#13: Being Elizabeth
Episode #13 — Being Elizabeth: What does it take for Mary to have hope? It takes God’s word, sure. But it also takes Elizabeth. It takes another person to affirm…
Episode #13 — Being Elizabeth: What does it take for Mary to have hope? It takes God’s word, sure. But it also takes Elizabeth. It takes another person to affirm…
Episode 12 — When Mary Says "Oh Crap" to God: In today’s episode I focus on Mary’s humanness. We know Mary was frightened. We know Mary was confused. If Mary…
Episode #11: Shame and Glory — In the moment, which we now call “the Annunciation,” Mary said "yes" to both shame and glory, writes poet Luci Shaw. I don’t think…
EPISODE #10: Anxiety and the Prince of Peace —Mary had good reasons to be anxious. Anxiety comes up throughout the Bible, and over and over again God offers peace. Mary…
What’s the difference between pastors and prophets? For me, prophets conjure up images of bearded men of old, pronouncing doom upon society if we don’t pay attention and change our…
EPISODE #9: Holy Questions — A baby born of a virgin, a God who became a human being, a promise that the entire world will one day taste the resurrection—I…
EPISODE #8: Hoping to Find Faith —Today we look at Luke’s story of Jesus. We’re invited to enter this story with our questions, but also with our love. This is…
EPISODE #7: Waiting—Advent involves the sorrowful expectation in the waiting that God will indeed bring good news by showing up in our messy, broken lives. In today’s podcast I talk…
EPISODE #6: Somber Exile—There is nothing trite about this time of year. In today’s podcast we see that Advent is a time of sorrowful expectation, of daring to hope that…
In their own words! Penny and William have some things to say about children and families and technology. Most of our kids’ friends have some sort of personal electronic device…