Being a pastor gives you a unique lens -- being a female pastor who doesn't fit the mold gives you a REALLY unique lens. Here are some thoughts as I try and understand the world around me through that lens.
July 8, 2015
With all the responses and messages I received from last week’s blog, I thought I would share more from my thoughts on marriage as an idol. When I am honest, I feel as though in church I was sold a “load of crap.” That is right; I said it, a “load of crap.” At least […]
July 1, 2015
Can Marriage Be an Idol? With all the debate around marriage equality (this isn’t my response – that is coming soon I promise!), I wanted to share some thoughts I wrote awhile back on marriage and ask an important question: can marriage be an idol? To get to know me, you should know that I am achievement […]
July 1, 2015
Can Marriage Be an Idol? With all the debate around marriage equality (this isn’t my response – that is coming soon I promise!), I wanted to share some thoughts I wrote awhile back on marriage and ask an important question: can marriage be an idol? To get to know me, you should know that I am achievement […]
April 29, 2015
With all the strange ethos that surround sexuality and dating in Christian culture, it’s no wonder that people don’t know what to do with the idea that I could be a gendered sexual being. I have met many women clergy who, after taking this job and working for several years, began to look less and […]
April 23, 2015
I was holding a fitness magazine in line at a grocery store when a lady from my church surprised me. We chatted for several minutes, and it wasn’t until I left the store that I noticed the headline across the top of my women’s fitness magazine was one of those ‘how to please your man’ topics. […]
April 15, 2015
The other day I sat across from two young men who were questioning a lot about faith and church. We decided to go grab coffee and had great conversations that jumped all over the place. Eventually it got quiet and one said, “this is going to embarrass my buddy, but do you date?” Now […]