Jan 14, 2015 | Weekly Words
My sister taught me to read when I was 4, and I have been a sucker for fiction ever since. In fact, for nearly all of the 7 years my husband and I have been married, our norm has been to read for fun before bed. Even in seminary, amidst a very heavy reading load, I...
Jan 7, 2015 | Weekly Words
“Can I just put my toe in real quick?” the girls squeaked as we waited behind the baptistry for the service to begin. Nervous energy invaded the space between each of us and the girls wanted to do something . . . anything to feel prepared. With a twinkle in my eye and...
Dec 31, 2014 | Weekly Words
You know those words the flight attendants always say, “In case of an emergency, the air bags will automatically fall. Place the air mask over your face FIRST before helping the person next to you.” Now, if you are a parent or someone who has a heart for people, you...
Dec 24, 2014 | Weekly Words
O little town of Bethlehem, How still we see thee lie! Above your deep and dreamless sleep, The silent stars go by. Yet in thy dark streets shineth The everlasting Light, The hopes and fears of all the years, Are met in thee tonight. One of my favorite...
Dec 19, 2014 | Weekly Words
This devotion is based on Luke 1:46-55, one of the lectionary texts for December 21, 2014–the fourth Sunday of Advent. I like underdogs, the last-chosen-for-the-team, the challenge that nobody else wants to deal with. When it comes to preaching or writing devotionals...
Dec 17, 2014 | Weekly Words
For those of us who are ministers, we can all probably remember the first time we felt the yearning to fulfill a life of ministry. It is a desire inside of us that won’t let us rest. It is a fire that continues to burn within us, and continues to build and build as if...
