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More news on this later, but a move is in the works for me and Erik, and a move that means I won’t be doing church in the city anymore for awhile. Working at a big church on a busy corner in the city means that you are constantly in the mix with any possible [...]
The Synod (annual national assembly) of the Christian Reformed Church meets this week in Grand Rapids, MI. I could not have said it better than my friend Mary…
Since I found out I was pregnant, I’ve been coming to terms with the fact that my body is not really my own anymore. For the first two months, this was mostly a nice, warm-fuzzy sort of thing to think about–inside me, although I couldn’t really perceive it, someone was growing. The next two months, [...]
Sadly, despite Erik’s best attmpts to get me to write more by making me a blog, my blogging has been lacking for, oh, a month or more. So here are a few things that have been going on: It’s warm in Chicago again. Really warm. I love my central AC. The baby is vigorously kicking [...]
Thanks to National Geographic, many of us who work at churches had to pay a little more attention to Judas this past week. Their cover story and the media storm they’ve been trying to stir over a new translation of the “Gospel of Judas” have church goers curious and interested, some ready to jump on [...]
Funnier than any bumper-sticker I’ve seen this week (and it’s been a great week for bumper stickers)–this list from the most recent issue of The Christian Century: Ten Reasons for Not Ordaining Men 10. A man’s place is in the army. 9. Men with children might be distracted by their parental responsibilities. 8. Ministry is [...]
It’s been awhile since I posted. Happily, that is because there is enough going on that I haven’t posted. Here are a few things that have been taking up time and energy Work, of course is one. The highlight for me has been planning Wednesday night Lent services at Fourth with Patrick, Calum, and a [...]
Here are two concepts that we don’t often combine: furniture design and spirituality. And yet, furniture design is how we best know the Shakers. If their design legacy has something to say about their spirituality, maybe we should all take a few minutes to look around our homes and think about what our furniture says [...]
Yesterday, I walked to the post office and mailed envelopes with a letter and my minister profile to churches–all different, none I have ever been to before, some long-shots, some a bit more possible. It was one of the most frightening things I have ever done. I prayed as briefly as was comely over the [...]
This is not about Erik, who is a fabulous valentine. It’s about the odd way I spent the evening. Somehow, the presbytery decided to hold its meeting for February on Valentine’s Day. And this particular meeting was scheduled as an evening meeting. Except for clergy couples, and my colleague Patrick who brought his wife, this [...]