Mar 19, 2015 | Lent, scripture, thanksgiving, women
In thanksgiving for ancestors and kin, for mothers and sisters across generations, for those who help to birth and those who accompany the walk and those who tell the tales, I call the names: Grace Susan Mildred Lydia Lucy Jacqueline Eleanor Tamar Diane Cheni Ruth...
Dec 17, 2014 | Advent, prayer, women
Praying for the woman who is wandering, that she might know every footstep is still within your care. Praying for the woman who is choking back tears, that she might not be afraid of her memories …or of her hopes. Praying for the woman who is working...
Dec 17, 2012 | Advent, comfort, scripture, women
Sing us a lullaby, Rachel, the kind of lullaby that you’ve been singing across a lifetime: a tune to calm the grieving mothers’ tears, a melody with the strength to wing comfort to the souls of children interrupted by violence. Sing us a lullaby,...
Dec 6, 2012 | Advent, church, women
“Ah, Advent! Along with Christmas, Advent is the glorious and only time of year when Christians across the theological spectrum can agree on women’s participation in God’s work.” Read my full blogpost on The Huffington Post.
Jun 26, 2012 | blessing, courage, sermon, stories, vocation, women
To place the story of Rebekah within the narrative arc of Genesis, let’s go back a generation: You remember that Abraham and Sarah (originally Abram and Sarai) left their homeland because God called Abraham to settle in a new place. Abraham and God had a...
