
Badass Womanhood and the Faith of Our Fathers
Healing
I have seen their ways, but I will heal them; I will lead them and repay them with comfort, creating for their mourners the fruit of the...
The Bible, volume 2
Wow has it been a long time since I have written anything! Having 3 grandkids is a lot of fun but takes a good bit of time - and I...
Peace on Earth, Goodwill to All?
This is the second week of Advent. This is "peace week." Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the...
Hope in a Season of Hopelessness
It will be said on that day, “See, this is our God; we have waited for him, so that he might save us. This is the Lord for whom we have...
Lament
Hi everyone. It has been a while since I have written. We had a vacation - challenged by the stomach virus that the little kids ...
Thy Kingdom...is already here.
Something that you probably already know about me is that I love books. When my son started kindergarten I volunteered in the school...
Dissociative pout?? Oh, please NO!
It is Sunday. Things have been a little crazy around here - we are putting an addition on our house, we had three days of grandkids - so...
General Synod 34: Making All Things New
I haven’t written in quite a while - I’m pretty sure someone tried to scam me based on this web site, and I was a little traumatized. I...
Do not worry
I am a worrier. I worry about whether I handled something from some time ago well. Was I right? Was I wrong? Could I have said it...
The prophet is speaking!
As I write this, California is drowning. 19 people have died there since the "atmospheric rivers" began the week after Christmas. The...
Looking for the truth
Things in the U.S. are a hot mess right now. Our government is at a standstill because those that were elected to govern can't decide on...
Mary, the Mother of Jesus
Here we are in the fourth week of Advent. Assuming I finish and publish this post today, the Love candle is being lit in Christian...
Mothers of Jesus: the wife of Uriah
I missed writing this past Sunday - we are now in the third week of Advent. Last Sunday the Joy candle was lit. This week, I am going to...
Mothers of Jesus: Ruth, the foreigner
I love the book of Ruth. It is only four chapters, so if you haven't read it you can do so now. I'll wait. The following passage was...
Mothers of Jesus: Rahab, the Prostitute
Advent begins today. In western Christian churches the candle of Hope is lit, and everyone is singing, "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel." I am...
God in the Darkness
We have created our own darkness, and then cry out to God, "Where are You??" I've been mulling this post over for a few weeks now. I...
How Could They Not Recognize Him??
He is not here, for He is risen! Happy Easter! Today is Easter Monday - the day of the White House Easter Egg Roll, a day when many...
The Gift of Suffering
Let me just start by telling you that I do NOT believe God wants us to suffer. I am NOT going to tell you to suffer in silence, put a...
Invisible Women in the Bible
Jesus loves me, this I know; For the Bible tells me so. Little ones to Him belong; They are weak but He is strong. Yes, Jesus loves me!...


















