In the words of Beyoncé
In 2001 I was in a car accident that briefly landed me in a wheelchair. That event physically changed my body forever. Rolling myself around but also being relatively immobile, […]
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A pastor. In a swimsuit.
Sometimes I forget that my sunglasses don’t actually make me invisible. It is a Sunday afternoon. I am at the pool. I dig through my big, floppy, flowered bag that […]
From Shaking to Leaping
When I was preparing for my ordination, I was scared spitless to be in the pulpit and to preach in front of a congregation. My legs would start to shake […]
How to Walk to a Meeting in Manhattan…While Female and Wearing a Clerical Collar and Red Leather Boots
Be female. Be ordained. Be in Manhattan and, if at all possible, have plans and credentials to attend sessions at the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women. As […]
I do not own a robe
I do not own a robe. Well, perhaps that is not entirely accurate. I did purchase a clerical robe just before Christmas, a woman’s robe off the rack at Cokesbury that doesn’t […]
Verve, Faith, Chocolate, and Really Great Shoes
You may have noticed that Young Clergy Women International claims to be powered by “verve, faith, chocolate, and really great shoes.” Some have asked, “Why shoes?” Well, I can’t speak for […]
