Nov 30, 2010 | Challenges in Calling, Encouraging Words, Preaching
With all the recent talk about women in ministry and submission, I originally began writing my take on the matter. In doing so, I realized that it bothered me that the question even comes up. Even though the Bible says, “Submit to one another out of reverence for...
Nov 15, 2010 | Adventures in Seminary, Motherhood and Ministry
I’m half way through my first semester at Princeton Theological Seminary . . . with a two-year-old child. I’ve completed all my work. We are generally happy. Here are some of the ways we’ve made it work. 1. Accept your limitations. No, you won’t make it to that 4 p.m....
Nov 4, 2010 | Being the Church
I have always wondered why reasonable people would think a Baptist committee could ever reach a unanimous decision. Frankly, it is remarkable “unanimous” and “Baptist” appear in the same dictionary! As the old saying goes, “Where there are two Baptists gathered...
Nov 2, 2010 | +Pam Durso, Being the Church
I spent Monday praying. This past Monday, November 1, was the annual Baptist Women’s World Day of Prayer (sponsored by the Baptist World Alliance Women’s Department). Knowing that thousands of my Baptist sisters were praying on that day made me more mindful and...
