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…
A sermon preached Sept 23, 2012 at Southminster Presbyterian Church, Boise, Idaho. James 3:13-18 Proverbs 31:10-31 I don’t like this woman. There. I’ve said it. She’s that person. You know who she is. She gets up at 5 each morning to go to Pilates class and then gets home to make her children chocolate chip…
Here is the Friday Five writing prompt from over at RevGals. 1. When did you start blogging? What/who prompted you? I first blogged back in 2006 when I went to the Middle East for a month. My mom was convinced I was going to die far away from home. And so pictures and updates that…
A sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian Church in Boise, Idaho, September 9, 2012 Mark 7:24-37 If you recall where we left off last week, Jesus had just called the Pharisees hypocrites for caring about how clean the things were that went into their mouths, without having a care for how clean were the things coming…
A sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian Church in Boise, Idaho on September 2, 2012. James 1:17-27 Mark 7:1-8, 14-23 We do so much with our hands. We write down grocery lists and love letters. We dig in the garden and we make apple pies. We caress our loved ones and we can play a piano.…
In worship on Epiphany, the day the church remembers the star that led the magi to Jesus, we passed out pieces of paper that had been cut into nice star shapes. On each star was printed a word. I invited the congregation members to take a star and consider how God might be speaking to…
From over at RevGals this morning: “I have been thinking about friends lately. I am so grateful for the faithful friends who have brought me along in life, and I know them in such different ways! Some are friends from my whole life…childhood, college, graduate school, churches, work, etc. Some are friends of those friends.…
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…
A sermon preached July 8, 2012 at Southminster Presbyterian Church, Boise, Idaho 2 Samuel 1:1, 17-27 Death seemed to clarify things for David. The deaths of Saul and his son Jonathan did, at least. Because, while they lived, things were complicated between the three of them. David loved Saul and Jonathan. He also disagreed with…
I would love to take any credit for the brilliance that follows here, but all credit goes to Deanna Watson Clarke, the widow, who spoke these brilliant and grace filled words at her husband’s funeral this week. Thanks to Deanna for letting me share her words here. If you agree with me that she should…
Glass Overflowing 