Author name: Sara Irwin

The Rev. Sara Irwin was ordained in the Episcopal Church in 2004, and serves as Pastor of St John Evangelical Lutheran Church in Carnegie, 5 miles south of Pittsburgh, PA. She is mom to Isaiah and Adah, and spouse to the Rev. Noah Evans, rector of St Paul’s Episcopal Church, Mt Lebanon. She loves tattoos, hiking, and making beer. She writes for Mt Lebanon Magazine and other publications. Her blog is at www.saraiwrites.blogspot.com.

Joyful and Ambivalent: Gift-Giving at Christmastime

Sara Irwin / December 15, 2017 / 1 Comment / Parenting / Christmas, generosity, gifts, gratitude

I want to give my children gifts, but I don’t want them to confuse the fun of getting stuff with real joy.

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Pausing in the Open Space – and Giving Thanks

Sara Irwin / November 22, 2017 / 1 Comment / Discipleship / gratitude, rest, Sabbath, Thanksgiving

I have taken a break from the myth of my own indispensability.

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It’s Christ’s World, Not Harvey Weinstein’s

Sara Irwin / October 21, 2017 / 3 Comments / Parenting / children, discipleship, Family, incarnation, parenting, reconciliation, sexual harassment, violence

Bodies are whole and holy; both our own and those of others are to be treasured and respected.

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