Becca Messman

Rebecca Messman is the senior pastor of Burke Presbyterian Church in the Washington, D.C., area. She is a parent, pun-maker, poet and preacher.

Church is out in summer

It is summertime in the church. The days are long but the to-do list is a bit shorter. The congregation is traveling,..

People have a lot to say about their favorite grocery stores. And why not? It’s the place that everyone goes once a..

Lent is an odd time of rapid growth. It’s like the strident, awkward middle school years of the soul, except that it..