Monthly Archives: August 2017

  I imagine Jesus is doing a lot of sighing this morning.  The Nashville Statement.  Several evangelical leaders–President of the seminary I attended among them–so narrowly defining marriage, that not even my husband and I would be considered married in … Continue reading →

  On February 26, 1979, Yakima, Washington, saw a total solar eclipse.  Writer Annie Dillard and her husband Gary, drove from their home on Washington’s coast to experience it.  Like we did last Monday.  Some of us saw a partial … Continue reading →

  In light of all that transpired in Charlottesville last weekend, there have been cries for white Christian pastors to denounce white supremacy.  The cries are disheartening for this white Christian pastor…because they suggest that, in our society, the public … Continue reading →

I’ve seen numerous calls on Facebook for white Christian pastors to speak out against white supremacy and Nazism.  I suspect the call comes largely out of anger that our President is not speaking out.  Or out of frustration that fundamentalist … Continue reading →

“You of little faith, why did you doubt?”  That’s what Jesus says to Peter as he hauls him out of the sea during a raging storm.  This, after Peter asked to walk on water, stepped out of the boat, and … Continue reading →

         Friday night, several of us gathered for supper at South of the Border.  I’d just sat down and was searching for a menu when someone pointedly asked, “Well, Kim.  What are we going to talk about tonight?”  I reached … Continue reading →