Jul 28, 2014 | books, Monday Muse, review
There is a universal urgency for both personal and social stability. … [There are] deep strains and stresses in the soul of a people, for which they had no preparation and from which there seems to be no sure basis for recovery. (4) So observes Howard...
Jul 21, 2014 | books, Monday Muse, review
As protest movements multiply and the global economy lurches from crisis to crisis … it seems that we actually need the pirate spirit of Roberts, Teach and Fly to rise strongly again and come to our aid. (37-38) Mutiny! Why We Love Pirates and How They Can Save Us may...
Jul 14, 2014 | books, church, ministry, Monday Muse, racism, review
We need each other’s voices. We do not need numbers. We do not need quotas. We do not even need goals or standards. We need each other. We need each other’s experiences. We need each other’s dreams. We need each other’s stories. (64-65) The...
May 29, 2014 | music, review
Ascension Day. Acts 1:1-11. Jesus has been enjoying a few extra days of hanging out with his friends and disciples since that beautiful Easter morning in the garden, but now his time on earth is coming to an end — for real this time. Jesus gathers his followers,...
Apr 8, 2013 | books, review
Last week I purchased ridiculously fantastic heels: ruby red and three inches tall. I had hoped to find playful springtime heels at a modest two inches but “settled” for kick-ass footwear. In celebration of excellent shoes and fabulous clergywomen,...
Mar 5, 2013 | music, review
What is your experience with contemporary Christian music? Many of us have a contemporary Christian music story, much like we have a Church story, filled with memories, hopes, and disappointments. I grew up in a moderate-to-conservative United Church of Christ...
