A Curse Word and A Cocktail
I swiped left after left. Conflicting political understandings. Anti-religion. Doesn’t like cats. I definitely swiped left more than right. The swipe right list is not long, but it has weight. […]
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I’m Done Waiting on You
I was ready to meet my mate in high school, when I first learned what the term “high school sweethearts” meant. As high school flew by with no dates, I […]
Ask a YCW: Dating While Ordained Edition
Dear Askie, I’m a young clergy woman, starting out in my first call. I’m single, and thinking about jumping back into the dating world now that I’m settled in my […]
Faith in the Flesh
The first time I had sex outside of marriage, I was 35. I’m honestly not sure how I managed to grow up thinking that I had to save myself for […]
Giving Online Dating a Try
It’s no secret that dating is hard. As women, we’re still trying to achieve equal pay in the workforce, so dating can often take a back burner to work. For […]
Still the Single Rev
I was 25 when I graduated from seminary and was ordained. My first position was as a chaplain at a small college, where I was routinely mistaken for a student. […]
Speaking the Language
As someone who does ministry amid the Harry Potter generation, I had originally started reading about fan culture a few years ago as a way to feel productive while distracting […]
Waiting for Cupid
“Sign up for Match!” your friends said. “My friend Beth met someone on there and they’re getting married in June!” your friends said. So you did. You shelled out for […]
Difference: Stone Walls or Open Doors?
When my partner Steve and I met, we learned quickly that our family cultures would collide. I was studying in seminary; he studied science in college and worked in sales. […]
Diary of an Online Dater
Day 1 11:42PM Having procrastinated until the eleventh hour on this week’s sermon, the only thing that makes sense at this point, less than nine hours before said sermon will […]
