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The Rev. Nadia Bolz-Weber<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

The first thing most people mention when they talk about the Rev. Nadia Bolz-Weber is her tattoos. She has many \u2014 most of them religious in nature, including a large icon of Mary Magdalene<\/a> covering her right forearm.<\/p>\n

Then they talk about how tall she is (6-foot-1), that she looks more like the lead singer of an all-girl punk rock band than a pastor, and that she (unapologetically) swears a lot \u2014 even from the pulpit while preaching the Gospel.<\/p>\n

All of the above is true and part of what make Bolz-Weber unique among high-profile pastors and so-called \u201cChristian authors.\u201d (I hate that term. The word \u201cChristian\u201d is best used as a noun, not an adjective.)<\/p>\n

But to focus solely on those externals is missing the point. Bolz-Weber has a bold and unmistakable voice, preaching the Gospel of Grace in a way the world needs to hear. And we might not listen if her appearance, vocabulary, and backstory were more neat, pious or easy.<\/p>\n

Bolz-Weber, a pastor at House for All Sinners and Saints, an Evangelical Lutheran Church in America<\/a> in Denver, was in Southern California recently speaking to a full house at All Saints Episcopal Church in Pasadena on a book tour promoting her new memoir Pastrix: The Cranky, Beautiful Faith of a Sinner & Saint.<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

At the moment, \u201cPastrix\u201d (which debuted last month at #17 on the New York Times Best Seller list) is at the very top of my books-everyone-I-care-about-has-to-read.<\/p>\n

It is funny (once upon a time Bolz-Weber was a stand-up comedian), filled with indelibly fascinating characters (she is a recovering alcoholic who ran with and still runs with a motley tribe of wonderfully imperfect souls), and the most honest memoir I believe I\u2019ve ever read\u2026.<\/p>\n

TO READ THE REST OF THE COLUMN, CLICK HERE<\/span><\/a>.<\/strong> (And yes, there is a paywall on the Register site. It\u2019s $2 to gain access to this column and the paper\u2019s entire archive, including everything I\u2019ve written for it since I joined the staff in late February.)<\/p>\n

To read an excerpt from the \u201cLa Femme Nadia\u201d chapter of PASTRIX <\/em>click HERE<\/span><\/strong><\/a> (and you can read it without the paywall.)<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"