Yesterday, I took some of my favorite kids to an afternoon movie. I had heard about this movie through an interview on NPR and was particularly interested in two things: first, it’s a musical (and I love a musical) and… Continue reading

I remember — in fact I told this story yesterday — when my preaching professor in seminary told us not to preach two hard sermons in a row. It’s just too much. People can’t take it. And I’ve abided by… Continue reading

A few weeks ago, as one of our youth sat beside me in worship, she asked me about my blog. She wanted to know if it was for me or for the church. I told her in that moment before… Continue reading

My friend Martha is all excited that this candle lighting liturgy she wrote is being used in 122 churches across the world. She even mapped it. I said it to her and I’ll say it again: it’s an ecumenical wonder.… Continue reading

Last Sunday, we had an important meeting at church. Long before I arrived as the pastor, this congregation has been trying to figure out what to do with the building. Buildings are a challenge for churches. We can’t imagine life… Continue reading

There was a moment on Wednesday morning when it felt like she was there. Or she should have been there because our conversation had turned in a direction that she would have offered one of her priceless one-liners. In that… Continue reading

Several months ago, when the Stewardship Ministry at The United Churches imagined what would happen on Consecration Sunday, they really wanted to celebrate our ministry. They wanted to make space for us to tell the story of what happens with… Continue reading

This morning, I opened Feasting on the Word to read these words from Helen Montoomery Debevoise: The parable of the manager speaks especially to Christians or communities who have lost the vision of the larger picture. Who are the people of God? What have… Continue reading

I used to pray for peace. I used to pray for peace as some ideal that should be in the world without really knowing what to do with the violence that I saw on the news or even in the… Continue reading

I love The Young Clergy Women Project for the many gifts it gave me. I can’t even list all of the things that it gave me. (I just tried and deleted. Words don’t express what this project has given me… Continue reading