Apr 14, 2022 | Laura Ellis, Lectionary Series, lectionary series, Weekly Words
I was in seminary in Boston when the pandemic hit. A couple of friends and I were on spring break in Maine when we got the email from our dean telling us we wouldn’t be returning to in-person classes after the break. That was the first of many communications I...
Jan 6, 2022 | Laura Ellis, Lectionary Series, Weekly Words
2 Timothy 1:5-10 (NRSV) “I am reminded of your sincere faith, a faith that lived first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and now, I am sure, lives in you. For this reason I remind you to rekindle the gift of God that is within you through the...
Dec 2, 2021 | Laura Ellis, Lectionary Series, Weekly Words
Luke 1:39-45 I’ve never understood people’s tendency to rush in order to wait in the process of air travel. Flyers often hover even when their lingering will not get them to their destination any quicker. I recently flew to Boston for Thanksgiving, and...
Oct 21, 2021 | Laura Ellis, Weekly Words
Baptist Women in Ministry launched a survey because we want to hear from YOU! Take our survey to share your experiences, so we can discover the state of women in Baptist life as women pursue their calls to ministry. I saw a commercial the other day where a little girl...
Sep 3, 2021 | Laura Ellis, Weekly Words
I am delighted to join the Baptist Women in Ministry staff as Project Manager to help research and write the upcoming State of Women in Baptist Life Report. I have admired the work of BWIM for a long time. I remember attending the annual gatherings when I was too...
