by Merianna Harrelson | Nov 24, 2020 | Opinion
I was ordained seven years ago in the season of Advent. I can remember with great enthusiasm and expectation entering through the double doors seeing the community of faith who first called me pastor gathered to participate and bless the call on my life. That kind of...
by Merianna Harrelson | Jun 3, 2020 | Opinion
We lose a lot of stuff around the house. There is a basket full of cars, but we can’t find the one car we really, really need before we can do anything else. Our 16-month-old has figured out how to open the toy drawer and the trash can, so we lose pacifiers left and...
by Merianna Harrelson | Mar 16, 2020 | Opinion
Amid the fear and uncertainty of the novel coronavirus and uncertain stock market, it is easy to become dismayed. These are not things we can control. These are rapidly changing events that affect the way we interact with each other, the way we gather and the plans we...
by Merianna Harrelson | Feb 27, 2020 | Opinion
Our Lenten journey this year begins in the wilderness. It’s fitting for the theological journey of a time of darkness, sacrifice and confession to begin there. I wasn’t raised in a faith tradition that celebrated Lent or marked this season before Easter with anything...
by Merianna Harrelson | Feb 21, 2020 | Opinion
I had a dream the other night that I was arriving at the yearly Baptist denominational gathering. The first encounter was from a male colleague who greeted me with a lingering hug. My body stiffened and my mind prepared for what was to come. As he departed, he...
