Angela Denker is a Lutheran pastor and veteran journalist. She's written for many publications, including Sports Illustrated, The Washington Post, and FORTUNE magazine. Denker has appeared on CNN, BBC and SkyNews to share her research on politics and Christian Nationalism in the U.S. Her book, Red State Christians: Understanding the Voters who elected Donald Trump, was the 2019 Silver Foreword Indies award-winner for political and social sciences. Her website is angeladenker.com

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Doubly Called: Living (and Accepting) Life as Mom & Pastor

by Angela Denker 07-18-2014
Mother and son. Image courtesy Christin Gasner/shutterstock.com.

Mother and son. Image courtesy Christin Gasner/shutterstock.com.

I've always been one who feels guilty easily, so being a mom and a pastor—and a Lutheran—comes naturally to me. It's silly really, but there are ample opportunities to feel guilty in two of the singularly most deified and diminished roles modern society has to offer.