By Elizabeth Lott In Sunday’s sermon, I shared the following words with my congregation, St. Charles Avenue Baptist Church: We are living in confusing times. We know of great violence and threats of violence. We are told by the 24-hour news cycle…
Reaching your New Year’s goals
My husband and I sat down a few days before Thanksgiving to catch up with each other after putting the kids to bed. We had flown from August to December and sat looking back at the busy season of school…
Feeding body and spirit
I was in a hurry to get my 3-year-old daughter home before the backseat whining turned into a full backseat tantrum when I decided to cut through an alley and sneak my way into traffic. In doing so, I noticed…
We don’t have time
By Elizabeth Mangham Lott Reading about Al Mohler’s embarrassment that he once advocated for female clergy brought to mind the great Anne Lamott story about shopping with her friend. Pam had cancer and just three weeks to live when the…