The Rev. Kristen Glass Perez, College Chaplain, talks with CarolAnn Miller, WELCA Campus student leader (’20), Muhlenberg College, Allentown, Pa., about experiencing grief as a graduating senior during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Learn more about WELCA campus.
by Kristen Glass Perez The word lament can be used as a verb (to express sorrow, mourning, or regret) or a noun (wailing, crying out in grief). In the Hebrew Bible, the book of Lamentations is made up of five poems that express grief over the destruction of Jerusalem and exile of the people in […]
During this time of change and uncertainty, one thing is certain. God is with us and we are not alone even though we may be self-isolating. Boldcafe has offered content written mostly by young adult women of faith since 2003. College students, seminarians and young adult pastors contribute to issues by talking about faith, vocation, […]
by Kristen Glass Perez This year, what I thought Lent would look like on Ash Wednesday, has radically changed. I serve as a college chaplain at one of the ELCA colleges. With the reality of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, it seems as if we are all in this period of adjusting to an evolving landscape […]
by Joy McDonald Coltvet And a voice came from heaven, “You are my Son, the Beloved; with you I am well pleased.” And the Spirit immediately drove him out into the wilderness. Mark 1:11-12 Jesus is baptized and named the Beloved and then is immediately driven to the wilderness. Comforting or disturbing, this is life. […]
February 2020 That me–God’s beloved by Kristen Kuempel God loves us. Not even Instagram us, but the real us. Read more Faith reflections: The labor of love by Meghan Johnston Aelabouni Who is the neighbor we must love, and how do we love them? Read more
January 2020 The grace of an unbalanced life by Angela Denker Maybe what modern women need most today is not balance at all, but rather permission to be occasionally unbalanced. Read more Risky transformation by Angela T. Khabeb In the book of Romans, Paul compares us to clay and God to a potter. Perhaps this […]
by Rebecca Boardman December holds the darkest of days. For some, this is fearful. Others wrap every surface with artificial lights to have more light around them. For us, let it be a gentle reminder to slow our rhythm and listen to the quiet of creation around us. God speaks in darkness, too. In this […]