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January 2025

January 27, 2025

Mercy Plea by Bishop Budde Mirrors 3 Bold Biblical Women

Think Bishop Budde was audacious in her plea for mercy to the president? There are...

September 2021

September 04, 2021

Abortion and the Progressive Church: Is It Time to Break the Silence?

What does the Texas abortion law mean for clergy? Are progressive pastors willing to address...

December 2020

December 20, 2020

Magnificat: Mary and the Refusal to be Small for Insecure, Fearful Men

Mary's “Magnificat" forces us to face our attitudes about women and how we treat them....

November 2019

November 19, 2019

Sallie McFague: An Ecofeminist Preacher’s Tribute

Theologian Sallie McFague has died at the age of 86. Her body of work has...

November 11, 2018

The Widow’s Mite? No, MIGHT! – Justice, Power, and the Widow

It’s time to rethink the story about 'the widow’s mite' in Mark 12:41-44 and Luke...

May 2018

May 10, 2018

Sisters EMERGING from the Wilderness: Women of Color Leading the Church

The election of two female African American bishops in the ELCA may be a turning...

May 05, 2018

An Iconic Moment – ELCA Synod Elects First Female African-American Bishop

The Rev. Patricia Davenport has been elected as the first African-American female bishop in the...

December 2017

December 23, 2017

Christmas Birthday: Letter to My Son, Born on Christmas Day

My son has a Christmas Birthday. I imagined Mary writing a letter to her son...

December 22, 2017

Mary Ponders: Part Two, A Christmas Reflection

Mary ponders. It is not just Mary’s body that has brought together heaven and earth,...

December 18, 2017

Mary, Pondering and God-bearing: Part One

Mary ponders. She’s a thinking, feeling, turning-things-over-in-her-mind kind of gal. I like those qualities in...

December 06, 2017

#MeToo, #ChurchToo: The Church is Facing the Truth About Its Sexism

#MeToo, #ChurchToo: The #MeToo movement is beginning to well up within the Christian Church. We’re...

December 01, 2017

Words of Advice for Good Men: #MeToo Meet #YouToo

#MeToo meet #YouToo. Even good men are being shaken to their core by the daily...

August 2017

August 02, 2017

7 Ways Your Church Can Support Your Female Pastor

Here are seven suggestions not just for avoiding insensitive sexist remarks, but for actively supporting...

July 2017

July 31, 2017

Top 10 Things Never to Say to Your Female Pastor

So your church has a pastor – who just happens to be female. Congratulations! Here's...

July 30, 2017

Book Review: Preaching the Women of the Old Testament

Ever heard of Achsah? The Daughters of Zelophehad? Rizpah? Think you know the story of...

May 2017

May 14, 2017

Inclusive and Expansive Mother’s Day Prayers

We pray for women who are mothers, either by birth, by adoption, or through foster...

May 14, 2017

The Case for Recognizing Mother’s Day in Church

Jesus showed us that by embracing women and the feminine aspect of God, we do...