Cory L. Kemp - Articles

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As an ordained minister, Rev. Kemp has worked in both pastoral and educational ministries in several congregations. Her ministerial background and love of writing have combined to develop Creating Women Ministries, a website dedicated to encouraging theological dialogue, particularly among women, through workshops, journaling and personal spiritual discernment. Her book, You Don't see Many Chickens in Clearance: Essays on Faith and Living, is available for perusal or purchase at http://www.chickensinclearance.com. Visit Creating Women Ministries at: http://www.creatingwomenministries.com for the e-book edition. Questions? Thoughts? Musings? She can be reached by email at: creatingwomen@irun.com.

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Wanting to Grow
Strolling up to the deli at my local grocery I didn't expect a conversation about the recession with the kind man plopping my tofu burger into its plastic take-out container Read
By: Cory L. Kemp | 24/07/2008 | Religion
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Hope Quest
Remember the old days? So many answers for one simple question. In this case, I am reflecting on how far we have come in securing directions from here to there, wherever here and there may be. Used to be that maps were needed, sometimes several maps, all spread out on the kitchen table or the living room floor. Read
By: Cory L. Kemp | 26/06/2008 | Religion
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God's Paper Cups
My mom sold our family home last year, the one in which I grew up, so when I make my visit this fall I will only be doing a drive-by visitation of the old homestead. Fortunately, the people who bought the house rehabbed it and had it posted on the web with a local realtor for a few months. Read
By: Cory L. Kemp | 06/06/2008 | Religion
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Graduations
Pomp and Circumstance, the traditional graduation processional, echoed outside my door a few days ago. A local high school presides over the entire block across the street, so I shouldn't have been as surprised as I was hearing their rehearsal for this year's big day But graduation already? Didn't we just celebrate Christmas? Read
By: Cory L. Kemp | 31/05/2008 | Religion
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Wedding Meditation
My great good fortune has been to know Allison since just before she was born. I was returning home to Connecticut from performing another wedding. Allison's parents, Tracy and Brian, were in charge of transporting me from Milwaukee to Chicago's O'Hare International Airport. But it wasn't to be because Allison decided this was her time to arrive. Read
By: Cory L. Kemp | 27/05/2008 | Weddings
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Traveling Lightly
Sad news greeted me a few weeks ago through a friend who works for the airline industry. The days of unlimited baggage are coming to a close. From now on we get one checked bag and one carry-on bag per person. If you can't contain yourself in that amount of space you will have the option to pay for additional bags. Read
By: Cory L. Kemp | 22/04/2008 | Religion
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Mercy for All
Election coverage continues here in the United States. John McCain has been the decided Republican presidential candidate for what seems like a good long while. Democratic hopefuls Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are still wooing potential voters with their ideas and plans to make our country a better place. Read
By: Cory L. Kemp | 16/04/2008 | Religion
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To Jerusalem
What do you do when you are the Savior of the World, have a little over a week left to impart your message to your disciples and still have to make the journey to Jerusalem to celebrate the Passover? Read
By: Cory L. Kemp | 11/03/2008 | Religion
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Grace to be Ourselves
Brett Favre, quarterback for the Green Bay Packers, announced his retirement this week. At a news conference yesterday his simple explanation for the move was that he was tired. At thirty-eight and possessing graying hair, Favre and his family have been through multiple tragedies and upheavals in the last few years, but he kept on playing, even the day after his father died. Read
By: Cory L. Kemp | 10/03/2008 | Spirituality
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Primary Moments
Tuesday was a big day in United States politics. In case you haven't heard we here in the US are in the process of figuring out who our next president will be. Read
By: Cory L. Kemp | 05/03/2008 | Religion