Cory L. Kemp

About Cory L. Kemp

Cory L. Kemp As an ordained minister, I have worked in educational ministries in several congregations, as well as pastoring a church in the Midwest. My writing has focused on nonfiction essays, and I have recently submitted a theological memoir for publication. Creating Women Ministries is an adventure born of a blended love of God and writing, a website dedicated to encouraging theological dialogue, particularly among women, through workshops, journaling and personal spiritual development. Our site can be found at: www.creatingwomenministries.com. We can be reached by email at: creatingwomen@irun.com.

Coming Home

Travelocity.com and I are becoming intimately acquainted on my diligent quest for flights home sometime in the next few months. Many other state tourism bureaus clam the title "God's Country" for their neck of the woods, but ...
Date Posted: June 04, 2008

Lead Us Not Into Temptation

So much of history repeats itself. Consider conversations swirling more vividly regarding the United States' use of torture during interrogations with Iraqi insurgents and suspected terrorists imprisoned at Guantánamo Bay.
Date Posted: October 18, 2007

What Not to Talk About

I just finished reading, To Find Out Something Only Dead Men Know, an article by Christopher Cooper posted today at Common Dreams, a web site dedicated to liberal news and views. Mr.
Date Posted: October 05, 2007

Learning Abundance

What images come to mind when you consider the word abundance?Are beautiful homes, shiny cars, lush resorts filled with palm trees and expansive beaches what you imagine?
Date Posted: October 03, 2007

This Place for Today

Packing is arduous business.Finding myself relocating to a new city means participating in the age-old, time-honored practice of pulling up stakes, shutting off utilities and looking ahead to another part of my life as it unfolds.
Date Posted: July 10, 2007

We Gather Together

Today marks the beginning of the Group of Eight, or G8 Summit, a meeting of leaders from the world's wealthiest industrialized nations to discuss global economic and development issues.
Date Posted: June 06, 2007

Discount Kingdom

This past holiday weekend, like every one on the calendar, provided endless opportunities to SAVE! SAVE! SAVE!. If Congress has legislated a postal holiday there is an equal and AMAZING BLOWOUT! or EXTRAVAGANZA!
Date Posted: May 29, 2007

A Mother's Day

This Sunday marks one of the busiest days for our nation's telephone system. Sunday is Mothers Day and we are told that moms like flowers, jewelry, appliances, family gathered around the table and phone calls from those unable to present...
Date Posted: May 11, 2007

People We Know

Among all the disturbing stories to come out of the Iraq War, now into its fifth year, one more, which I heard last week on a syndicated political talk show, chilled me to the bone.
Date Posted: May 07, 2007

The Most Important Step

It has been a very long week.The victims of Monday's shooting rampage at Virginia Tech are on their way home. Their parents, families, friends and colleagues have grieved with dignity before us and now are due their privacy to continue that...
Date Posted: April 20, 2007