Preaching the Raceless Gospel

Preaching the Raceless Gospel

I preach the raceless gospel now, but initially, I didn’t even want to preach. While in seminary, I told God that I wasn’t interested in being a clergyperson and I certainly would not pastor. Conflict-averse, I wasn’t up for the fight. I told God where I would serve...
Nevertheless She Preached 2023

Nevertheless She Preached 2023

I recently attended the 2023 Nevertheless She Preached (NSP) conference in Austin, Texas, sponsored in part by Good Faith Media. Revs. Kyndall Rothaus and Natalie Webb are its founders.  NSP’s mission “is a collective of innovators who curate an annual conference that...
By the Way| Brazen and Illegal

By the Way| Brazen and Illegal

The act was brazen and according to the canons of the Episcopal Church, illegal. On July 29, 1974, eleven women gathered at Church of the Advocate in Philadelphia and were ordained to the priesthood. Or were they? At the General Convention in 1970, women were seated...
A Baptist Dog Tale

A Baptist Dog Tale

It would be impossible to calculate how much of my life has been spent in Baptist churches — and in how many different ones of all shapes, sizes and locations. Some of those experiences have been as a member of a faith community.  Other countless hours were spent as a...