Embodiment and Authenticity (Talking Taboo)

Over a year ago, I wrote an essay for an amazing compilation, Talking Taboo: American Christian Women Get Frank About Faith (Erin Lane & Enuma Okoro, eds), which officially launches today. I'm overjoyed to be included in this book, a huge collaborative effort, and looking at the other authors I'm humbled and a little confused…

Sermon: Singing God’s Songs

"Singing God's Songs" (October 13, 2013) It's a given that the world is not what we'd like it to be, or even what we think God would want it to be. Our question is what to do with that. Do we hang our harps on the willow branches as the Psalmist suggests, or stake our…

Sermon: Free and Fearless

"Free and Fearless" (October 6, 2013) So often we worry about the worst case scenarios, and work ourselves up imagining how bad things can be. Instead, God reminds us of our faith, and the spirit of courage we can draw from that. (2 Timothy 17:5-10) --- It's been edited out, but my three year old…

Sermon: Know, Grow, Go

"Know, Grow, Go" (September 29, 2013) We reflect together on what it means to be a disciple of Jesus, and how we might live out our mission as a church. While this may apply most specifically to Trinity UMC, Montpelier VT, the call to know Jesus, grow in love/in God, and go forth in service…