A Women’s Retreat, You Say?

I clicked on the email title announcing a “Regional Women’s Conference.” The email invited me to be among the 125 United Church of Christ women who are gathering for a three-day October retreat. I glanced through the information:  the worship theme, the mission service project, the woman chosen to lead worship, and the workshops called…

A Determined Woman With a Divine Plan

Psalm 133; Matthew 15:21-28 Sermon preached Sunday, August 17, 2014 Here we find Jesus, praising a mouthy woman! The nice way to put it would be to call this Canaanite woman “The Queen of Determination.” And she was about as welcome in Jesus’ presence as an Atlanta Falcons fan in WhoDat Nation. This Canaanite woman was no…

Friday Five: Sneaky, Sneaky!

How did you sneak in here? Karla, Karla, Karla.  So, the deadline for putting up the Friday Five sneaked (snuck?) up on you. It’s not like you’ve been away on a serious (enough) study leave. And then there’s that blizzard that’s bearing down on you. With all of that, you have still managed to put…

My Serious (Enough) Continuing Education Week

I returned Saturday from RevGalBlogPals Big Event 6.0.  Rachel Hackenberg led us to to play — and play some more — with the Living Word “In Her [Our] Own Words.”  I came back refreshed and inspired and blessed beyond measure! Someone asked me to bring back a picture of me having fun on the trip.…