Steroid Spirituality: How the Bible Can Help Us Play Clean

Rhonda Joy Rubinson is currently priest-in-charge at the Church of the Intercession in Manhattan. A life-long baseball fan, Rhonda is an original member of Jockettes for Jesus, a group of women sports fans at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City who began as season ticket-holders for NY Yankees games. Born of Jewish heritage, Rhonda was baptized in 1987 at St. John the Divine, where she was one of the founding wardens of the Congregation of Saint Saviour. Since her ordination to the priesthood in the year 2000, Rhonda has served as assistant priest at the Church of the Heavenly Rest and as priest-in-charge at St. Philip’s Episcopal Church in Harlem. A graduate of Barnard College, the Columbia University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, and Union Theological Seminary, Rhonda enjoyed a long career in dance, music, and theater production prior to ordination. A breast cancer survivor, Rhonda is also the author of Lessons of the Spirit: A Christian Spiritual Companion for Your Breast Cancer Journey.