Dear Addie: Help! I’m Preaching on Sunday!

Dear Addie: Help! I’m Preaching on Sunday!

Dear Addie, What advice would you give to a female minister who is preaching one of her first sermons in front of a sizable congregation? I took preaching class years ago in seminary but have had few chances to exercise those skills, perhaps in part because I am a...
Seeing My Call by Shelley Hasty Woodruff

Seeing My Call by Shelley Hasty Woodruff

Initially, I did not hear God’s call. I saw it. And then, over the years, I would feel it and hear it and taste it, but I have only seen it once. I was nine years old. It was the summer before fifth grade, and I was attending a G.A. camp with dear friends. One evening...
Tuesday Prayer from Baptist Women in Ministry

Tuesday Prayer from Baptist Women in Ministry

  May the God who gives us peace, Give you peace, Deep peace, Deep peace so that you know joys, Peace that helps you in time of trouble, Peace that opens your eyes to see new ventures in service, Peace that opens your ears to hear God speak to you, Peace that...
Hands Wide Open by Pam Durso

Hands Wide Open by Pam Durso

I went “home” last week to Texas to lead a retreat. My friend, Meredith Stone, invited me to be the speaker at the annual fall retreat for Texas Women in Ministry. We gathered at Camp Buckner, and for two days, thirty-five women and I pondered the idea of living,...