AN ADVENT DEVOTION: Unafraid by Pam Durso

AN ADVENT DEVOTION: Unafraid by Pam Durso

This devotion is based on Mark 1:1-8, one of the lectionary texts for December 7, 2014–the second Sunday of Advent. What I love about the Gospel of Mark is that it is a whirlwind of action with only the barest of details, only a limited hint of dialogue. Yet for all...
That Which Makes Me Thankful by Pam Durso

That Which Makes Me Thankful by Pam Durso

Yes, this is a list! My top-ten list of things that make me thankful today. 1. I am thankful that I only have to cook a turkey once a year. Touching a raw turkey creeps me out so I am extremely thankful that my turkey is all nicely washed and patted and oiled and...
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,...

I am Not Ordained by Pam Durso

Hard to believe, right? The executive director of Baptist Women in Ministry is not an ordained minister. But it is true. I have never been ordained. It is a long story (I am fifty-two-years old, trust me, it is a long story), but the short version is this: I have long...

Celebrating 50 Years of Ministry by Pam Durso

On Sunday, September 7, North Broad Baptist Church in Rome, Georgia threw a party to celebrate a 50th anniversary.  Friends, family, and church members all showed up. There was a really big cake, handwritten cards, and lots of laughter. The celebration was in honor of...

NEW BLOG ADVENTURES AHEAD by Pam Durso

Five years ago I dreamed of having a blog–not one that I would write, but one that supporters, believers, and encouragers of Baptist Women in Ministry would write. And yes, sometimes dreams do come true. Looking back now at five years of BWIM blogs, I am...