Welcome to the preacher party! Here on the west coast of Scotland, it’s chilly and rainy, perfect weather for a cup of tea by the fire with fuzzy socks. Less perfect for, say, dipping oneself seven times in the Jordan river (though that would probably have been slightly warmer than the river Clyde outside my… Read More
Ordiversary Party: November!!
Happy Ordiversary to our November-ordained RevGals! This month we have the Reverend Martha Daniels kicking off our party! Martha serves in the MCC, has served in two countries and very different contexts, and has great advice for all of us! *Tell us about your journey into ministry. I was/am a born and bred United Methodist.… Read More
11th Hour Preacher Party: bring *that* to the table
Here we are, friends: sermon time again! For some, it’s World Communion Sunday, or Thanksgiving, or Harvest, or a transferred St Francis’s day…for some it’s a regular Sunday…for some it’s a first or last, or a first-of-the-last. In the NL we’ve got the Ten Commandments—did you know the movie came out 62 years ago today?… Read More
Ordiversary Party: Reformation Edition!
Happy October!! And welcome to the Ordiversary Party! I was ordained on Reformation Sunday (the last in October, which was the 29th that year, 12 years ago)…and this month kicking off the party is my ordiversary twin, Nikki Macdonald! She is the minister in the Upper Clyde parish, in the south of Scotland, in an… Read More
Ordiversary Party: September!
It’s time for the September Ordiversary Party! If you were (or are being) ordained in September, we celebrate you and your ministry! Keep up the good work, friends. This is the chance to share your stories, and your advice for new ordinands, and for us to give thanks for all that God has done through… Read More
11th Hour Preacher Party: somehow September
I’m not entirely clear how this happened, but….it’s September. For our sisters in North America, that means Labour Day weekend, and fall kick-offs, and a return to the program year. For our friends Down Under, it hopefully means a turn toward summer! And also Father’s Day, which can be a fraught time for some. For… Read More
RevGalBookPals: Forgotten Books of the Bible
The Forgotten Books of the Bible is a new study of the Five Scrolls—each of which has a central place in synagogue life, being assigned to the major festivals of the Jewish year, but which are largely overlooked in many Christian settings. They don’t appear often in lectionaries, and while they are sometimes included in… Read More
11th hour preacher party: Things happened…
This week I have been at Holiday Club (which we call Mayhem) every day. One of the catchphrases of the teens leading the up-front bit is “that reminds me of a story in the Bible!” which of course leads to someone stepping out of a time machine and explaining a story Jesus told. (Naturally.) In… Read More
11th Hour Preacher Party: beautiful things
It’s that time again….time to write a sermon! Or, for some of us, time to get ready for holiday club, or to figure out how to incorporate the past week of children’s programming/vacation bible school into a Sunday service, not knowing how many might appear. Or perhaps it’s time to confront the powers of the… Read More
Ordiversary party! call of the islands edition
This month we celebrate the gift that is people ordained in August! Kicking off the party is Liz Crumlish. Minister in the Church of Scotland, ordained 23 years ago this month. Liz is a long time RevGal, a member of the board of trustees of RGBP, and super awesome. One of the fab things about… Read More
