Mar 16, 2012 | +Pam Durso, Community
Today I celebrated Sue Fitzgerald! She is one of my favorite people. I first got to know Sue in 2005, when she wrote her story for Courage and Hope: The Stories of Ten Baptist Women Ministers, a book I co-edited with my husband. Over the years I have talked numerous...
Dec 21, 2011 | Advent/Lent, Being the Church, Community
Where there is love, O God,You abide:in circles of friends and family,in congregations,in gatherings around tablesand Christmas trees. Where there is love, O God,You abide:in moments of selfless service,in gentle words,in comforting touchand in shared tears. Where...
Dec 15, 2011 | +Pam Durso, Community
Earlier this week I discovered that I live about five miles from a Sisters of Visitation monastery. The monastery is located in Snellville, Georgia–not too far from the Target where I do most of my shopping. On Tuesday, I set off to find this monastery, hoping...
Nov 30, 2011 | +Pam Durso, Community
Fifty years ago, on November 30, 1961, I was born. So yes, today is my fiftieth birthday. In some ways, the number fifty shocks me. I can’t believe I have really been around that long. I feel so much younger than what I thought fifty would feel like, and some...
Nov 18, 2011 | Being a Minister, Community
My Grandmother Abee was a bustling kitchen helper. She could be everywhere at once and suddenly right where you didn’t expect her. One Thanksgiving, Nancy asked me to slice the ham. The ham was hot from the oven and smelling like brown sugar and pineapple, so...
