Dec 2, 2015 | Weekly Words
I zipped up the garment bag that held my robe and stoles. The vow exchange service was the last time I would be wearing my robe for at least two months. I was 39 and a half weeks pregnant, and had already arranged for pulpit supply to start on the following Sunday...
Nov 25, 2015 | Weekly Words
I was explaining my new obsession, the Sacred Ordinary Days planner, to my husband. I tried to sell him on why we both needed one immediately. “It’s like if the Erin Condren planner went to seminary! It has space to plan, calendar stuff, reminders for all those...
Nov 18, 2015 | Weekly Words
In 1973, William Goldman wrote a faux-historical novel, a tale of “True Love and High Adventure,” (fictionally) based on a ridiculously wordy, absurdly detailed (non-existent)academic tome by (made-up) scholar S. Morgenstern. Fifteen years later, Princess Buttercup...
Nov 11, 2015 | Weekly Words
At each stage of this journey of pregnancy and preaching, there have been physical adjustments that have altered my Sunday sermon preparation. First trimester: How much ginger ale can I consume before 9 a.m.? Will four or five saltines be the winning number for...
Nov 4, 2015 | Weekly Words
I recently agreed to be on a panel at a local seminary on the topic of “What I Wish I Knew Then: How to Make Smart Financial Decisions (and Avoid Common Mistakes) Early in Your Ministry.” Then, closer to the deadline, it occurred to me that I needed to...
Oct 28, 2015 | Weekly Words
Throughout my first few years of ministry, I have become well acquainted with both the joys and the challenges of being a single minister. However, when my boyfriend and I began dating last year, I quickly realized that I was not prepared for what to expect in this...
