Mar 27, 2013 | Being the Church
I have always had an abnormally sensitive sense of smell. I am the person who compliments friends on different lotions and perfumes, the one who can describe how each friend’s house has a distinct smell, and the one who can often guess which particular fragrance...
Mar 22, 2013 | Being a Minister
It is 8:30 a.m., and I have already finished my first session of the day. I would rather see someone at 7:30 in the morning than 7:30 in the evening, so I can’t complain. Except I always do when I’m leaving the house. Today is a rare day today–no more clients on...
Mar 20, 2013 | Being a Minister, Challenges in Calling
Presented during the thirtieth anniversary celebration of Baptist Women in Ministry of North Carolina, March 16, 2013. In its second decade (1993-2003), as Baptist Women in Ministry of North Carolina transitioned from reacting to relating, the questions persisted. We...
Mar 18, 2013 | Advent/Lent
I have a song stuck in my head. Actually, it’s a refrain from a song but it circles and circles through my brain. “I will arise and go to Jesus; he will embrace me with his arms.” After about a hundred revolutions, the refrain sparked an image. The recent conclave...