All posts filed under: Ministerial Madness

How My Atheist Boyfriend Helps Me Remember My Sense of God’s Calling

November 14, 2014
by birch & raven
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Actively Advocating / Answering the Call / Cupid's Aim / Ministerial Madness

Let me just preface this by saying: it’s not because I constantly feel the need to convert him. In fact, I never feel that need. No, The Dude, who is an affirmed atheist (or, as he’d probably prefer, humanist–it’s more pro-humans than anti-divinity) frequently reminds me of my first and strongest sense of a call to ministry in his continued incredulity of my profession. At first, there was mutual bemusement by both of us with […]

A New (might be slightly overly-ambitious) Sermon Series

September 2, 2014
by birch & raven
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Answering the Call / Ministerial Madness / Preaching the Word

Starting this Sunday, for my new sermon series (the Revised Common Lectionary gets pretty tedious) I’m going to preach the Bible. “But wait!” you protest. “Isn’t that what you’re supposed to do every week? What else would you preach on?” Well, yes. Obviously, my sermons are almost always biblically-based. But this week, I’m starting at the beginning and attempting to preach on the entire Bible (mostly, but probably not entirely, in the order presented). I […]