The World Together blog : Amy Yoder McGloughlin
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Maundy Thursday and accepting care
Amy Yoder McGloughlin
As a pastor, I sometimes lead services that I don’t enjoy participating in. Maundy Thursday is one of those services. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a lovely ritual, with an important message — we take care of each other in the body of Christ. Just as Jesus washed his disciples’ feet, we too wash each other’s feet.
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God is with me
Amy Yoder McGloughlin
I am the parent of two of the most wonderfully different children. My son, age 12, is linear, cerebral and prone to anxiety. My daughter, age 9, is all heart, spontaneous, and fiercely independent. It’s a challenge to parent that dichotomy with grace and justice.
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Body image
Amy Yoder McGloughlin
This is from a sermon based on I Cor. 12:12-31a.
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What my son taught me about labeling ‘the other’
Amy Yoder McGloughlin
My son came home from a week at our denomination’s local camp, with a lot of questions, and a good dose of outrage.
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Wild Goose Festival: The good and the not as good parts
Amy Yoder McGloughlin
Phyllis Tickle is right. Something is happening in the church. There is something new emerging. And, looking back on church history, it’s not unexpected. In fact, it’s right on time. The church makes major shifts every 500 years or so. She describes this shift as “the emergence,” the transition the church is making from the Reformation to whatever is next.
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The mystery of the cross
Amy Yoder McGloughlin
I walked into the sanctuary last Friday morning, and could not believe what was on the stage — a life-sized, 10-foot tall cross, complete with nails and a crown of thorns. I had no idea where it came from and, to be honest, it irritated me to find it there. I didn’t ask for it, and I didn’t want it there.
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Standing on and listening to the edges of Occupy
Amy Yoder McGloughlin
On Nov. 25, the city of Philadelphia handed out eviction notices to Occupy Philadelphia, notifying the residents that they had to leave by 5 p.m. Nov. 27, or they would be removed.
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Challenging my state representatives on immigration
Amy Yoder McGloughlin
On my way to take my 10-year-old son to camp on Aug. 30, I was telling him my plans for the day. I was driving from Philadelphia to Harrisburg with a van full of Mennonites (white and non-white, citizens and undocumented) to oppose the attempts of some State Representatives to enforce laws related to undocumented immigration.
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Let’s choose life
Amy Yoder McGloughlin
[Editor’s note: This is the third blog in a series on sexuality and the church.]
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Instead of a head covering, I wear a pastor’s collar
Amy Yoder McGloughlin
Clergy collars are a regular part of the pastoral garb at the multi-denominational seminary I attended. Before seminary, I’d never thought about a symbol of my calling to the ministry, but as my seminary friends moved into their pastoral roles, I began to see the value in it.
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Naked Anabaptist series: A new wave of Anabaptism in the city
Amy Yoder McGloughlin
[Editor’s note: This blog is part of a series on The Naked Anabaptist by Stuart Murray Williams.]
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