Last week I brought home the new Disney movie “Tangled” from the library. In case you missed out on seeing the movie – or its previews – “Tangled” is a twist on the Rapunzel story. When the Queen is pregnant...
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“I wanted to go forward for children’s time, but I thought I might embarass her,” she said, pointing at Pastor Carole. “I would have said ‘I’m two — a hundred and two!’” Gertrude smiled at me. I’d been...
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Community. What does it mean? I’ve been thinking about the word – the concept – a lot recently. Today A and I received an email saying we have been accepted into a new loft community designed for those...
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I’ve been on a quest. It is one that has caused my living room to be a small disaster zone. The floor is lined with books and old cell phones and cords that belong to forgotten electronics. The quest is is to...
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Dear Baptist Soon-to-be Women, Dear Hope of a Women in Ministry Advocate, Dear Daughters of the Church, I write to you because you are who I think about. You are in my thoughts when I talk to female...
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When my parents first got married, my Dad was a college debate coach. One morning the team was gearing up for a trip, and Dad was scheduled to meet the van with evidence files. If you have ever been a debater...
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Click photo for photo credit“Remember that you are dust, and to dust you will return; but the steadfast love of our Lord endures forever.” On Wednesday I repeated these words over and over. Each time with a...
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Click photo for photo creditIs it just me or does today’s Gospel passage (Matthew 5:13-20) read a bit differently than it did before this week’s weather? I don’t know about you, but a week ago I was taking...
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Do you ever wonder where your meeting agendas come from? Or who disposes of the trash in your waste can? Who changes the lightbulbs or folds the sharp-looking brochure? We tend of think of ministry as...
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I’ve recently begun watching the TV show Psych – and by “recently begun,” I mean that my husband and I have watched about a season and a half in the last month. If you are unfamiliar with this wonderful work...
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I’ve been meaning to start this for awhile, luckily my buddy Megan Gelband keeps reminding me with her blog. Since Thanksgiving is sneaking up, what better time for recording a handful of the things I am...
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“Your husband should be the one wearing that shirt.” I blink and look down. “This is what a preacher looks like.” I pause, wondering how to respond. The woman speaking to me is a friend, complimenting my...
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