Abundant Life and the Tyranny of Productivity
It was an average Tuesday morning–reflective of all my mornings, lately: I’d gotten up early to go to the gym, but the timing of my class meant that by the […]
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Ten Things to Do for Christmas
It’s that time of year: Christmas. And as clergy, we are often tasked with making sure everyone else’s Christmas goes perfectly. Sometimes, that means we forget about our own Christmases. […]
Book Review: Rest is Resistance
Tricia Hersey didn’t discover rest as resistance when she had the time or the money to rest. She began resting as resistance in the midst of one of the busiest […]
Enough When
It is cold as my feet touch the bare wooden floor, and a shiver creeps up my spine. The protective cocoon of the bed where my love still lies, peaceful, […]
Dear Clergy: A Letter for November
My dear, weary, fierce colleagues in ministry, It’s been a year, hasn’t it? None of us knew going in to 2020 what would come; none of us expected to spend […]
Sleep for God’s Beloved
“A young man named Eutychus, who was sitting in the window, began to sink off into a deep sleep while Paul talked still longer. Overcome by sleep, he fell to […]
Love the One You’re With (Er… Yourself)
After services one Sunday, I walked into the sacristy to thank the altar guild for their work. The acting altar guild chair said those words we all long to hear: […]
