This is another one of those posts about running. I end up on the trails with nothing but my own thoughts for company, and this is what happens. The other morning, I realized I am a “far horizon” girl when I run. I like to look at the hills, the vistas, the mountains in the…
Here is the prompt from over at RevGalBlogPals: Advent blessings to you! Our Friday Five today is taken from a small lucite box of questions called “Table Topics” that someone gave me. They are supposed to be discussion starters at all of the dinner parties one gives. I think some of them are fun, so here…
Also posted at Political Theology. How the mighty have fallen… How many of you thought that phrase was from Shakespeare or maybe Homer? It’s okay. You’re not alone. This phrase has taken on a life of its own in American culture. But before we uttered it about David Petraeus, or Lance Armstrong, or any other…
Despite the title of this post, I promise it is not entirely political. But I’ve been thinking about my body. Because I’ve been running again, by which I mean I have been very slowly jogging for short bursts before my oxygen runs out and I collapse in a pathetic heap. And I have a love/hate…
Here is the prompt from over at Revgals today: “You probably have, like me, a study full of books. Maybe they spill into another room. They go with you in the car to appointments when you might have some dead space in your schedule. In my study, the books are double-stacked and in somewhat precarious…
This is one of my entries for the Abingdon Creative Preaching Annual for 2014. Acts 17:16-34 Paul shares the Good News of the Gospel with a crowd of Athenians in the marketplace and his rhetoric is masterful. He doesn’t insult them. He doesn’t scare them. He invites them to see something familiar in a new…
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…
This Friday Five, reflect with me upon art and the role it plays in your life (and ministry!). 1. Do you have a favorite piece of art in your home? Was it made by you or someone you love? Was it a gift or something you decided to purchase? We have some great art in…
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…
Glass Overflowing 