. Ancient […]
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Advent, 2014
You might be a preacher if … the refrains in your head after the non-indictment of Michael Brown’s killer in Ferguson, MO are “your brother’s blood is crying out from […]
When Tradition Becomes Commonplace
I suppose a pastor’s favorite holiday should be either Christmas or Easter…but truth be told, I love Thanksgiving. I have fond memories of waking up in morning and lazing around […]
When Procrastinating on the Sermon is Good
It was late July, and I was enjoying the school holiday break from my usual School Chaplaincy activities. Over those two weeks I had periodically glanced at the readings set […]
Episodes of Holiness: Clergy on TV
It really is a shock that there aren’t more TV shows about clergy. Doctors, lawyers, police, firefighters, college students…honestly, they have nothing on the wonderful strangeness of our careers. […]
Ask a Young Clergy Woman: Toxic Church Edition
Dear Askie, I am currently serving in a church that is best described as toxic. The staff is dysfunctional, the personnel committee seems to be disinterested in creating a work […]
Streams Run Uphill
La vida es la lucha. Coined by our mujerista theologians it literally means, “life is struggle,” or even more simply “to live is to struggle.” Conversely, the flip is true, […]
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 […]
My Real Grandmother
As we head into the holiday season, I always remember my grandmother. She was a Rev. She was a Dr. She had all the credentials. But more importantly, she had […]
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 […]
