Monthly Archives: October 2022

More Than Enough

Posted on October 30, 2022 by Rev. Gretchen Haley

Reading: The Church Where Everything Goes Wrong by Elea Kemler Sermon: More than Enough Like a lot of teenagers, my daughter really does not love getting up in the morning.  Instead she loves her cozy bed, and the sweet dark of … Continue reading →

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Bearing Witness

Posted on October 23, 2022 by Rev. Gretchen Haley

This week, one of my parents’ friends experienced a tragedy.  Their daughter – who was my age, died suddenly, from a hidden medical issue they failed to uncover in time.   My parents live far away from me, as do their … Continue reading →

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Queer More Than Memory (or, the closets made from the words we didn’t yet have)

Posted on October 20, 2022 by Rev. Gretchen Haley

This post is a companion piece to a post I wrote in February 2015, “A Conversation Begins with a Lie…” Like a lot of moments in my life, I recently realized something important while listening to the Indigo Girls.   Carri … Continue reading →

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The Dream of the Perfect Plan

Posted on October 9, 2022 by Rev. Gretchen Haley

It was February 1990, when the South African president Frederick Willem de Klerk made a shocking announcement: he would be releasing Nelson Mandela after 27 years in prison, and he would legalize Mandela’s political party and all other opposition parties for … Continue reading →

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