May 17, 2022 | discipleship, racism, women
Now the apostles and the believers who were in Judea heard that the Gentiles had also accepted the word of God. So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcised believers criticized him, saying, “Why did you go to uncircumcised men and eat with them?” – Acts 11:1-3...
Jun 30, 2020 | poem, sermon, women
Milcah sang a lullaby to her granddaughter Rebekah, born to Bethuel, You are a queen, gifted and beautiful, a sovereign over kings. You are the gladness of ancestors, and the celebration of the future. And Rebekah believed her grandmother Milcah, owned the inheritance...
Dec 16, 2018 | Advent, justice, prayer, women
Sing aloud, o daughters! Shout with joy, o children! The peril against you is gone. Yet again and again, O God, we have picked it back up: the peril of fear, the peril of greed, the peril of jealousy, the peril of nationalism, the peril of self-abasement. Again and...
Sep 30, 2018 | prayer, wholeness, women
Have mercy on our tears, O God, for we have wept ever since Hagar’s heart broke over Ishmael and Rachel lamented her children. If we have won your favor, let our tears nourish protest. Have mercy on our rage, O God, for we have said “no” to death...
Nov 20, 2015 | images of God, Jesus, women
Jesus sits in a coffee shop now that the weather has turned cold. Third table from the entrance, near a window. She dozes in the early morning over a large red cup of coffee. Wrapped around her shoulders is a thick plum blanket to shake off the night’s chill....
Jun 15, 2015 | poem, women
How to say thank you for this moment: my girl, studiously rapt and proud to see women contending on World Cup turf. And never mind scandals — she is dreaming. My girl: studiously rapt and proud to see this image of unapologetic female strength (never mind...
