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Making a Statement
Although I had claimed my professional vocation, I had never questioned biblical interpretations that prescribed the subordination of women at home and at church.
Flame: Pipe Cleaner Intercessions
I love the versatility of pipe cleaners and children seem to feel the same! They are great for playing with and they are also great for praying with.
Crossroads: By Faith, pt 1
As Christians, we believe in what we cannot see. We cannot see God, but we know He is there. But believing in God and becoming a Christian makes a take a leap of faith; because we cannot see God but we believe anyway. We have faith in a lot of things.
Formations 08.21.2022: Healing Relational Rifts
I’ve lost track of how many stories I’ve heard or read in recent years about abusive pastors and churches. Sometimes it’s misappropriation of church funds. Sometimes it’s sexual abuse. Sometimes it’s something else.
Connections 08.14.2022: The Shaking and Unshakable
Six years ago, I wrote about this text for the Baptist Women in Ministry blog. We were in an election year, our national life seemed more fraught than ever before, and it felt appropriate to reflect on our human-made structures being shaken by God.
Of the Order of Balaam’s Donkey
It was a rare opportunity for me to preach. In the Baptist Student Union (BSU) at the University of Georgia where I served as campus minister, the three campus ministers preached only a couple of times per year. I can’t recall what my sermon was about that evening or what biblical text I preached from, […]