Jan 7, 2012 | Epiphany, Jesus, women
This little Light of mine, cradled in my arms asleep, I’m gonna shine for you! Little Light, for you I will not rest until the world is a little gentler, a little kinder, a little saner, so that it welcomes you as you grow. Sweet Light, the sun is dim for me...
Mar 1, 2011 | justice, ministry, women
So a friend of mine, a young woman who is entering ministry, has sent me interview questions about women in church leadership — and about my sense of myself as a church leader — for her studies in seminary. The timing of her interview request is uncanny:...
Feb 15, 2011 | prayer, women
My dear, I birth you into a world of imperfections: there are takers deceivers violators haters. Yet still it is a world of God’s grace, filled with givers counselors nurturers lovers. In all things, be a child of God, in the footsteps of God. Womb of my womb, I...
Aug 25, 2010 | images of God, poem, women
When people ask me, “What is God like?” I often answer God is like a shepherd tending to the flock leading me to still waters Or I say that God is like a rock grounding all being securing me through storm and sun alike But lately I’ve come to think that God is like a...
Jul 25, 2010 | sermon, women
The subheading in my Bible says, “The Woman Caught in Adultery,” but it seems more appropriate to title her story “The Woman Accused of Adultery,” because she is only ever accused. The case of adultery is never proven against her, and her...
Feb 26, 2010 | Lent, prayer, women
Beloved Mary, holy Theotokos: I turn to you as to a sister, for words of encouragement and a woman’s perspective. Welcome me in to a moment of silence, a moment of peace, a moment of hush. Teach me your gifts for centering and stillness while the furious winds...
