Lawyers and Preachers by Pam Durso

Lawyers and Preachers by Pam Durso

In September 2010, I served as a juror, and now in September 2017, I am on the prospective jury list again, waiting to see if my juror number will be called. After the conclusion of my service seven years ago, I wrote a blog about the experience. It still makes me...
“Why Doth God Sometimes Seem to Leave” by Pam Durso

“Why Doth God Sometimes Seem to Leave” by Pam Durso

Monday was an unusual day for those of us who live in the Atlanta area. We all hunkered down and waited for Hurricane Irma to make her way to us. By the time she arrived, Irma had become a Tropical Storm, but she still had some power to her. She brought wind gusts of...
These Past Four Weeks by Pam Durso

These Past Four Weeks by Pam Durso

This week my thoughts have been on history. Given all that is going on, history seems an odd thing to focus on, but I am after all a historian. Here is what I have been wondering: what will scholars fifty years from now write about the happenings of this past month?...
Helping Our Sister-Ministers by Pam Durso

Helping Our Sister-Ministers by Pam Durso

Watching the news this week has been painful. Hurricane Harvey just won’t go away, and the devastation left from Corpus Christi to Houston is heartbreaking for all of us. For me, it has felt really personal. I graduated from Beeville High School–just 60...
Glimmers of Hope by Pam Durso

Glimmers of Hope by Pam Durso

My family spent last week at the beach, taking long walks, soaking in the sun, building sand castles. It was a good week of disconnecting. The television was silent. I didn’t check my email. I stayed away from Facebook most all week. But when we got home late...
Because of Her by Pam Durso

Because of Her by Pam Durso

This week we received a lovely note in the mail from a former student of Sarah Frances Anders. Sarah Frances passed away on June 8 at the age of ninety, and we at Baptist Women in Ministry mourned her death but we also celebrated her many contributions to our Baptist...