Here is the prompt from over at revgals today, beginning with this quote from Tolkein. Frodo: I can’t do this, Sam. Sam: I know. It’s all wrong. By rights we shouldn’t even be here. But we are. It’s like in the great stories, Mr. Frodo. The ones that really mattered. Full of darkness and danger,…
Today’s prayer prompt from Rachel Hackenberg encourages us to play with metaphor and begins with Jesus’ lament in Luke 13:34 (NRSV): “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often have I desired to gather your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her…
This Lent, in addition to giving up the eating of squash and drinking of mead (I kid, I kid), I am taking up the practice of daily prayer writing with Rachel Hackenberg. You can read more about it and her here. She led my most recent study leave week and I am most thankful for…
My STARword for 2013 is ADVENTURE. Much like last year’s word, PRACTICE, I wasn’t so thrilled when it chose me. Because I am not, particularly, an adventurous person. I am a home-body. I have never been particularly adventurous. A famous family story involves a 7 year old Marci refusing to cross the border to Tijuana…
A sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian Church on Feb 10, 2013. Exodus 34:29-35 Luke 9:28-43 I don’t know about you, but this was a busy week for me. Many of us were here yesterday as we celebrated the life of Bud Keyt. And our Presbytery met yesterday morning at First Presbyterian downtown and we voted…
RevKJarla has this week’s prompt for the Friday Five: Who knew it was the Second Friday of the month? Thank goodness something reminded me, but my apologies for the late post. I have been busy getting ready for Blizzard Nemo (really, 24 inches in Boston? Why on earth don’t I have a snow blower???) and…
Like many of you, I watched the Super Bowl Sunday night. Even though my team (Go Seahawks!) had been eliminated in the play offs. Even though I’m a little horrified by the violent injuries in the game which lead to brain injury and trauma for these gladiators we call athletes. But I dutifully tuned in…
Today at the state capitol building, I had the privilege of being a member of the panel at an education event about proposed changes to Idaho’s Human Rights Legislation. I was the religious voice on a panel of civic and business leaders. We were all speaking, from our own perspective, about why we feel it…
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…
Glass Overflowing 