Special thanks to managing editor Ann Bonner-Stewart, who brought to our attention this poem, which illustrates the power of words and the ways that words interact with one another in different contexts. Preaching Poetry There isn’t much that makes me think that writing in free form short sentences deep indents staggered lines of thought will […]
With the U.S. presidential election one week away, I have been obsessed with bumper stickers–collecting them, reading them, tallying up the McCain vs. the Obama ones in the swing state in which I live. Some time ago I saw a bumper sticker taped to a car, and I got to thinking about our ideals and […]
This month we feature two pieces on baptism from two of our young clergy women. They convey very different, yet equally striking, aspects of the sacrament, as you will see. Photo contributed by Sunny B. Ridings, who writes: “The blessings of doing ministry in rural Tennessee are abundant. One of the richest blessings for […]
This month we feature two new poems by a pseudonymous blogger who writes at Pink Shoes in the Pulpit. Words You remind me of words I said long ago Words that I’d forgotten and scenarios I had scrubbed clean away. You make me laugh and somehow sad, not knowing what this is all about. […]
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.
This month’s Christ and Creativity feature… Storytime They thought I was one of those teenage mothers who turned out all right. But the county health department nurses didn’t know that the young tornadoes in their waiting room were only mine occasionally. Both settled on my lap, sister on one leg, brother on the other, and […]
Today we feature two poems. MaryAnn writes: “Last December I decided to write a series of poems inspired by beloved Advent and Christmas hymns. It was a great spiritual discipline for me in the midst of the busyness of the season. I remember sitting with a cup of cocoa and the Presbyterian Hymnal, reading carefully the hymns that […]
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