by Merianna Harrelson | Apr 2, 2019 | Opinion
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. I wonder if, amid the new life blooming all around us, we still have room left to hope that we will stop hearing #metoo and #churchtoo stories. I wonder if we have room during the darkness of Lent to hope for the light of...
by Merianna Harrelson | Feb 26, 2019 | Opinion
Sunday mornings in many Southern Baptist churches reveal a powerful picture of patriarchy with the male leader standing in the pulpit offering reflections and interpretations of the Holy Scripture while the congregation listens in silence and reflection. But the...
by Merianna Harrelson | Jan 31, 2019 | Opinion
January provides the in-between respite between high and holy seasons. The time in between the hopeful expectation of Advent and the darkness and wilderness of Lent. January should be a time of rest and recuperation. A time of seeking the Divine and wandering the...
by Merianna Harrelson | Jan 4, 2019 | Opinion
I have enjoyed reading all the reflections and rememberings of people from the past year. I love seeing people’s #topnine on Instagram, but even more their descriptions and assessments of the pictures. Something about remembering is powerful and vulnerable all at...
by Merianna Harrelson | Dec 20, 2018 | Opinion
The fifth anniversary of my ordination was Dec. 7. I remember this mile marker every year because so many women have sought and fought for ordination for themselves and for generations of young Baptist women who would follow them. Even more, I think it’s important to...
