Category: Women

• There’s a Woman in the Pulpit

  When I worked in parish ministry, and still when I preside at weddings, I am often confused for someone else – the secretary, the photographer, the wedding planner, or a bridesmaid.  I don’t mind.  I don’t wear my priesthood on my sleeve.  I grew up with men at the altar and it took me time…

  May 15, 2015

• The Descent of Mother Phoenix

  Most new babies come into the world cloaked in celebration and the chattering of new life.   What my faith and experience has taught me, though, is where there is something new being born, something old is dying.  After spending a couple of weeks with my new-mama sister I was reminded of the sacrificial face of…

  April 13, 2015

• Sister Mama

  She who never stopped talking; she who whipped me with her uniform knee socks; she who can still push my buttons like a master engineer and make me laugh until I pee… my sister became a mother today.  I anticipated this event long before I even knew she was pregnant, but I love how the…

  March 25, 2015

• Paint Our Church Purple on March 8!

  Paint Our Church Purple: Celebrating the spiritual strength of women of faith March 8, 2015 1-3 pm Peace United Church of Christ 204 E. Lockwood Ave. Webster Groves, MO 63119 Get information and RSVP at our event page on facebook. This post is to share my growing enthusiasm for this weekend’s event to celebrate the UN’s…

  March 3, 2015