Jesus & Mother’s Day 2022
I learned this past week that Philadelphian Anna Jarvis, the woman in the early 20th century who created the ideaContinue Reading
Author: Tending to the Margins
Lover of all things that relate to theology and therapy! As a worship leader and clinical social worker, I learn best in the intersections of steady curiosity and humility.
An Easter Blessing for Liminal Time
Liminal times are in-between spaces in our lives. “Threshhold moments” where you are not fully here any longer, but notContinue Reading
Did Jesus Go to Hell?
On Holy Saturday (the day between Good Friday and Easter Sunday) he did… “hell” is biblical language that points toContinue Reading
Why Good Friday is More Important than Ever…
I’m usually planting seeds about now. Every Good Friday I’m so moved by the words from John 12:24, I getContinue Reading
Humpty Dumpty Holy Week
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall… Humpty Dumpty had a great fall… All the kings’ horses and all the kings’Continue Reading
Quarried Light
“A lot of experiences that we have in the world are torn, broken, hard experiences, and in broken, difficult, lonesomeContinue Reading
A Fresh Look at Baptism
Rev. Frances Young is a Methodist minister and professor of theology. Her son, Arthur, was born in 1967 with aContinue Reading
New Year’s Gift of Vinegar
New Year Blessings, everyone! Tomorrow is Epiphany Sunday, where we honor in our liturgy the coming of the wise onesContinue Reading
Am I Saved? (Advent 3)
As an infant, I was baptized in the Methodist church by my parents. When I was a young girl, IContinue Reading
Mary, Prophet of Non-violence
This past week’s shooting at a Michigan high school has brought our nation’s families to their knees one more time.Continue Reading
