My mother's day children's sermon was more of a bust than my children's sermons normally are. I generally don't preach on Mother's Day. I attend a conference every year the week before, and I have historically gotten someone else to preach for me that day. But I'm going to be gone three different Sundays during the summer, so I thought I should fill my own pulpit post-conference this year. My mind must ...
Read MoreI've never been big on the clergy collar. When I first started in ministry, the blouses they made for women clergy were uncomfortable and unflattering, so I pretty much dismissed them. But now there are companies like Clergy Image, Women's Spirit and House of Ilona that make comfortable, stylish options so you don't feel like you're just trying to make a man's shirt work for you. So about a year ago, I ...
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