Feb 13, 2019 | Preaching, Uncategorized, Weekly Words
In 2007, Baptist Women in Ministry invited Baptist churches to participate in Martha Stearns Marshall Month of Preaching by having a woman preach during the month of February. This invitation became an annual event, one that has been a source of joy and discovery for...
Feb 6, 2019 | Preaching, Weekly Words
In 2007, Baptist Women in Ministry invited Baptist churches to participate in Martha Stearns Marshall Month of Preaching by having a woman preach during the month of February. This invitation became an annual event, one that has been a source of joy and discovery for...
Jan 30, 2019 | My First Time Preaching, Preaching, Weekly Words
In Kindergarten I was asked, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” My answer: “A princess.” Since then my answer has changed a few times. In middle school I wanted to be an attorney after watching too much Drop Dead Diva. I spent most of my high school years and...
Jan 23, 2019 | My First Time Preaching, Preaching, Weekly Words
Photo: Julie (at immediate right of center) at the Jesse Mercer pulpit with some of her balcony people, 2002. I preached for the first time at the weekly chapel service of Mercer University in Macon, Georgia, on Ash Wednesday of 2001. I was a junior...
Jan 15, 2019 | My First Time Preaching, Preaching, Weekly Words
In the fall of 2017, I interned for Madison Heights Baptist Church in Madison Heights, Virginia, my home church. At the beginning of the semester, the other intern and I met with my pastor, Todd Blake, and we discussed some things we wanted to experience during our...
Jan 9, 2019 | My First Time Preaching, Preaching, Weekly Words
Five years ago, I was a student at the University of Georgia and worked as a summer intern at Lake Oconee Community Church in Greensboro, GA. Since then, I have served in two different churches, begun seminary, and successfully evaded the intimidating task of...
