Tag: Ordained as a Clergywoman
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Your Linked In Profile: An Obituary in Progress?
As I updated my Linked In profile today, it felt like I was writing an early draft of my obituary. Perhaps the difference between the two documents lies mainly in timing — meaning the tense of the verbs. A Linked In profile is in present tense and covers work in progress. An obituary is in…
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There’s a Woman in the Pulpit, a biased book review
I contributed an essay to this anthology written by clergywomen, about our lives in and out of the pulpit.
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In Celebration of Clergywomen
EIght reasons why I’m grateful to be counted among the ranks of clergywomen
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The Perfect Preaching Outfit
I’ve had to choose “what to wear” to lead worship nearly 1,000 times . . .
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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 with young people, while down below are…
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Size Matters: Women Are Smaller Than Men
I just want to live in the skin God gave me and stay conscious.
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Honor: a Memorial Service at Arlington Cemetery
Sometimes I’m amazed and honored at the places ministry takes me. Yesterday I co-officiated at a memorial service at Arlington National Cemetery, a service complete with full military honors for a Navy Captain who was the father of one of my parishioners. Arlington Cemetery holds a special place in our nation’s heart. I remember visiting…