Here I Write
I can do no other.
My conscience is held captive by the Word of God, the good of my neighbor, and the Oxford comma.
“Few things hold the perceptions more thoroughly captive than anxiety about what we have got to say.”
— George Eliot’s Middlemarch
Pew Sisters 2
I wrapped up editing on my second volume of Pew Sisters last week, and I have a meeting with Concordia Publishing House on the calendar for tomorrow to discuss the book’s release. The present plan is for it to be made available in May of 2027, Lord willing.
I am very excited about this book, as it provides opportunities for readers to gather together and discuss how to take care of pew sisters who are grieving their children who have left the church, women confronting a pornography addiction in their home, sisters who have survived sexual molestation, friends and family who regret using IVF, mothers enduring menopause and all that comes with it, and more.
Stay tuned in the months ahead for a cover reveal and … well, let’s just say that I have something new and special in the works, something I hope will bless and encourage you.
A podcast series on barrenness
Fifteen years ago, Issues, Etc. first invited me onto their program to talk about barrenness.
Since then, the kind men who produce, engineer, and host the show — Jeff Schwarz, Craig Feichtinger, and Todd Wilken — have facilitated conversation after conversation with me and other guests about infertility ethics, miscarriages, stillbirths, assisted reproductive technology, adoption, foster care, suffering, grief, IVF, embryo donation and adoption, the theology of the cross, and so much more.
This past month, these men interviewed me again, this time about the content we’ve been posting on HeRememberstheBarren.com in commemoration of He Remember the Barren‘s 15th anniversary. You can listen to those interviews here:
Barrenness, Part 1 — Issues, Etc.
Barrenness, Part 2 — Issues, Etc.
Barrenness, Part 3 — Issues, Etc.
Thank you, Concordia Seminary!
Thank you to the SWA of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis for inviting me to lead this year’s Women’s Fall Retreat. The topic was “The Joy of Being a Pastor’s Wife,” and we indulged in delicious food, frank conversation, and joyous fellowship with one another.
Be encouraged, Church! There are some wonderful future pastors’ wives out there eager for the opportunity to love and serve you.
Katie Schuermann is a baptized child of God, pastor’s wife, and author of The Saints of Whistle Grove; The Creed series, including The Big Father and His Little Boy, The Beloved Son and His Brother, and The Helper and His Apprentice; the acclaimed Anthems of Zion fiction series, House of Living Stones, The Choir Immortal, and The Harvest Raise; and nonfiction favorites such as He Remembers the Barren, He Restores My Soul, and Pew Sisters. When not writing, Katie can be found making music, reading, cooking, gardening, holding babies, or trying to climb the nearest tree.
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