(This is a prayer I have written for a Birth Mother’s Celebration in which I will be participating tomorrow. I offer it here. It is for more than Birth Mothers. Feel free to use, and adapt so it fits your uses. I would appreciate you directing people back to this post if you use the…
A few weeks ago, I wrote about my struggle with the narrow categories of “pro-life” and “pro-choice”. You can read that post here. I received some comments from people who questioned how I could take God’s command to choose life seriously if I were in favor of legal abortions. And this weekend, I received a…
Here is the prompt from RevGalBlogPals. So, let’s get on with a Random Friday Five. 1. Tell us a moment of blessing that you have experienced in the past week. This has been a busy, busy week. But I have managed to make it to all three District soccer games for Alden and Elliott’s City…
Many people presume that because I am a pastor, I must, therefore, be pro-life. It is presumed to be the “Christian” position on the subject, right? And I want to be able to call myself “pro-life”. I am a big fan of life. I am thankful for it. I do my best to treasure it…
Here is the reflection I shared this morning in Keynote at Montreat Youth Conference. From Luke 15:11-32 I am a prodigal daughter. I grew up in a great family, with a good church community. I had everything. And then one day I woke up and wondered how I ended up starving and wishing I could…
This is one of my contributions to the Abingdon Creative Preaching Annual 2014. Exodus 1:8 to 2:10 I wonder if Pharaoh ever had second thoughts about killing the Hebrew peoples’ boy babies instead of their girl babies. Because if you read this story, the men aren’t much of a problem. They are slaves. They are…
You may have seen the news. An Idaho senator made some comments in defending his mandatory ultrasound before abortion bill that infuriated people and went viral. Here’s his quote: “Rape and incest was used as a reason to oppose this,” Winder said on the Senate floor. “I would hope that when a woman goes in…
A Sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian Church November 2, 2008 John 4:4-29, 39-42 I am the woman at the well. To look at my life today, it might not be so easy for you to connect me with her. I have not had five husbands. And I can gather my water in the cool of…
Glass Overflowing 