As another Sunday rolls around, what challenges are you facing as you seek to speak truth to power in your particular context? Are you preaching RCL this week? Are you with David and Goliath or the disciples in a storm? If so, you’ll find some discussion on those texts in Tuesday’s Lectionary Post. This… Read More
Friday Festival: How We Are Doing
How are you doing — mind, body, spirit? What are you doing — in play, in work, in rest? One more question: How are you doing what you’re doing? Are you resting only at the point of utter exhaustion? Are you sneaking work into your play (e.g. reading books about leadership & preaching on your… Read More
Friday Prayer: Strength for today
Gracious and loving One, The images of crying children are seared in our minds. The frightened and shell-shocked parents make our hearts ache. The cold and cruel analytical border officials fill our minds with rage. Lord, give us strength for today, that we might be tender-hearted but ready to respond. Lord, give us strength for… Read More
RevGalBookPals: God, Improv, and the Art of Living
When I am asked if I would like to receive a book for review on behalf of RevGalBlogPals, I say, “Yes!” I don’t say, “Yes, but I already have a lot to read and I don’t know when I’ll get to it.” (That’s not really a ‘yes’.) I don’t say, “No. I don’t want to… Read More
Thursday Prayer: Do Not Be A Friend of Job
The Lord answered Job’s friends out of the whirlwind: “Who is this that gives counsel by words without knowledge? What have you done with your freedom, I will question you, and you shall declare to me. “What do you know of Divine Prerogative that comes forth from love? Tell me, if you have understanding. How do you… Read More
Faith and Illness: Theodicy and PTSD
There is no safe space in the world. Not your neighborhood. Not your home. Neither the middle of the forest nor the middle of the city. Not your favorite vacation spot. Not your beloved church. No place — familiar or foreign — is absolutely guaranteed to be safe. (There aren’t really safe people either. “For… Read More
Wednesday Prayer
I’ll be honest, I don’t know today even if it’s worth it to pray. Not because of You, but because of me. Because of us. I don’t want to throw out some empty words, or desperate words, while feeling helpless. There is money to donate, protest to engage in, kindness to share, I know.… Read More
Revised Common Lectionary: Peace, Be Still
Last night, as I was driving home after a church council meeting, the threatening-looking clouds finally opened up. I spent the last few miles of my drive in heavy rains with thunder and lightning. I wasn’t afraid of perishing, as the disciples in the Gospel for Sunday, but I certainly had renewed appreciation for the… Read More
Tuesday Prayer
Image by Sigurd Decroos via rgbstock.com Broken-hearted Friend, The voices of the persecuted children ring in our ears and we cannot stop them (we must not!) And we know these are only echoes of the myriad voices we have not heard over the years Refused to hear Excused ourselves from knowing about “That was then”… Read More
The Pastoral is Political
The road signs are blooming in our neck of the woods. Early voting has begun for the primaries which will decide who we vote for in the fall general elections. It’s been an interesting process. For the first time, both of our young adult progeny are informed voters. They are seriously evaluating candidates’ literature. Their interest… Read More
