May 29, 2019 | My First Time Preaching, Preaching, Weekly Words
I was a pastor’s wife who was working as a high school music teacher when I realized my calling as a preacher. I’ve always enjoyed teaching students, but as time went by, I started feeling that something deep inside of me was lacking. I wanted to know more about God,...
May 22, 2019 | Weekly Words
On one of my recent commutes to Atlanta, I listened to an “On Being” podcast in which Krista Tippett interviewed women’s soccer legend Abby Wambach about her new book, Wolfpack. The book made it into my Amazon cart by the end of the night! If you don’t know...
May 16, 2019 | +Clergy Sexual Misconduct Task Force, Weekly Words
The stories continue to show up in our newsfeed. The sheer number of stories about sexually abusive ministers seems overwhelming, and every day we are more aware of how pervasive this horrific problem is in our world, in our nation, and in our circles. How churches...
May 15, 2019 | Weekly Words
I am the daughter of a politician. My father served as member of the Florida State Senate in 1966, he was elected to serve as the 5th Congressional District of Florida’s member of the U.S. House of Representatives in 1972, and he served as the Insurance...
May 9, 2019 | +Clergy Sexual Misconduct Task Force, Weekly Words
II Samuel 11:1-6, 12:1-15, Matthew 11:28-30 What happens to Bathsheba in this difficult and agonizing text of Scripture is not just sexual abuse; it is sexual assault in the extreme; rape by any definition. What happens to Bathsheba no doubt resonates with the...
May 8, 2019 | My First Time Preaching, Weekly Words
The night before I gave my sermon, I had a dream that my manuscript translated into Spanish and then it deleted itself minutes before church was about to start. Luckily, my preaching experience went better than I dreamed. As I prepared my sermon, I wrestled with what...
