Canning as Spiritual Practice
While the calendar doesn’t show it yet, we in the southern US are in summer mode! The weather has brought about some days of oppressive heat already. People are planting […]
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One Can’t Rush The Process of Forgiveness: A Personal Story of Sexual Trauma
Sexual trauma. Two uncomfortable words to see in print and to write about, particularly in the church. Sex is still a taboo subject in the church in the year 2018, […]
A Young Christian Woman and a Young Muslim Woman Walk into a Cafe
A young Christian woman and a young Muslim woman walk into a cafe…no, this isn’t the beginning of a joke. Interfaith jokes rarely include women – in fact even more […]
Lawful and Beneficial: An Exploration of Faith and Academic Freedom
As we begin a new semester, and a new school year, after the summer we have had as a country, I am thinking about academic freedom. In 1 Corinthians, Paul […]
Faithful Families: An Interview with Traci Marie Smith
Faithful Families has new material, expanding on Seamless Faith. Which faith practice were you most excited to add? Though it is a sad practice, I was grateful to write a […]
Harnessing Courage: A Review
Over the years, I have often wished that “regular” people better understood life with a significant disability. As an Episcopal priest who is completely deaf, I’ve struggled with the writing […]
O Gentle Savior
Here is my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen one in whom I delight; I will put my Spirit on him, and he will bring justice to the nations. He […]
Who I Am With Them
I have been best friends with the same four women for over 20 years. It’s only now that we’re in our 30’s that we’ve realized how fortunate we are to […]
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 […]
To Be or Not To Be… A “None”
My brothers and I were raised in a medium-sized Presbyterian congregation in a small southern city. We went to Sunday school, worship, and the Wednesday night program. Our parents were […]
