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What a Pastor Looks Like

“Well, I guess this is what pastors look like nowadays.” I have served in ministry for thirteen years now, and comments like these still strike me silent. I’m not sure […]

Learning from Tabitha

What do we do when our bodily autonomy is violated and the Supreme Court takes away our rights?  I read and re-read the stories of those people of faith who […]

Job Hunting for the Two Career Couple: When the Right Call Is Not the Church

I sat on the bed, listening to the shower. At my feet there was a massive pile of laundry, mostly my husband’s clothes. He was packing a large suitcase and moving […]

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. […]

Making Lists: One Mom’s Response to the Trayvon Martin Case

As a wife, mother, and clergy person I struggle with what to tell my son about Trayvon Martin.  As the mother of a five-month old black male, I am particularly […]

A Review of Making Paper Cranes: Toward an Asian American Feminist Theology by Mihee Kim-Kort

It’s not every day you get to read a seminal, formative work in a still-emerging field of theology.  But that is exactly what Making Paper Cranes: Toward an Asian American […]

Equal Work for Equal Pay?

I held the paper with disdain. Presbyterians had an annual report that came out, detailing the salaries of every pastor in the area. My spirit plummeted when I saw the […]