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Beloved: Two of my favorite seminary professors were married to each other. She was a theologian, and he was the Pastoral Care and Theology professor.  Shortly after I graduated, they ended up working at different institutions, cross-country from each other. When I returned to campus the next year to attend a seminar, I asked theContinue reading “Weekly Note from the Preacher Woman, 5/24/18”

Beloved: I’m a bit slow with the Preacher Woman this week. We had a chance to head to the beach with our son and his husband for a couple of days. It was great to have time to spend together and watch all four dogs—their two chocolate labs, and our two little guys, romp onContinue reading “Weekly Note from the Preacher Woman, 5/18/18”

Beloved: Tomorrow is Mother’s Day. According to National Retail Federation, sales related to this holiday will reach over 23 billion dollars this year. It is the third highest spending holiday in our nation. It is a big deal. For some of our churches, attendance will be one of the highest Sundays of the year. I’veContinue reading “Weekly Note from the Preacher Woman, 5/12/18”

Beloved: What a gorgeous week! The sun has been out, and the flowers are blooming all over town. The mountains, oh my, the mountains! We used to have a gym teacher that said we had to have a jacket or sweater on at recess until the snow was off Mt. Hood. Not yesterday!! Another springContinue reading “Weekly Note from the Preacher Woman, 4/26/18”

Jason Lewis is a guest writer on our website.  He is the primary caregiver for his mom and a personal trainer specializing in senior fitness.  In recent years, he noticed what an impact church has had on his Mom, and not just spiritually. Going to church and participating in church activities has helped her stay bothContinue reading “How Attending Church Can Help the Senior In Your Life”

Beloved: This week, I have been in Colorado Springs with a cohort of clergy colleagues as part of the Center for Pastoral Effectiveness of the Rocky Mountains. I began this journey 10 years ago with Track I, and yesterday completed Track III. The core of the retreats (6 retreats for each track) is to becomeContinue reading “Weekly Note from the Preacher Woman, 4/20/18”

Beloved: I met a man in Jerusalem whose family has been doing the same job since the 5th century. It has been passed down from generation to generation, father to son. It is a sacred obligation and is taken extremely seriously. Imagine! Being able to trace your family back to the 5th century—to know whereContinue reading “Weekly Note from the Preacher Woman, 4/12/18”

Beloved: What a marvelous Holy Week we shared! Again, thank you, thank you to all who made such a special week happen! Wow! Christ is risen, Indeed! This week, My Michael and I are going to trade places. I will sit in the front row and cheer him on, and he will be preaching. ThisContinue reading “Weekly Note from the Preacher Woman, 4/5/18”

Beloved: Holy week always makes me feel like I am part of that old novelty act on the Ed Sullivan Show. You may remember the guy—in my memory, he was on every week—who balanced china plates on top of a spinning pole? He would get each one going, and then run back and forth alongContinue reading “Weekly Note from the Preacher Woman, 3/29/18”

Beloved: You may have noticed by now, that there are some things I approach differently than some of my pastoral colleagues. This is not a good vs. bad thing—at least I don’t think it is. It is more a choice I make out of my own experiences in life and how I understand the underlyingContinue reading “Weekly Note from the Preacher Woman, 3/23/18”