Kathy Wolf Reed

Kathy Wolf Reed is associate pastor for youth and campus ministry at First Presbyterian Church in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

Articles by Kathy Wolf Reed

Blogging Toward Sunday

Solidarity in pain

Psalm 22:1–15

Oct 08, 2012 by Kathy Wolf Reed

There is no denying that in today’s world a culture of loneliness and isolation plagues individuals of every age, race and socioeconomic status. Although the church provides a sacred community that may help combat this loneliness, even the most devout believers have, at one time or another, questioned how or even if God is present in their suffering.

Living by the Word

Sunday, October 14, 2012

Psalm 22:1–15

Oct 02, 2012 by Kathy Wolf Reed

Our church’s Deacon Care Manual includes a brief section titled “What Not to Say to Someone Who Is Grieving.” It lists some grief responses that we’ve probably all used at some point:

“It’s all part of God’s plan.”

“God will never give you more than you can handle.”

“I know exactly how you feel.”

Blogging Toward Sunday

Whose children?

Mark 10:2–16

Oct 01, 2012 by Kathy Wolf Reed

Today’s Gospel lesson, though not a traditional baptismal text, embodies the spirit of the sacrament: the ones bringing the children to Jesus are not necessarily parents; they are “people” moved to care for these little ones. This choice of language leads us to ask, if the adults bringing the children to Jesus are not their parents, then who are they? Why do these men and women stand up to the disciples for the sake of children that are not biologically theirs?

Living by the Word

Sunday, October 7, 2012

Mark 10:2–16

Sep 25, 2012 by Kathy Wolf Reed

One summer when I was a children’s camp counselor at a Presbyterian camp in northern Indiana, I spent long days listening to what we counselors affectionately referred to as nonstop “wubbins questions.”

“Wubbins if I don’t know how to swim?”

“Wubbins if a bear comes into our cabin?”