Centuries of Institutional Church Chauvinism…Based on a Mistake?
I can't count the number of times I've heard both men and women in the church say—about women in leadership or women's ordination issues—something to the effect of, "It's just impossible to ignore...
View Article“Wild Geese” by Mary Oliver
Each week in hospice a team of doctors, nurses, chaplains and social workers meets to discuss every patient in their care. Usually the meeting starts with a few moments of silence remembering those who...
View ArticleThe Witness: A Good Friday Sermon
For the last three years I've had the privilege of participating in an annual ecumenical and interracial Good Friday service, "Women's Views of the Cross." This year I'll preach from the perspective of...
View ArticleWhat You Are Saying—On Piper’s “Masculine Christianity” and Evangelicals
One of the reasons I keep showing up at this intersection between life and God is you, your comments, your questions, and even in some cases, your downright infuriating remarks (which also keep me...
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Mental Health Break—One Saint’s Admonitions for Living in Present
Saint Thérèse of Lisieux (1873-1897), also known as "the Little Flower of Jesus," was a French Carmelite nun who had wisdom beyond her years. I stumbled across her reflections on living in the present...
View ArticleMental Health Break—Mindy Kaling, to Harvard Law Graduates
This week's mental health break comes from Mindy Kaling's Class Day speech to graduates of Harvard Law School. In addition to its main point—that these fresh-faced graduates of Harvard Law have the...
View Article“Mean Grace?” Via Flannery O’Connor
This week I'm making my way through Flannery O'Connor's book of short stories Everything That Rises Must Converge. (The book's title comes from the first story that appears in this series of...
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Upcoming Review of Rachel Held-Evans’ Latest Book
Yesterday I submitted a final, much-revised manuscript for The Recovery-Minded Church: Loving and Ministering to People with Addictions (InterVarsity Press, 2015)—which hopefully means I can be back at...
View ArticleFor All Restless Souls—The Love-Hate Memoir of One Churchgoing Gal
My review of Rachel Held-Evans' latest book Searching for Sunday: Loving, Leaving and Finding the Church went live yesterday at the Episcopal Digital Network's Sermons That Work. You can read it...
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A 1:6 Women-to-Men Ratio on Ashley Madison — Why?
At the risk of beating a dead horse — can anyone help me understand where that awful expression comes from, by the way? — Read the full post here » The post A 1:6 Women-to-Men Ratio on Ashley Madison —...
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