2016-06-21 22:32
Friends, after hanging out here on this blog for many years, I am moving over to a new website. I'm currently pastoring, narrating audiobooks, writing, and launching a new podcast. I have mo… Read More
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2015-12-14 13:41
For a long time, my recording and podcasting system worked flawlessly, but lately, I've had a lot of trouble with it. I found a new place to post the recordings and now the app on my iPad ha… Read More
2015-12-06 22:34
This morning's scripture passage is Luke 3:1-6. Today is the 2nd Sunday of Advent. Something went wonky with my recording today, so unfortunately you only get the typed version.There's more… Read More
2015-11-29 19:28
Happy New Year! Today marks the first day of the new church year! I like this new year better than the secular one because we start off with something to look forward to. Our scripture passa… Read More
2015-11-22 20:42
This week's passage is Revelation 1:4b-8. We celebrate the last Sunday of the church year today: Christ the King Sunday. Because my husband helped me do something different with the chi… Read More
2015-11-17 01:01
Matthew 25:31-46 (English Standard Version)31 “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. 32 Before him wil… Read More
2015-11-15 19:41
This morning's passages are Mark 13:1-8 and Hebrews 10:11-25.There's more after this jump Read More
2015-11-11 13:00
It occurred to me this weekend that I didn't get a new craft tutorial up this week. So today. . . you get two!The first is not my own tutorial, but one that I thought was too fun not to pass… Read More
2015-11-10 20:47
Dear friends, I'm so sorry about the late posting of this week's sermon. The past week or two have been a whirlwind. The passages from this week are Psalm 127 and Hebrews 9:24-28.There's mor… Read More
2015-10-28 10:00
This week's project is easy, but time consuming. The over-all time isn't a huge commitment, but there are periods of letting things dry before moving on to the next step. It's a pretty proje… Read More
2015-10-25 21:30
Good afternoon! Our scriptures for today are JOB 42:1-6, 10-17 and MARK 10:46-52. You'll find the full manuscript after the jump. There's more after this jump Read More
2015-10-21 23:02
This week's project was WAY easier than I expected it to be. I've always thought it would be really cool to try glass etching and I would have tried it ages ago if I'd known it was this dead… Read More
2015-10-19 22:55
This week's lectionary passages are Psalm 104:1-9 and Mark 10:35-45. There's more after this jump Read More
2015-10-14 12:00
Sometimes things don't turn out quite how you expected. This is one of those things. I meant to make a little clutch that I could toss my phone and wallet in, along with a few pens. I'm not… Read More
2015-10-13 16:04
When we first decided we weren't going to "do Santa" with our kids, we caught a bit of flack from people. Many friends and even some family didn't quite understand why we would want to take… Read More
2015-10-12 15:50
Yesterday's passages from the lectionary are Psalm 22:1-15 and Mark 10:17-31. We generally only read two of the lectionary passages on Sunday morning at our church, but I read a third this w… Read More
2015-10-04 19:09
This morning's scriptures for World Communion Sunday are Isaiah 25:6-10a and Revelation 7:9-17. There's more after this jump Read More
2015-09-30 22:54
The Word: 1 Corinthians 2:1-5 “And I, when I came to you, brothers,1xdid not come proclaiming to you ythe testimony2 of God with lofty speech or wisdom. 2 For I decided to know no… Read More
2015-09-30 13:21
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2015-09-25 19:00
This past Sunday I was very sick and missed church. I'm finally mostly back to normal (I even ran this morning for the first time in a week and a half) and realized I never posted my sermon… Read More
2015-09-14 12:14
Yesterday in church, our passages of scripture were Proverbs 1:20-33 and James 3:1-12. I found these passages to be especially interesting in the midst of presidential elections - and conseq… Read More
2015-09-06 18:35
This morning's lectionary passages fit neatly with some of the trouble we see in the world around us today. We're looking at Proverbs 22:1-2, 8-9, 22-23 and James 2:1-17. There's more after… Read More
2015-09-01 15:39
Good Tuesday, dear friends! Once again, in the shuffle of life, I'm a couple days late posting the Sunday sermon. I hope that you are all off to a great start this week!Our passages for this… Read More
2015-08-28 15:00
I just realized how late I am in posting this week's sermon. You have my deepest apologies. We have had both a family celebration this week - the birth of my sweet baby nephew - and a terrib… Read More
2015-08-28 00:04
I know it's no big news that I'm not a football fan and I'm pretty much entirely clueless about the sport. I'm not not a football fan because I'm clueless. I'm clueless about it by choice. I… Read More
2015-08-16 19:31
Good morning, friends! We're nearing the end of our series on 1 Corinthians. This week, we are looking at 1 Corinthians 13, paired with Matthew 5:43-48. There's more after this jump Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
There are just days when even the most seasoned of runners don't feel like getting their butts out of bed for a training run.This was one of those days.Terribly, it was one of those days for… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
This morning, I preached at my internship church - Bellevue United Presbyterian Church. I just love that church so very very much and it'll be terribly bittersweet when I have to leave after… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
I'm running the Pittsburgh Half Marathon and 5K this year to raise money for the Pittsburgh Promise - an organization that provides $40K scholarships to all eligible Pittsburgh Public School… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
I greased a glass pie pan.Then I browned a pound of ground beef with ranch seasoning and laid it in the pan.Then raw, fresh spinach.Then I beat ten egg yolks (I made angel food cake the othe… Read More
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