The following is a reflection I shared on the RevGalBlogPal’s BE6 event this past week during closing worship. Based on John 4. I am a woman at the well. Although not, perhaps, the one of whom you are thinking. I can gather my water in the cool of the morning with the other women. I…
This prayer is a version of a prayer I have used at a service of Installation for a new pastor. A version of this was originally prayed over me as I was ordained at First Presbyterian Church in Albuquerque in 2008. I used this version in a worship service on the RevGalBlogPals cruise this past…
Many of you have heard me speak of “my favorite Aunt Gail”. (She also goes by the name Gail Crouch.) She is one of the gifts I received when I married into my husband’s family. Below is a sermon she preached yesterday at St Paul’s United Church of Christ in Seattle, WA. On this Martin…
(I had a difficult time titling this sermon, so Elliott suggested “Sermon in D Minor”. It really has nothing to do with the sermon, but some days are like that.) A sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian Church in Boise, Idaho Jan 20, 2013 John 2:1-11 As many of you know, last week I wasn’t with…
I have just returned from the Emergence Christianity Conference in Memphis, TN. Phyllis Tickle, the founding editor of the Religion Department at Publishers Weekly, shared with us her observations of church and culture, based on her book Emergence Christianity: What It Is, Where It Is Going, and Why It Matters. Over 400 people of all…
Here is our first STARward guest reflection on a Star word. From Dawn who writes: “I was given quite the word for my very first ever Star Word…Approval. What an interesting word for me, specifically, at this very moment in my life.
A sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian Church, Boise, Idaho January 6, 2013 Isa 60;1-6 Matt 2:1-12 Here is the video with which we began worship: Today we are celebrating Epiphany. This is an ancient Christian celebration, dating at least as far back as the 300’s. And it is the day we celebrate the arrival of…
I think a true sign of genius is recognizing a brilliant idea when one of your friends comes up with it, and then immediately incorporating it into your life. I’m about to do that here. As many of you may have read in my last post, A Year of Practice, on Epiphany Sunday at Southminster,…
I’m getting the sanctuary ready for worship this Sunday, which is Epiphany. Last year, I passed out stars that had words written on them and invited people to use that word in their prayer life in 2012. We’ll be doing it again Sunday (so if you would like a star word but aren’t a Southminster…
I have never been terribly successful with resolutions at New Year’s. But in general, a few of the better resolutions have made their way into my life in meaningful ways. A few years ago, I determined to read more poetry. Did I read a poem every day? No. Do I now read poetry regularly? Yes.…
Glass Overflowing 