Today, I made history. Kinda by accident. Funny thing about making history: it never happens when you’re in your best dress. I guess it does for some people. The big people making big history every day. They know it’s coming. The rest of us don’t really. History sneaks up on you and there you are…
Strictly speaking, this poem (written for a post in October of 2010) isn’t about the gospel text for tomorrow and, therefore, isn’t in the sermon. If I remember correctly, it is actually about the healing of ten lepers in Luke 17. However, the parables of the lost sheep, lost coin, and lost son, two of which are in…
This is an excerpt from the new Special Edition Newsletter focusing on water, including water in the scriptures, environmental concerns and stewardship. The full newsletter (with active links) may be downloaded here. Joined into one family through the waters of baptism…. Why Water? Why spend all this time and energy on water? Well, there are…
Lent Wednesday March 20 2013 Have you ever thought to yourself: if I could just speak directly to Jesus, face to face, I would know what I should do with my life? I know I have. Many of us have probably wished we could find all the answers to our life questions in scripture. I’ve…
This past week our Sunday school began, at the request of a participant, a study of women in the bible. Since I am a “lady pastor” as some wish to call me, I have always shied away from teaching many classes exclusively about women in scripture largely because I am concerned that such a thing…
Shepherdess Writes 