Author: Ruth Everhart
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Embassy Tour 2022 — European Union
How often are you able to set foot in five different countries in one day? That’s one reason why folks lined up for the European Union Embassy Tour 2022, which took place on May 14. When you enter an embassy you are technically on that country’s soil. That reality came home when we passed through…
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Embassy Tour in DC, May 2022
Every year the Embassies in Washington DC host an Embassy Tour on two Saturdays in May except, of course, for the last two pandemic years — which means there was pent-up demand and excitement. May 7 was the reception for the non-European countries. May 14 was the EU’s turn. We stepped foot in a dozen…
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Choosing a Word for 2022, Happy New Year!
(I just sent this as an email to my subscribers.) I love words. As the old year draws to an end, I choose a word that I hope will have resonance in the year ahead. I used to choose the words myself, but for the last few years I’ve embraced the idea of using a random…
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Happy New Year to You!
As you may already know, Doug and I are crossing the country in a truck camper. I’m chronicling our travels in a newsletter called Big Blue Adventures. I’m grateful that so many of you have subscribed! Generally my updates lag behind our adventures, but this week I caught up to Real Time. In the latest…
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UNTIL OUR WOUNDS HEAL
My latest book, THE #MeToo RECKONING, is now available in Korean. To see the new title, find the subtitled book trailer, or order the Korean translation, click here.
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Conversation with a Stranger: Abortion After Rape?
I like to converse with strangers, though I’m out of practice after this long pandemic. The other day I discussed abortion after rape with a stranger. I put this account on Facebook and it got a lot of response, so I’ll capture it here as well. On the airplane yesterday, my seat mate was a…
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Writer Without Kitty Cat
Yesterday we said goodbye to our beloved kitty, Wrangler. I am once again a writer without a kitty. We adopted her in January 2012 — her name was an homage to the Grand Canyon Mule Trip our family took in late 2011. I have almost always had a lap cat. (I paid tribute to Krystal…
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Quotations about Bread — fodder for sermons on John 6:1-21
Bread is so elemental! Issues about gluten aside, bread has long been regarded as the staff of life. Loaves of bread appear frequently in the Bible, from Jesus’ first temptation to his last supper. One of the best known of Jesus’ miracles is that he fed hungry crowds — 5,000 people or more — by…
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My Review of “Christ and the Multiverse” by David Williams
Here’s how my review of “Christ and the Multiverse” by David Williams begins . . . . Can you recall the moment in “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” when Lucy enters the wardrobe? She expects to touch the back wall so she goes “further in” and finds herself in a world called Narnia,…
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Who’s Responsible for the Male Gaze?
In the past few days, a Baptist minister from Missouri, Stewart-Allen Clark, has garnered national attention. (A snippet from the viral video of the sermon is linked below.) He preaches specifically about the male gaze, telling women that they’re responsible for what their husbands look at. “Don’t give him a reason to be looking around.”…
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The Palisades Community Church
I’m delighted to announce that I’ve been called to a new position as the Transitional Senior Pastor at The Palisades Community Church in Washington, DC. I will serve half-time through September, 2021. Join us for worship via Zoom! I’ll be preaching online every Sunday morning (10:00 AM) and hosting a Wednesday evening check-in (7:00 PM).…