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Ask a Young Clergy Woman: Holy Week Pro Tips Edition

Dear Askie, It’s Holy Week in my first call! I’m a solo pastor at a small UCC church, and I’m trying to gear up, but I’m not really sure what […]

Ask a Young Clergy Woman: Easter Egg Edition

Dear Askie, I have been informed in no uncertain terms that it is the tradition of my church to hold an Easter Egg Hunt on the afternoon of the Friday […]

“The Gospel According to…”

A few months ago, I attended a conference about storytelling. As I packed my bags and started to wrap my mind around what storytelling and church might have in common, […]

Newness of Life 
Or: How I Gave up the Waders and Learned to Love the Water

Easter morning. The sanctuary is full. The trumpet fanfare happens right on cue and the lilies – in addition to making my nose itch – are beautiful. Streamers hang from […]

New Art and Poetry

This month we are pleased to offer visual art and poetry together from two different artists, Mary Allison Cates (who created a series we featured in Advent) and Heidi Koschzec.

The Light of Christ

OK, so it was a cheesy children’s sermon anyway. Though most children’s sermons—or at least the ones I give—come that way, this was particularly so. But it was Easter—my first […]