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August 8, 2011

Hymns, Heat & Heaven — Can Women Be Ordained?

Step back in time with me, won't you? Imagine a church constructed of logs, filled to the brim with 250 people singing hymns without accompaniment. The majority of those people are Old Order Mennonite, dressed in their Sunday go-to-meeting clothes. Balconies on either side of the meetinghouse burst … [Read more...] about Hymns, Heat & Heaven — Can Women Be Ordained?

Lyrics & Music,  Ordained as a Clergywoman Hamburg VA,  Harmonia Sacra Sing,  Old Order Mennonites,  singing in a log cabin

July 18, 2011

Uncluttering Books

When I was growing up we didn't have any extra money, so every book I read came from the library. I remember winning a couple of books through book-reading challenges at the library; those were precious. Buying textbooks in college was a stretch financially, and I never bought books for pleasure. … [Read more...] about Uncluttering Books

Uncluttering as a Spiritual Practice publishing,  sermon writing

July 16, 2011

U2 Concert

I acted like a groupie at a U2 concert and had a blast. I wrote more about the experience (here). Here's the set list including the opening act, Florence and the Machine: … [Read more...] about U2 Concert

Lyrics & Music,  U2 22 June 2011,  Baltimore,  U2 concert

July 5, 2011

The Year of Living Superficially

All of my life I have been "deep." When I was in high school, people would say to me, "You're really deep" and I took that as a compliment. Then I went to college and seminary and became a minister. Being a minister is a deep profession. You deal with the serious, the profound. You attend to the … [Read more...] about The Year of Living Superficially

Uncluttering as a Spiritual Practice

farewell on pentecost

June 13, 2011

Farewell to My Church on Pentecost

This is a detailed account of saying farewell to a church I served for nearly a decade -- on a very fitting day, Pentecost Sunday. Includes a farewell liturgy that might be helpful to others. When I arrived the parking lot was already lined with cars, which felt highly unusual. Inside the church … [Read more...] about Farewell to My Church on Pentecost

Ascension/Pentecost,  Leading the Small Church farewell liturgy,  Pentecost,  Poolesville Presbyterian Church,  saying goodbye to a church

June 10, 2011

What I’ll Miss: a pastor’s thoughts on leaving her church

After almost a decade at my church, I am leaving to pursue writing full time, at least for a season. This coming Sunday is my last day in the pulpit! Here are just a few of the things that I'm going to miss . . . I'll miss my place in the sanctuary, the red velvet throne that's lost its springs. … [Read more...] about What I’ll Miss: a pastor’s thoughts on leaving her church

Leading the Small Church quitting ministry to write full time,  what I'll miss about not being the pastor of a church anymore

May 22, 2011

The Year of Living . . . with a Beard

After reading A.J. Jacob's book,?The Year of Living Biblically, I decided to follow a friend's recommendation and read Ed Dobson's book The Year of Living Like Jesus. The two books are quite different. Jacobs was raised as a secular Jew, and his book feels a bit like a stunt, a follow-up to spending … [Read more...] about The Year of Living . . . with a Beard

Uncategorized book review,  Reviews: Books & Movies

May 17, 2011

What Breaks

Tonight I'm remembering a valuable dish that broke, the most valuable dish I ever owned, and I'm feeling glad that it broke. The dish was a gift from one of the sainted widows in my congregation, a token of her esteem for me. She called it "Kitchen Ming" because it was from the Ming dynasty, but … [Read more...] about What Breaks

Uncluttering as a Spiritual Practice family

May 11, 2011

Swinging to Inclusion

Yesterday was a historic day in the Presbyterian Church (USA). A majority of presbyteries have voted to ratify the decision by General Assembly last July, which changes the language of our Book of Order (text below). The language replaces a paragraph known as "Fidelity and Chastity clause" which had … [Read more...] about Swinging to Inclusion

Presbyterian Church (USA) Fidelity and Chastity amendment,  historic PCUSA vote on ordination of gays,  Presbyterians voting on the issue of homosexuality

April 28, 2011

Under the Banner of Heaven, by Jon Krakauer, a book review

I just finished reading Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer. I found it quite captivating, as the narrative moves back and forth between two interesting true stories: the early history of the Mormon church, and a recent double murder committed by two brothers who thought they were fulfilling … [Read more...] about Under the Banner of Heaven, by Jon Krakauer, a book review

Book Reviews book review,  church underbellies,  Jon Krakauer,  Under the Banner of Heaven

April 15, 2011

Friday Five: Birthdays

Jan, over at RevGalBlogPals posted this Friday Five about birthdays: 1. What are your feelings about celebrating birthdays, especially your own? I enjoy being "the birthday girl." Our celebrations are very low-key, but I enjoy marking the milestone. Gifts don't matter much to me, they are always a … [Read more...] about Friday Five: Birthdays

Raising Our Daughters birthday celebrations with shaped cakes,  Friday Five,  RevGalsBlogPals

April 11, 2011

A Snapping Turtle in Suburbia!

Today was the first very very warm spring day, so warm you realize that spring wll be over soon. As my husband and I were returning from the gym this evening, we noticed a lot of people standing in the middle of our street, around a large black lump that looked like somebody's overcoat. "Turtle!" … [Read more...] about A Snapping Turtle in Suburbia!

Raising Our Daughters snapping turtles are turtles too,  snapping turtles have a hard time in suburbia,  we love turtles

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