The New York Times is worried about pastors suffering from burnout. “The pastoral vocation is to help people grow spiritually, resist their lowest impulses and adopt higher, more compassionate ways. But churchgoers increasingly want pastors to soothe and entertain them. It’s apparent in the theater-style seating and giant projection screens in churches and in mission… Continue reading pastors and burnout
There’s seems to be quite a “princess” phenomenon circling in Christian culture these days. Laura Robinson, intern at Christians for Biblical Equality, wrote an insightful column in the most recent CBE newsletter addressing this topic. I’m posting the balance of it here. She addresses the “conviction-free reminder: you are a princess because your Father is… Continue reading princesses or priests
I was having lunch with a friend the other day, and we were discussing living and working in the new economy. As many of you know, I was laid off a full-time job over a year ago, and have been making ends meet through the benevolence of friends and a lot of freelance writing. I… Continue reading the resume gap advantage
The visual input we receive every day about who women are or should be is overwhelming. The messages we receive in our churches are much more subtle, but often still difficult for many. How can a woman confidently find her unique identity in the flood of conflicting images? The following is a re:view of a… Continue reading re:view – other women
I’ve done a lot of job hunting over the last year. With the national unemployment rate near 10%, and closer to 14% in California, there are lots of people giving advice to job-seekers on this subject. Clearly it’s a buyer’s market. Yet the poor employers bemoan their fate, reviewing 300-400 applications for one job and… Continue reading 5 ways to lose the perfect job applicant
The Exponent, a blog for and about Mormon women, had a very interesting post last week called “Women Judges, Women’s Presence: How the Inclusion of Women Changes Things,” which discussed Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan, the subtle influence of a woman’s presence, and the potential correlation to women in a faith community. . Referring to… Continue reading the influence of a woman’s presence
I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but people are pretty darn serious about using chopsticks. Why is that, exactly? I was recently reminded of a post I previously wrote on this topic and decided to give it a little re:view. —————————————————————————————————————————————- The other day at work I was in a meeting that went a little… Continue reading re:view – chopsticks
For those of you who, like me, are at present journeying through an unmapped valley toward an unknown destination, I share this encouragement. A friend gave me a book of Puritan prayers and devotions by the above title this weekend. And while “vision” is a word that gets thrown about in all sorts of leadership… Continue reading the valley of vision
It’s been a tough year here in America – a great recession, wacky politicians, and an epic oil “spill.” I repost and update this list every year because I think it’s easy to forget many of the simple, yet important reasons why America is still a great place to live. So here you go –… Continue reading Livin’ in America
Last weekend, Andrew Marin and friends from the Marin Foundation intentionally spent time at the Chicago 2010 Gay Pride Parade. You might not guess it but Andrew, author of Love is an Orientation, is a conservative Christian determined to build a bridge between Christians and the gay community. The team wore t-shirts that simply said,… Continue reading love is an action
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