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“Make the loneliness go away,” we say to God. But there is a loneliness that is intrinsic to our humanity. Even with family, friends and satisfying work in abundance, you’re likely to find yourself at moments struggling with feelings of emptiness and loneliness. Try as you may to fill that loneliness with more people, more…

Women who entered the ministry more than 20 years ago, when I was ordained, endured the mocks and jeers of family, friends and male ministers in order to be ordained and had nothing to look forward to but assignments to a string of some of the smallest, poorest and most difficult charges in the Methodist…

Being alone and being lonely must never be confused with one another. We all know what it feels like to be crowded in by the demands of others so much that we crave time alone, time to ourselves, time for private thoughts. Time alone gives us the chance to refuel and regroup so we can…

There is in each of us the potential to be the heroine, not just a victim, in our journey. You become a heroine by refusing to beat up on yourself for mistakes you made in the past and by refusing to see choices as an ambush and opportunity for failure. Life will have its share…
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