Danáe M. Ashley
The Rev. Danáe Ashley is an Episcopal priest and licensed marriage and family therapist who has ministered with parishes in North Carolina, New York, Minnesota, and the Seattle area and is a therapist at Soul Spa Seattle, LLC (www.soulspaseattle.com). Danáe uses art, music, drama, poetry, and movement in counseling, spiritual direction, and creation of ritual. She has written for Working Preacher, Luther Seminary’s Faith+Lead, Sermons That Work, and other publications, as well as being a contributor to podcasts, books, and producing a play about fertility struggle. Danáe’s favorite pastimes include reading, traveling with her husband, making sure their rescue dog Cooper is living his best life, dancing with wild abandon to Celtic music, and serious karaoke.
Sermons and Bible Studies
Stone Soup, Last Sunday in Epiphany (A) – 2014
Once upon a time, in a land much like ours, there were some weary travelers who came to a village with nothing but a cooking pot. They found a place […]
Paying the Price of Mercy, Proper 10 (C) – 2013
There once was a run-down coffee shop in a neighborhood that was known for being dangerous. One day, an Episcopal priest came in to get some coffee on his way […]
Putting God’s Expectations above Our Own, Epiphany 4 (C) – 2013
Lottery winners. Have you ever met one? It is quite an exciting thing when a lottery winner is from your hometown, bought his ticket from your favorite corner store, or […]
God Calls Us to Expand Our Family, Proper 5 (B) – 2012
Family. We all come from one. Some are loving, some are quirky, some are dysfunctional, some are abusive, and some are a combination of those things. No matter what type […]
Why Must a Person Believe in God to Be Nice and Do Good Things?, Lent 2 (B) – 2012
Many people over the course of history have asked, “Why must a person believe in God to be nice and do good things?” Why, indeed? What separates our faith communities […]
In North Carolina…, All Saints’ Day (A) – 2011
In North Carolina, there is a parish called the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion: the Churches of the Frescoes. The parish has two worship spaces: St. Mary’s in West […]
Expectation, Advent 3 (C) – 2009
Have you ever heard the saying, “It’s not what you know, it’s who you know”? Networking has been an established social function in society for as long as there have […]
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