Nov 23, 2009 | church, justice, news, women
There is much at stake for those who care to give testimony to a Church that genuinely loves all persons and cares for those who are marginalized, a Body of Christ that radically welcomes rather than radically excludes. From The Washington Post: More anti-gay,...
Sep 12, 2009 | church, ministry, news, women
(fair warning: feminist diatribe ahead) A pastor from a nearby congregation recently stopped by my church office, unplanned, unannounced, to introduce himself and talk “shop.” Our church administrative assistant showed him upstairs to my office, and I...
Mar 30, 2009 | Lent, prayer, women
“A Prayer from Sarah and Hannah and Elizabeth and…” O God, I come to you with my barrenness, asking for new life beyond my imagining. I wanted to give birth, but I cannot. I wanted to be celebrated, but I am not. I wanted to contribute, but my body...