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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.
April 3, 2015
“I don’t get it.” My friend looked across the table from me with a puzzled look; he was being honest about his feelings about Holy Week. He doesn’t understand why many mainstream denomination Christians celebrate Holy Week. He tried to explain that, growing up in the evangelical church, Holy week just seemed like a lot […]
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November 5, 2014
“You can’t be Han Solo you’re a girl!” this one sentence changed my life. It also started a bit of a wrestling match between 4 year old me and my best guy friend. I ran into the house covered in tears. Life would never be the same. As I sat with my mom she explained […]
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October 7, 2014
I was officiating a wedding on my 31st birthday. My then boyfriend and I weren’t in a great spot. He didn’t come with me to the wedding and so the sweet couple sat me at a table with other singleton non-marrieds. It ended up being a table of awesome “crazy aunties.” Everyone loves a crazy […]
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September 26, 2014
The screen shows a very pale man slowly dragging through the street torn clothes and a blank look on his face. We all lean forward to hear him whisper “brains…” There seems to be this obsession with zombies lately. From television to the movies the undead are everywhere. My good friend spent an entire weekend […]
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September 16, 2014
A half-marathon seems like a wonderful idea until the 10th mile. Runners are in a constant state of mental arithmetic. Only one formula matters: how many miles down, and how many remain. There’s a kick in the pants at mile 10 because you’ve already run 10 miles, but you still have a 5K to go […]
