Festival of Young Women Preachers April 7, 2016 | Eden Seminary | St. Louis, Missouriย A Blessing for the Preachers Bless these hands as they handle sacred Scripture, and sacred stories, and sacred moments of the preaching and pastoral life.…
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These orchids from Thailand are endangered. Whole regions are absent their beauty although they used to grow wild in many places around the region. I took these photos as I walked the trails in an orchid farm near Chiang Mai.…
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I’m a little stunned by this… When I was testing out possible book cover designs last fall, I never dreamed that University of Tennessee Press would take my suggestionsย outright. But I’m so completely delighted that this will be my book…
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Martha Stearns Marshall Month* Six Stages of Why You Should Invite a Woman to Preach Why should you invite a woman to preach in your church duringย Martha Stearns Marshall Month,ย this February? Well, it depends on where your church is along…
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HOPE For Advent this year I’mย taking up the invitation from the Anglican Communion to pray through the seasonย with an #AdventWord each day and an accompanying photo or video. This post is the summary of Week 1 of Advent. Hoping…. #WAKEUP…
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For everyone who needs to preach and pray publicly this weekend – from any faith perspective – and especially Christian, Jewish and Muslim leaders, I’m praying with and for you and the tensions you hold as you … … speak…
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Blocks What usually comes to mind when youย think of “writer’s block”? Is it the blank page or flashing cursor on the screen? The stories and words that won’t be fully formed in yourย mind? Or is it that elusive idea that…
Read MorePraying for Kelly Gissendaner … and putting the prayers into action The followingย six messages can be tweeted out in succession – each already has links and hashtags to advocate for Kelly’sย life. How can you help commute the death sentence of…
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ASK Writing is often a solitary enterprise. Yet all kindsย of connections are needed for writing to begin, to improve, to be published, and of course to be read. In the early stages of writing oneย of the best things aย writerย can do…
Read MoreLast night pastors, congregations, professors and students gathered from all aroundย Nashville, Tennessee, to remember the nine men and women who were brutally murdered in Charleston, South Carolina, on June 17 at Mother Emmanuel AME Church. We met at Woodmont Baptist…
Read MoreI’ve posted this recipe before, but when I need a good and delicious treat – which is also chocked full of healthy ingredients, I pull this one out. Love the oatmeal chewies and I’m taking them with me to a…
Read MoreReflecting on the Alliance of Baptistsย The Alliance of Baptists metย in mid April in Atlanta, Georgia. We were hosted kindly by the good folks of Northside Drive Baptist Church. Here are some reflections on my time at the annual gathering…
Read MoreToday’s date inspired a nested poem this morning.* As the Department of Justice Report on the Ferguson police department comes out this week, two executions are postponed in Georgia for Kelly Gissendaner and Brian Terrell, and the fiftieth anniversary…
Read MoreBREAKING NEWS:ย 2:40pm March 3, 2015 Executions POSTPONEDwith an “abundance of caution.” #KellyGissendaner & Brian Terrell! Awesome! #KellyOnMyMind JUST DON’T STOP, Team!ย Let’s add a new hashtag:ย #BrianOnMyMindย +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Wake up! When I woke up my daughter this morning and kissed…
Read MoreThe New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander This afternoon I had a long drive from Atlanta to Nashville, and I decided to start a book I’ve been wanting to read . . . by letting my iPad read to me.…
Read MoreSelma I began thisย first Sunday in Lent by traveling to Harlem in the heart of New York City. After a week of sleet, snow and ice in Nashville, I was grateful for the sunshine, and even the slushy sidewalks. People…
Read MoreGimme All Your Loveย So tell me what do you want me to do… You want me to lay down and play dead and do backflips for you? Walk in your shoes for a while?ย Tell me, what’s right? Gimme…
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Women breaking new ground in ministry need a network of peer support. February 10 is theย Feast Day of Saint Scholastica, the twin sister of Saint Benedict and founder of the first Benedictine convent for women. These โholy twinsโ were born…
Read MoreHidden Talents Black History Month – Day 3 Thisย afternoon I heard on NPR a remembranceย ofย Rose Marie McCoy, who died at age 92 in on January 20. She was “one of the most prolific songwriters you’ve never heard of,” and she…
Read MoreCaged Bird Black History Month – Day 2 In the fall of 2014, I taught a course in World Religions to 25 men in prison. It was one of the most amazing experiences I’ve ever had as a teacher. It…
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