Mar 28, 2018 | Weekly Words
“Is it safe?” “Am I safe?” The words “safe” and “safety” have been intruding and interrupting many of my conversations lately. They are phrases that have come to the forefront as the #metoo and #timesup movements have surfaced. As a child, I was sexually...
Mar 22, 2018 | Weekly Words
Preaching. I went to seminary adamant that I was not going to preach. Not having to take a homiletics course (and Greek and Hebrew) was a small reason as to why I decided to pursue an MTS degree instead of the MDiv (the real reason was the MTS gave me 56 elective...
Mar 15, 2018 | Weekly Words
In recent years, I have become fascinated with stories in Scripture featuring nameless women. One such passage was the gospel reading for the first Sunday of February – Mark’s account of Jesus’ encounter with Peter’s mother-in-law (Mark 1:29-31). Jesus is walking from...
Mar 1, 2018 | Weekly Words
Don’t forget to breathe. Can the choir behind me see my knees shaking? Was that an “Amen” I just heard? Whatever you do . . . do not say “um.” That joke was funnier in my head. Please, God, help me pronounce this Greek word correctly! These were just some of the...
Feb 28, 2018 | Weekly Words
In 1740, the teenage Martha Stearns heard the gospel preached anew. Not only was she, along with her soon-to-be husband, Daniel Marshall, converted during the New England revivals of the First Great Awakening, both felt called to convert others. After serving as...
Jan 31, 2018 | Weekly Words
A vocational call can manifest itself in many ways. I have some friends in ministry who can recall a distinct moment where everything clicked, they felt God’s call to ministry, and they immediately knew how that vocation would manifest itself. Unfortunately, or maybe...
