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May 2013

May 26, 2013

My Ordinnaversary

Nine years ago—this weekend exactly—I was ordained to Christian ministry. I remember a few things...

May 01, 2013

Rootless and Wandering

If you ever wonder what pastors talk about when we get together, the topics are,...

April 2013

April 19, 2013

Psalm 23-and-a-half

The Lord is my shepherd, whether I like it or not. I shall not want....

April 16, 2013

When Good People Say Dumb Stuff

In the wake of a tragedy like yesterday's bombing, we ask the age-old question: why...

April 11, 2013

Head and Heart

When a church is dying, The Body wants to know why. When people are leaving (or just...

April 09, 2013

Baby Jesus to Bloody Jesus: The Children’s Ministry Challenge

I'm finally letting myself believe it: the enormous pile of children in our sanctuary is...

April 04, 2013

To Witness

I've got a testimony. That's a word we don't throw around in mainline progressive circles...

March 2013

March 28, 2013

The Trouble With Your “Lifestyle”

I'm going to say a thing. Stop me if you've heard it: "Just because I...

March 21, 2013

Pink Bags (and Other Baggage)

Is this a post about Jesus? Not so much. I somehow couldn't manage to fit 'Jesus' and...

March 18, 2013

Sympathy for the Devil?

A young girl gets drunk at a party. She is, for all intents and purposes,...

March 06, 2013

Prepare the Way: Why I Need Carbs (and Coffee) for Lent

This week, Patheos asked its bloggers to reflect on spiritual practices that we find especially...

March 01, 2013

The Secret Password

Time for Lenten weeping and gnashing of teeth. We progressive/mainline protestant types aren't into the...

February 2013

February 22, 2013

Snow Days, Sick Days, and Other Enforced Sabbaths

I made the mistake of saying out loud last week that I hadn't been sick...

February 20, 2013

Watered Down

True story: my husband and i were out having dinner at a nice restaurant. Which...

February 19, 2013

Downer Abbey

If you want to avoid Downton spoilers, then just go visit my guest post on...

February 15, 2013

The New Anonymous

My friend Matt over at the Board of Church Extension wrote a great piece about...

February 06, 2013

Zumba-dy Stop Me

Not surprisingly, my reasons for not going back to Zumba are the very reasons that...

February 01, 2013

Those Guys are Awesome

Thanks be to God, it isn't all on me to make or break the work...

January 2013

January 30, 2013

The Risk of Relationship

A follow-up to yesterday's discussion re: "Moral Compromise." We are talking about the beginnings of transformation. The...

January 29, 2013

Moral Compromise

Newsflash: there is ALWAYS a boy with two dads who needs a place around the...

January 25, 2013

For Life. Still.

On this anniversary of Roe v. Wade, when emotions run high, it seems an important...

January 24, 2013

Goodness and Truth

It was that lovely week of Christmas when utterly NOTHING happens at church, and we clergy types...

January 22, 2013

Your Jesus looks like a frat guy…

He's a pastor, right? With a following of thousands? Maybe HuNDREDS of thousands? Is his...

January 21, 2013

Another Dream

Holy smokes. I am just getting around to reading Jimmy Carter's piece about gender inequality...

January 18, 2013

God of the Facebook Meme

One woman's 'apologetic' as to why she is raising her children without God has been making...

January 17, 2013

The Rhythms of Grace

Last week, I signed my 4-year-old daughter up for her first dance class. !! I...

January 10, 2013

As Often As You Do This…

we are winging it. Every one of us, even on our best days. Call me...

January 09, 2013

The Unapologetics

Women who do what I do still have a battle to fight, and it is...

January 03, 2013

The Tenth Day of Christmas: Elf Hats, Broken Candles, and Leftover S’Mores

And so it comes to pass that, in the days following the birth of our...

December 2012

December 22, 2012

Filled with Good Things

Rev. Brandon Gilvin is the Associate Director of Week of Compassion, and he is also a...